Sep 16

Written by: ngreditor
9/16/2009 9:25 AM 

Andrea Weeder pulls out the lead early in the Beemer race.

Cross Country team takes first at Beemer

Ross Sueper

On September 3, The Holy Family/Newman Grove Cross Country team traveled to Beemer for their first meet of the 2009 season. This is the meet that everyone dreads because of the “Killer Hill” which is a slight incline which leads to a drastic incline and lasts for about 400 meters.

Breanna Korus is only a second behind teammate Andrea

The first race began with the girls, who all ran very well and dominated over all of the Division 2 teams. Those running were sophomores Andrea Weeder who took first place with a time of 15:58.5. She also broke the course record which was set in 1994. Taking second place was Breanna Korus with a time of 15:59. Taking fourth place was Senior Natalie Korus, running with a time of 16:33.3; after her was Junior April Ramaekers, finishing fifteenth with a time of 18:26.1. Coming in seventeenth place with a time of 19:28.7 was Junior Stacy Beller and bringing up the rear for the girls team was Senior Katie O’Brien, finishing thirty-first and a time of 22:54.6. For the team results for the girls, Lindsay Holy family/ Newman Grove finished first with only 21 points while the returning State Champions Crofton were in shock and took second with 29 points.

Kevin Weeder crosses the finish line for first place in his division of the Beemer meet. Photos by Jeanette Korth

On the Boys side Senior Kevin Weeder took first place with a time of 17:09.5 and he also broke the course record which was set in 1992. Taking seventh place was Senior Kelan Schumacher finishing with a time of 19:17.3 following by Juniors Shawn Korth finishing ninth place and a time of 19:28.1 and Jerett Sueper finishing tenth with a time of 19:32.2; Sophomore Tommy Thompson finishing in twelfth with a time of 20:18.3 and Senior Ross Sueper finishing in twenty-fourth with a time of 21:05.1. For the team results for the boys, the returning State Champions Lindsay Holy Family/Newman Grove took first place with 24 points while Crofton was second with 36 points.

Coaches Rich Weeder and John Ramaekers thought that everyone did very well for the first meet and look forward to the upcoming meets. The next meet was held at Norfolk Catholic on Friday, September 11, followed by the Columbus Scotus invite on September 18.

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