Monday, November 7, 2011
Eighth grader Margie Freed was 34th in the girls Class AA race, whlle Simley High senior Max Wellens was 62nd in the boys event
It was a good afternoon for Simley High School's runners in the Minnesota high school state cross country meet Saturday at St. Olaf College in Northfield. Eighth grader Margie Freed was 34th overall out of 158 runners in a time of 15:07.02 in the girls Class AA 4,000-meter race. Senior Max Wellens, the first Spartan to compete at state in three decades according to coach Tim Kersey, was 62nd out of 158 runners in the boys Class AA race in 16:42. “Our strategy for Margie was for her to get out and run off the flank of the chase pack,” said Simley head cross country coach Tim Kersey. “She ran a solid first mile. She had a really good start overall and even had some space.” Freed continued to pass runners during the race, an indication the …
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Simley High School runners will compete in the state cross country meet this Saturday.
Max Wellens is ending his high school cross country career. Margie Freed is just beginning hers. Both will be running for Simley in the Minnesota state cross country championships on Saturday, Nov. 5 at St. Olaf College in Northfield. The 4,000-meter Class AA girls race will start at 10 a.m., followed by the 5,000-meter Class AA boys race at 11 a.m. Wellens, a senior, is believed to be the first Simley High School boy to compete in the state cross country meet in three decades, said head coach Tim Kersey. Freed is a 13-year-old eighth grader who isn’t yet a Simley High student. She was expected to come into her own this fall as a runner, and she certainly has. “This is the year she emerged as an elite high school runner,” said Kersey. She …
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Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Simley runners Margie Freed and Max Wellens will compete in the Class AA state cross country state championship Saturday.
Boy’s and Girls Cross Country CHEAT SHEET 10 a.m. (Girl’s) and 11 (Boy’s) on Saturday at St. Olaf College in Northfield. ON THE LINE The Spartans have two individual runners in the Minnesota State High School League Championship this Saturday. Both runners qualified for the state tournament after finishing in the top ten at the Section 3AA Championships. The team is holding their team banquet Tuesday. RUNNERS TO WATCH Margie Freed—Simley The eighth-grader finished seventh in the recent Section 3AA Championships with a time of 14:52. Freed was sixth in the Mayo Invitational with a time of 15:27.76 (4K) and seventh in the Roy Griak Invitational (19:47 5K). Max Wellens—Simley The senior was eighth in the Section 3AA Championships with a time …
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
The Spartans, led by standout eighth-grader Margie Freed, face a talented field in the Blaine Invitational Thursday.
Simley High School Girls Cross Country CHEAT SHEET SITE: Blaine Invitational at the Majestic Oaks Golf Course in Ham Lake. TIME: 3:45 p.m. on Thursday ON THE LINE The Spartans face a talented field in the Blaine Invitational Thursday. Margie Freed has shown that she is one of the state’s top runners and Simley's younger runners are hoping to show improvement as the season winds down. The Simley Invitational is next Tuesday with the Classic Suburban Conference Championships and Section 3AA Championships coming up later this month. PLAYERS TO WATCH Margie Freed—Simley The eighth grader finished sixth in the Mayo Invitational with a time of 15:27.76 (4K) and seventh in the Roy Griak Invitational (19:47 5K). Aejah Lockett—Simley The seventh …
Joe Atkins
11:09 am on Thursday, November 3, 2011
I really did not pay Max to wear that shirt. Good luck to Max and Margie in the state meet! They have worked hard and deserve to do well. more ›