The Chelsea girls cross country team placed fourth among SEC White Division teams at the third and final SEC Jamboree on Thursday, Oct. 22, at Hudson Mills Metropark’s North Course in Dexter. Highlights:
- Senior Zora Ziolkowski placed fifth of 38 runners in the varsity race (20:59.9) and earned All-League honors. Kathryn Dunn finished 19th, one spot out of All-League, and ran seconds away from her season and lifetime bests.
- Sophomore Addison Leschuk placed 28th and cut more than a minute off her time on this course last year. Persephone Berg, Mila Schemahorn, and Grace Krugh also ran the course faster than they did a year ago, by up to almost 40 seconds.
- In the JV race, sophomore Jaclyn Guy led the team in 79th place out of 131 runners (26:31.1) and set a personal record, cutting more than two minutes off her 5K time in her second race of the season. Emily Xiao lowered her time on the course from last year by almost 30 seconds.
JV runners finish their season Monday, Oct. 26, at the Brighton JV Invitational at Huron Meadows Metropark. The varsity teams run at Regionals on Saturday, Oct. 31, at Pinckney High School, where results will determine who advances to the MHSAA State Finals on Saturday, Nov. 7, at Michigan International Speedway.
Full results are below.
Thanks to Coach Laura Lutz for the information in this story.
