Janelle Schesel and Lukas Milas ran their best races of the season when it mattered at Frey Field outside of Spencer on Tuesday October 13 for the Cloverbelt Conference Cross Country Meet.

Janelle, a sophomore, placed 16th at the conference meet last year earning an Honorable Mention. This year she ran the five kilometers in 21:30 to place 7th overall in the field 68 runners. Janelle's teammate Alexa Liszewski ran a personal best of 23:56.

Lukas Milas, a freshman, ran in his first conference meet and placed 13th in 18:20. 'Lukas rounded the last corner in 15th, one spot out of All-Conference but hammered down to pass two other runners in the final stretch. It was fun to watch. ' Coach Mahr recalled. 'The whole team ran great. We are running well and I am pleased with the improvements this young team has made.'

Other finishers for the Oriole varsity boys were Zack Haas 19:38, Travis Christoph 20:18, Joey Henderson 22:56, Nathan Gully 25:50, Dale Sayles 26:01. The boys placed 7th out of 14 teams.