By LuAnn Schindler
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Bobcat girls finish third at Burwell
Kester, Livingston earn medals
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September 1, 2022
LuAnn Schindler | SAM
Round the bend • Jesse Thiele finishes the first lap around the Calamus Golf Course, at Burwell, last Thursday. Thiele missed the medal contention in the cross country meet, finishing 17th. The Bobcat boys' and girls' teams will compete at Beemer, Sept. 1, in the Wisner-Pilger Invite.
Summerland cross country runners didn't let the heat get to them, Thursday, as temperatures pushed into the low 90s at Burwell at the Calamus Golf Course.
The Bobcat girls' team finished third overall, with two contestants earning medals.
West Holt won the team title, scoring 10 points. CWC finished second, with 24.
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Medals • (l-r): Carlee Livingston and Aislynn Kester receive awards in the girls' division at the Burwell Cross Country Invite, held Aug. 25, at Calamus Golf Course.
The Bobcat runners were paced by Aislynn Kester, who finished 12th, and Carlee Livingston, 13th. Kester ran the course in 21:24 and Livingston, 21:37.
Both athletes said they felt good about the first outing for the 2022 season.
Danielle Schrunk placed 17th, missing a medal by 38 seconds.
Shaylie Kester began her cross country career by finishing 22nd, running 23:33.
Jesse Thiele was the lone competitor for the boys' team, as his brother, Alex, sat out, due to injury.
Thiele ran 17:45, placing 17th. To be in medal contention, Thiele needed to finish in 17:16.
West Holt claimed the boys' division team title, scoring 13 points. North Central and CWC rounded out the top three teams.
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