Staff writer
Goessel’s Jennifer Meysing is Wheat State League champion with a first place finish at Harvey County West Park on Thursday.
Her personal best time of 21 minutes, 28 seconds set a school record for the 5 km race.
Julia Nightengale, 22:08, and Elyse Boden, 23:15, came in second and third respectively. Lauren Rymill finished in fifth place in a time of 23:59, followed by Porclein Unruh and Katherine Manis in seventh and eighth places respectively. Edel Miller, Katelyn Olson, and Maddy Meier rounded out the finishers for the Bluebirds. All ran personal best times of the season, as Goessel took first place as a team.
Devon LeRoy finish fifth with a time of 18:05, reducing his personal best by 59 seconds. Brody Schroeder 15th and Nate Impson was right behind in 16th. Zack Guerrero earned points with a 22nd place finish, and the boys finished in fourth place.
Goessel will run at regionals Saturday.