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Grau and Koether lead Bulldog cross country effort on tough Tri City course

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The Bulldog girls boasted two top-15 finishers in Clare Grau (right), who crossed the line eighth, and Abby Schellhorn (left), who placed 12th. (Photos by Audrey Posten)

MFL MarMac junior Will Koether (front, right) placed 20th with a time of 20:03.3 in the Sept. 2 home meet. Teammate Caleb Nordheim (front, left) was 30th, while Bobby Kober (back, right) took 32nd.

Ruby Koeller finished 24th at Tri City, turning in a time of 27:38.7.

Tucker Ruff edges past a North Fayette Valley runner at the Sept. 2 meet, en route to a 21st place finish.

Kaylee Walch ran well in the team's opening meet.

By Audrey Posten, Times-Register

 

The MFL MarMac boys and girls cross country teams kicked off their 2021 season Sept. 2, with a home meet on the difficult course at Tri City Golf near Luana.

 

The Bulldog girls boasted two top-15 finishers, as sophomore Clare Grau crossed the line eighth with a time of 23:19.2, while senior Abby Schellhorn ran the race in 23:45.0 to place 12th. Sophomore Ruby Koeller finished 24th at 27:38.7, and junior Alexis Ross was 31st at 28:57.9.

 

On the boys side, junior Will Koether was MFL MarMac’s top runner, placing 20th with a time of 20:03.3. He was followed closely by freshman Tucker Ruff, whose 20:12.8 put him 21st. Placing 30th with a time of 20:58.4 was senior Caleb Nordheim, while junior Bobby Kober was 32nd at 21:09.1. Seniors Hunter Kugel and Reilly Franzen were 43rd and 46th, respectively, with times of 26:25.1 and 29:49.6.

 

The Bulldog boys placed sixth as a team, with 131 points. Maquoketa Valley took the top spot with 37.

 

MFL MarMac will compete in two meets this week: at the Guttenberg Golf and Country Club on Tuesday, Sept. 7, then at North Fayette Valley High School on Thursday, Sept. 9.

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