The chilly, damp conditions did not hamper the Swedes cross country team in the least as they took the course for the NSAA C-5 District meet at Crandall Creek Golf Course in Ogallala on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Quite the opposite, in fact, as nearly everyone on the girls’ team ran the best times of their high school career so far and easily won the District Championship team title.
The Lady Swedes were led by yet another gold medal-winning performance from junior Scout Bell, whose time of 18:16.1 bettered her fastest time to date by an impressive 25 seconds and set a new course record. This was the third consecutive district gold medal for Bell, who has not lost an event this season.
All six runners for the women’s team finished in the top 25 at the district meet.
Freshman Cassidy Reiman, whose tr…