PICTURED (left to right), #266 Lizzie Boschee, #267 Trinity Boschee and #268 Hannah Terkildsen burst off the starting line to begin the race in Mitchell.

On Saturday, Aug. 29, the Blackhawk Cross Country team traveled to Mitchell to compete at the Wild Oaks Golf Course for their first meet of the season. The morning was sunny with low humidity and mild temperatures. It was a perfect day for the meet. There were a few changes to the meet structure due to COVID-19 this year. Athletes wore masks prior to their competition. Instead, of a narrow shoot at the end of the race for runners to run into, a wide corral was set up so runners didn’t bottle neck together. The runners were also instructed to keep moving through the corral at the end of the race and not to fall if possible. They were told that if they fell that officials were not allowed to help them up.

…Read on and see more pictures of the event in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!