By ERNIE PETERS
Staff writer
The Galena Hawks wons first place in the region as they come back from state on October 3.
Jenna Buchanan and John Kavairlook got the Good Sports Awards for the team. Jenna has also placed the highest at 31st out of 110 runners!
Molissa Bifelt, the coach of the team said that there were “a lot of hills” to the 3.1-mile race which opposed the challenge.
“Thanks to all individual athletes for dedication in practice and for the team, I hope to improve coaching for next season,” she said.
It was the second visit to Palmer this year for the 14 runners; they had been there earlier this season. The coach showed them proper running techniques and they practiced them. They also ran hills at the local Galena sand dunes, and they worked on flexibility doing yoga.
“All those things made us better runners,” said coach Bifelt.
John Kavairlook, Matthew Goodwin, Darla Gregg, and Victoria Betterton were the four seniors on the team.