A successful day running through the prairie

A career accomplishment was achieved and several goals were realized by Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn runners during the 2021 War Eagle Conference cross country meet. Races were run on a course through the prairie area of the Dordt University campus in Sioux Center on Oct. 11.

The highlight for H-M-S was the fifth-place finish by senior Madison Otto, who ran a time of 22:11. She has finished in the Top 15 at the conference meet all four years of her high school career.

"[Her time] was a season-best, she was all-conference and she placed Top 5. Those were goals we had set that day. She ran fantastic,"...