Freshman Pearl Feiten pushed past ….

Freshman Pearl Feiten pushed past the pain to run a gritty race and place 129th in 24:09.

Seniors Trinity Severson and Mercedes Sarkkinen struggled in the heat, and placed 132nd and 146th respectively in times of 24:26 and 26:01.

Boscobel won the race with a final score of 71 points, followed by Valders in second place with 108 combined points, and Lourdes Academy in third with a score of 110 points.

The Hornets will bid goodbye to seniors Daisy Feiten, Trinity Severson and Mercedes Sarkkinen, along with seniors Ella Halopka and Elizabeth Winters, but they will also return three of their seven varsity runners, including all conference recipients Oehmichen, Schraunagel, Herrmann and Pearl Feiten.

A fifth straight Cloverbelt title is definitely possible, and after the sustained success of the past few years, the 2022 edition of the Colby girls cross-country program is ready to make their mark on the sport.

“It definitely makes us want to come back here, and I think we’d all love to come back here again,” Schraufnagel said. “It’s going to be harder because we’re losing three of our top five runners, but I feel like we could do it if we put in the work in the offseason.”