Freed, Wellens Ready To Let Their Feet Do The Talking
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 …
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 ›