Kaneland took the long bus ride north into Burlington, Wisconsin to run the hills of Fox River Park. The 3.09 mile course was the challenge needed to prepare for a hilly Sectional course in just four weeks at Woodstock. The Knights placed 4 in the top 11 and took a narrow win over Libertyville, while also seeing some of the tough 2A competitors of the northern portion of our Sectional complex.
Junior Evan Nosek raced to :37 course PR to earn the win on the winding and hilly course. Nosek posted a 15:59 on the day. Senior David Valkanov took third for the second week in a row, this time bettering his course PR by :50 to run 16:25. Sophomore Evan Whildin took his first lap of the Fox River course in 16:33 to earn 4th overall, and more small points for the team.
Junior Zachary Murdock roared back into his fourth position in the lineup by surging into the top 11, bettering his course best time by :49 for 17:20. It’s good to see Zachary moving back to a position we need to see him reaching for each week. Senior Collin Reutimann also notched a big course PR, running :58 better than his best here, and completing the race in 17:52 which was good for 22nd overall. Junior Liam Lentz had the biggest time drop for a varsity runnner, when he crossed the finish in 18:23, which was a 2:20 course best time (32nd overall).
Next up, the Frosh Soph Knights raced against the JV competitors of other programs and took 3rd overall in this event. Joey Schuch took 7th in 18:42 with his best mile pace of the season. Jessub Hardy was next to cross at 19:06 (12th), followed by Nathan Kowalczyk (19th, 19:52). Jack Nevenhoven took the last ribbon in the event at 20:10 (30th), with Sahel Torres close behind in season best mile pace (32nd, 20:13) and Ricky Anderson a few clicks later in 20:16 (36th). Elijah Fiedler had another strong effort for the team, racing to 53rd at 21:22.
The Boys Open saw five Knights in the top 13 to score 27 points as a unit. Senior Devon Kowalczyk hung tough for the 3.09 miles and took individual honors at 19:52. This was a course best time for Devon by :05. Jack Polloway was second for Kaneland, running 19:57. Senior Ben Broz took a :14 course PR home with a third place ribbon in the event. Junior Sean Meagher in his first season in the sport raced to 21:19 and was 9th overall out of 92 competitors. Junior Lucas Fiedler shaved more than 6 minutes off his previous best to take 13th at 21:43. Brayden Cattero battled the entire route of dust, dirt, hills, and heat to complete our strong team day with a 25:15 effort at 66th.
The Knights come home to host the Twilight Handicap Run with East Aurora and Morris on Tuesday evening for our Senior Night.
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