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Monarch Cross Country Send 3 to State on Wednesday 10/23/24
Comments from assistant coach Raegan Andersen:
At the beginning of the season, we preached to our runners that every long run, every workout and every
meet was a stepping stone in getting us ready for where we wanted to be at the end of the season - the
state meet. Our athletes truly bought into the process from day one and showed up wanting to get better
and give it their all. Tonight was no different. Our runners came into the meet physically and mentally
ready to go. We have run this course before so we knew what to expect coming in. Our athletes pushed
themselves as hard as they could and truly left everything they had out on the course. They got out fast
and put themselves in position to be competitive right from the jump. We had three individuals that placed
in the top 15 tonight and qualified for the state meet in Fort Dodge. Lola Mendlik placed 11th and she is
now a 4-time state qualifier. Alexa Tremblay placed 13th and she is now a 2-time state qualifier. Kevin
Sanchez placed 10th and this will be his first trip to the state meet. Ethan Olsen, Emily Bahsen, Lynnae
Johnson and Leilany Morales-Garcia ran their last race as a Monarch tonight. We are proud of the terrific
careers they have each had and everything they have done for the Monarch Cross Country program.
Each of them brought different strengths to the team, but all leave big shoes to fill. Lola, Alexa and Kevin
will have a little over a week to get ready to run next Friday, November 1st. The girls will run at 10:30 AM
and Kevin will run at 11:15 AM.
