Bulldogs Place at State Cross Country

The Golden Plains High School girl’s cross-country team had two individual runners-Elizabeth Weiner and Adilyn Meier place in the top 25 at the state cross country meet in Wamego on October 31. Along the additional team members, the girls placed seventh as a team.

Junior Elizabeth Weiner placed fourth in the 1A division with a season PR run of 20:23.27. This is her third consecutive year to place at state. She placed sixth as a freshman, fourth as a sophomore, and fourth again this year. “I very grateful to be able to go for the third time and to have our team qualify for the second year in a row,” said Weiner. “I’m happy with how everyone performed and to have set a season PR at state. Our goal for next year is to stay healthy, improve my time, and have another state qualifying team.”

Junior Adilyn Meier also placed at state for the third straight year. Adilyn placed ninth as a freshman, 17th as a sophomore, and 22nd this year with a run of 21:37.59. “This year was really fun,” said Meier. “The whole team bonded during the trip to Wamego. We made a lot of memories as a team throughout the season. I am looking forward to improving my time and returning to state next season.”

The team finished in seventh place overall. They placed fifth last year. Team runners included Searee Bruggeman with a season PR of 24:28.70, MaKenlea Focke with a PR of 25:18.31, Kailee Wessel with a season PR of 26:39.51, Madison Focke with a run of 26:17.70, and Wendy Garcia finishing with a time of 26:45.68.