Elk Mound Cross Country teams win Dunn-St. Championships
PROTECTED CONTENT
If you’re a current subscriber, log in below. If you would like to subscribe, please click the subscribe tab above.
Username and Password Help
Please enter your email and we will send you a password reset link.
THE ELK MOUND boys’ and girls’ cross country teams claimed the 2018 Dunn-St. Croix Conference cross country championships in Boyceville Thursday, October 11. Members of the squads and their coaches hold the conference title plaques shortly after the Mounders’ teams were announced the winners. —photo by Shawn DeWitt
BOYCEVILLE — In two of the closest finishes in the history of the Dunn-St. Croix Conference’s Cross Country Championships, the Elk Mound boys’ and girls’ cross country squads won their respective races and with it the title of 2018 conference champions.
The favorite to claim the ladies D-SC title this season, the Elk Mound girls did just that by a single point, beating defending champion Glenwood City, 44 to 45. In fact, just a mere two points separated the top three girls’ teams as Durand finished in third with a score of 46 points.
The Mounder boys pulled the upset of the day, running a great team race to upend the favorite and reigning boys’ titilist Durand by three points – 43 to 46.
In all, Elk Mound had nine runners named to the Dunn-St. Croix’s All-Conference teams.
Checkout the October 17 edition of the Colfax Messenger for the complete story.