Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
FOR THE OBSERVER Kimball High cross country runners Matt Johnson and Chantel Malson will represent their school at the Nebraska State Cross Country meet at the Kearney Country Club Golf Course on Friday after qualifying as individuals at the District meet in Bridgeport this past week.
The Kimball High Cross Country Team will be represented at the Nebraska State Cross Country Meet in Kearney tomorrow (Friday) in both the Class D girls and boys race as Chantel Malson and Matthew Johnson emerged as individual qualifiers from the District race in Bridgeport.
For junior Malson, this will be her 3rd time to run in the state meet and for Johnson, a sophomore, this will be his first state meet.
The Kimball boys finished 5th out of 11 teams at District led by Johnson's 14th individual finish with a personal-best time of 19:10. The top 15 individuals, along with the top 3 teams, are state qualifiers. Connor Cluff ran 25th in 21:03, Joseph Bremer 28th in 21:27 with a personal best, Xavier Thomas-Lewis 29th also clocked in 21:27 with a personal best, and Braylon Miller 33rd in 22:04.
Malson ran 12th in the girls 6 race with a time of 22:51 while teammate Raven Johnson ran a personal best time of 25:04 to place her 27th individually.
Coach Tiffany Johnson said, "I was so proud of our kids at District. They all ran so well and worked hard to get their best times of the year."
The state meet will once again be held at the Kearney Country Club golf course with Class D going first to start the competition.
The Class D girls start it all at 12 noon Kearney time, followed by the Class D boys.
Congrats going out to both Miss Malson and to Matt Johnson.