Contributing writer
The Goessel High School Bluebirds cross-country team participated at the Swather Special on Thursday in Hesston. Each grade ran a separate race as they maneuvered the route at the Hesston Golf Park. Highlighting the race results for the Bluebird girls were Ali Buller’s 18 minute, 11 second race in the senior division and Kylee Unruh’s 19:01 time in the freshman division.
For the boys, Heath Goertzen led the team with a ninth-place finish at 18:47 in the junior division. Ben Wiens finished at 20:55, also in the junior division.
The Bluebirds will run at Peabody on Thursday.
Boys
Freshmen
Zach Wiens, 14th, 23:32.00
Sophomores
Christian Konen, 27th, 22:52.18
David Hesse, 29th, 23:28.00
Aaron Woelk, 32nd, 24:38.26
Dane Kruger, 44th, 27:30.55
Juniors
Heath Goertzen, 9th, 18:47.00
Ben Wiens, 23rd, 20:55.24
Nathan Czarnowsky, 24th, 21:15.66
Seniors
Grant Flaming, 34th, 21:22.97
Davis Cook, 36th, 21:29.38
Dan Smucker, 42nd, 23:05.83
Garrett Woelk, 48th, 26:17.42
Girls
Freshmen
Kylee Unruh, 14th, 19:01.47
Rebekkah Herrel, 43rd, 27:59.00
Sophomores
Amelie Kirner, 29th, 26:09.88
Seniors
Ali Buller, 15th, 18:11.00