Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Vargas competes at state XC meet
George Vargas runs with a competitor from Griswold during the early stages of the Class 1A boys' race at the state cross country meet.
Cold temperatures coupled with a brisk wind made the Lakeside Golf Course at Fort Dodge a challenging venue for the Class 1A boys' state cross country meet on Oct. 27.
One of the competitors was Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn senior George Vargas, who had never been in a race with that level of competition and with as many fans to watch the runners.
"The atmosphere was unlike anything George had experienced in his career – the volume of the crowd, the amount of spectators present and the highest level of competition," Hawk coach Kirsten Taylor observed.
Vargas set a fast pace during the first two-thir...
