Submitted by Doug Plunkett, computer science teacher, girls cross country and track coach, Downers Grove South High School.
On Saturday, the Mustangs traveled to Detweiller Park in Peoria to compete in the ‘First to the Finish’ Invite that featured 14 of the top ranked teams in the state, including 8 out of the top 10.
Defending 2A state champions, Yorkville won the meet, while the DGS varsity team placed 12th out of 37 teams.
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Katie Stapleton (Jr), Becky Versaskas (Fr), and Jill Boyle (Sr) led the Mustangs with great races. Among the field of 326 runners, Katie was 32nd with a time of 18:01, Becky was 43rd in 18:14, and Jill was 62nd in 18:38 on the 3-mile course.
DGS was without the services of another top runner, Michaela Hackbarth (Sr), who was away on a college visit.
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The varsity scoring 5 was rounded out with Liz Alcantara (Sr) in 111th running 19:06 and Emily Qualizza (Sr)in 117th running 19:09.
Full DGS results can be found here. Full meet results can be found here.
The Mustangs run next on Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Minooka Flight Invite in Channahon.
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