Lakota East Cross Country

Varsity Coach:           Adam Thomas                     

Assistant Coach:       Lee Sellers

Assistant Coach:       Kelly Weber                       

Season Outlook

The Lakota East women’s cross country team lost some key seniors from the 2020 squad, but this year’s team looks to build and get stronger as the season progresses.  This year’s Thunderhawk distance squad will have a strong front runner in junior, Jocey Willis.  Jocey is currently the 13^th fastest female cross country runner in school history and she is set to give East a low scoring number in every meet this year.  Following Jocey will be the senior trio of Dani Thorner (#17 in school history), Cali Reynolds, and Sarah Renfro.  The senior experience from these three will be key to the team’s success.  After that, the Hawks will look to their younger core of runners to round out the scoring. 

The Lakota East men’s cross country team is set to finally be out of the re-build phase they have been in for the past few years.  Coming off of a return to the Regional Championships last year, where they placed 8^th out of 20 teams, the Thunderhawk men have a strong group of upperclassmen to lead the charge this year.  Senior, Ashton Gibbs looks to lead the way this year and improve on his personal best time of 16:14 which is #11 all-time at Lakota East.  Right with Ashton should be senior Will Tenoever (#23 all-time at East) and junior Marshall Novean (#27 all-time at East).  Rounding out the strong scoring contingent will also be seniors Brandon Moore and Nathaniel Hoelscher.  This group has plans of running well at the State Championships this Fall. 

East Side Pride

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