Bell Wins GOLD, Women Finish Runner-Up, at UNK Invite

Winning medals at the UNK Invite last week for the Swede cross country team were, from left: Blake Finke, Scout Bell, Bryson Neels, Cassidy Reiman, and Tyler Hetz. The team is back on the course today, Oct. 8, at the SWC meet in Cozad. (Photo courtesy GPS)
Winning medals at the UNK Invite last week for the Swede cross country team were, from left: Blake Finke, Scout Bell, Bryson Neels, Cassidy Reiman, and Tyler Hetz. The team is back on the course today, Oct. 8, at the SWC meet in Cozad. (Photo courtesy GPS)

The Gothenburg varsity cross country team continued its impressive season last week with a very tough competition at the prestigious UNK Invite in Kearney on Monday, Sept. 28. The Swedes brought home several medals, including women’s gold, and finished as women’s team runner-up. The men’s team finished in third place in the final standings.

The men’s race was a tight one with only 24 seconds separating the first place runner from the fifth place finisher. Senior Tyler Hetz led the Swedes with a time of 16:37.9 to earn the bronze medal. Just four seconds behind him in fourth place was junior Bryson Neels with a time of 16:41.4.

Freshman Blake Finke also had a good day, coming in 11th place with a time of 17:22.3. Rounding out the men’s team were: Trenton Miller, 19:18.6; Lucas Therrien, 19:24…