Streeters boys and girls cross country squads are both state-bound!

Jacob Gerhartz just steps before crossing the finish line at the Section 6A meet today.

Both the boys and girls cross country teams from Sauk Centre are state-bound after taking the runner-up spots at today's Section 6A meet at the Little Crow Golf Course in New London.

The 2010 Class A state cross country meet will be held on Saturday, November 6, at St.Olaf College in Northfield, MN. The boys' race, which lasts 5,000 meters, begins at 10:00am. (Girls run at 11am) An awards ceremony will take place approximately 30 minutes after the final race, around 11:30am.

On the girls' side, senior Maren Greenwaldt was the lead runner for the Streeters, finishing in sixth place with a time of 15:50.11.

Junior Jacob Gerhartz narrowly missed earning the individual championship on the boys' side, as he took runner-up honors with a time of 17:01.85. The champion was senior Kyle Toms of West Central Area, who ran a time of 16:54.68.

Senior Mike Kluver shakes hands with the rest of the Top-10 field after they received their medals.

Here the girls team gets their team trophy during the awards ceremony.



Watching Sauk Centre athletes advance to the state tournament will never get old.

Stay tuned to this blog as well as next week's Sauk Centre Herald issue to learn more details on the state meet, plus more on today's action at the Section 6A meet. A photo gallery with 66 photos from today's section meet has been uploaded to the Sauk Herald gallery at http://saukherald.mycapture.com

~RO