North Iowa freshman Lauren Hillesland blazed onto the area cross country scene this year, and ended with a solid 17th place finish at state on Friday morning.
Hillesland about her race and finish:
Hillesland finished 12th in her first career meet in a time of 23:30. Since that time, she has been one of the area’s best. After that 12th place finish at the Newman meet, her results were:
4th at Belmond-Klemme
1st at West Fork
2nd at GHV
2nd at Forest City
2nd at Eagle Grove
3rd at the TIC
17th at state.
Hillesland on why she’s been so good this year:
This is the first trip to state as a team for the North Iowa girls since 2013:
Hillesland says she learned a lot from head coach Jonathan Potter:
Hillesland has set the bar high for this coming spring when she will be a top contender in the distance races, but what is she hoping to do:
As a team the Bison finished 15th with the following results:
