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Bobcat Cross Country Participates in NAIA Mid-States Classic

(Peru, Neb.) – In its last regular season competition, the Peru State College (PSC) Bobcat cross country team ran in the NAIA Mid-States Classic hosted by Southwestern College in Winfield, Kan.

Team Start
The PSC runners (at right in photo) take off at the beginning of the Mid-States Classic

Leading the team and running a season personal best was Danielle Prchal (Omaha). Prchal finished 134th overall (105 for team scoring purposes) in 23:03.91. Tesla Oldfield (Nebraska City) ran the course in 25:00.65, good for 156th (118th).

Danielle Prchal
Tesla Oldfield
Danielle Prchal ran her season's personal best to lead the Bobcats
Tesla Oldfield was the Bobcats' second finisher with Danielle Aldrich also in this photo

Participating in her first-ever cross country race, Kesha Beethe (Tecumseh) finished 163rd (121st) in 26:18.18. Beethe joined the team on Thursday after one of the team's runners had left the team leaving PSC short of a full squad.

Danielle Aldrich (Daykin) finished 165th (123rd) by running 26:40.53 with Samantha Walker (Peyton, Colo.) ran 30:20.94 and finished 171st (126th).

Kesha Beethe
Danielle Aldrich
Samantha Walker
Kesha Beethe ran her first-ever cross country race of her life
Danielle Aldrich finished 165th by running 26:40
Samantha Walker ran the course in a little over 30 minutes

Sarah Williams (Hiawatha, Kan.), who is red-shirting this season, finished 11th overall and chopped 50 seconds off her personal best.

Bobcat cross country coach Dr. Johann Murray noted that there were some very good runners in the meet. Murray also said, “I was very proud of Kesha for her efforts, especially since she just jumped into cross country at the end of the season without any formal training for competition. She runs a lot, but had never competed before in her life.”

“Danielle set a PR (personal record) for the season so she was happy with her performance which is good leading into the HAAC meet,” stated Murray. He went on to say, “Sarah had an outstanding performance by running 50 seconds faster than she did at Doane. Getting in the 18's puts her in the top flight of women runners.”

Murray concluded, “We will continue our training and will get ready for the HAAC meet which will be held in two weeks.”
Peru State's final meet of the year will be at the Heart of America Athletic Conference, which will be hosted by Central Methodist University on Nov. 5 in Fayette, Mo.
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