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DGS Girls' Cross Country Places 20th at IHSA State Meet

Katie Stapleton was the first finisher, in 43rd place.

by Doug Plunkett.

The DGS girls cross country team placed 20th at the IHSA State meet Friday afternoon.

The girls ran a competitive race and made all of us very proud. Katie Stapleton (Jr) was our first finisher in 43rd place, running 17:36, a season best.

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Becky Versaskas (Fr) ran 18:05, also a season best. Melissa Weidner (Fr) ran 18:20, yet another season best. The next 4 girls ran within 20 seconds of their season best times. Michaeala Hackbarth (Sr) ran 18:34, Jillian Boyle (Sr) ran18:46, Gillian Thomas (So) ran 18:55, and Emily Qualizza (Sr) ran 19:03.

With our top three finishers returning for next year along with 6 other girls from our state meet roster, things look good for another strong season next year!

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