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Boys Cross Country Finishes 7th at State Finals
Posted on 11/04/2024
Posted on 11/04/2024
Boys Cross Country Finishes 7th at State Finals
Jack Bidwell Finishes as State Runner Up
The Marshall Redhawk Boys Cross Country Team headed to Michigan International Speedway on Saturday with a state ranking of ninth, with a goal of improving on last year's 9th place finish. Led by three time All State runner Jack Bidwell's runner up finish, the boys moved up two spots to finish 7th. That's the second best finish in school history after the 1981 team's victory.
Following Jack across the line were Abe McHugh in 47th (16:09), Reece Davis in 54th (16:15), Clark Erwin in 126th (16:53), Ty Winchell in 222nd (18:03), Cam Weers in 223rd (18:03) and Chase Weers in 235th (18:25).
"The boys did a great job, as they have all season," said a proud Coach Wissink. "Jack ran an outstanding race, going stride for stride with the 12th ranked runner in the entire country. He pulled away from Jack at the end, but Jack's time (14:57) was the second fastest in DII history and 12th fastest ever."
"Marshall's boys have only finished in the top ten three times in the sports history, and two of those were last year and this year, so we're pretty proud of that. Our two seniors, Jack and Reece, have a pre State Meet record of 242 - 5 in races they both ran in. That says a lot about those two young men".
In the girl's race Marshall junior Leah McPartlin finished 122nd out of 260 runners. "We were hoping for a top half finish, and Leah did it. It's pretty intimidating running in the State Meet for the first time, particularly by yourself, but Leah handled it well and did a great job. I'm very proud of her".