Eau Claire Jr-Sr High School

In the past week,, the Eau Claire Cross Country team ran in two races. First the team went to the Jim Carey Early Bird race at Lawrence. For the girls, we had newcomer Sandrda Alavrez running a time of 28.44, we had returning runner Yuri Ramirez running a time of 29.20, and we had another newcomer Lucero Lopez coming in with a time of 43.11. For the guys, we had newcomer Alejandro Lemus who ran a 21.58, then we had returning runner Jacob Daniel who ran a 26.18, and returning runner Josiah Ntongai running a 33.43. Just a few days after the Early Bird race, the team traveled to Bridgman to race at their invitational. In the girls race, we had Sandra Alavrez who medaled in the race with a time of 28.45, then we had Yuri Ramirez who also medaled in the race with a time of 29.27, and then we hadLucero Lopez who dropped six and a half minutes from her time with a new record of 37.05. For the guys, we had Alejandro Lemus who medaled and got a new personal record of 21.19, next we had Jacob Daniel who ran a time of 24.51, and next we had Josiah Ntongai who ran a time of 32.07. With a week of practice and two races under their belts, the Cross Country team is showing improvement with their times and we will continue to see that as the season goes on!