Pirate XC Tackles Two Meets in the Heat

by Jill Steele 

The week of Sept. 22 brought two meets for the Hudson Pirate cross country teams, and  the heat didn’t let up. With temperatures reaching into the 80s, running conditions were  far from ideal—but the Pirates pushed through the sweat and sun to deliver strong  performances at both meets. The teams competed at Denver on Monday and at the Sam  Iverson Invite in Grundy Center on Thursday. For the junior high teams, it marked their  first full week of competition and valuable experience. 

The standout runner of the week was senior Mollie Hansen, who finished as runner-up at  both meets against very competitive fields. 

Denver Meet Results 

At the Denver meet, the junior high boys, junior high girls, and varsity girls teams all  finished in third place. The varsity boys team placed seventh overall. Varsity

Girls Top 5: 

• Mollie Hansen – 2nd 

• Ella Steele – 6th 

• Reese Hansen – 11th 

• Reagan Lewis – 35th 

• Megan Steele – 36th 

Varsity Boys Top 5: 

• Jacob Culham – 25th 

• Aaden Myhr – 32nd 

• Drake Griffin – 36th 

• Colton Jensen – 38th 

• Zion Simmer – 45th 

JH Girls Top 5 (out of 84 runners): 

• Avery Rose – 9th 

• Sydnie Beenken – 11th 

• Taryn Junker – 16th 

• Teagan Junker – 29th 

• Hailey Schlafer – 50th 

JH Boys Top 5 (out of 76 runners): 

• Logan Reger – 8th 

• Beckett Hansen – 23rd