Varsity Co-Head Coach: Dustin Horter
Varsity Co-Head Coach: Ben Reimer
Assistant Coach: Chaz Meyer
Assistant Coach: Katie Ledford
The Lakota East women's cross country team is led by their captains, Meredith Brown, Brooke Wilson, and Hailey Still. The Hawks have a trio of sensational sophomore girls, Molly Deardorff, Ava Dickenson, and Elise Brown. Junior Emme Ngyuen and sophomore Maddie Still look to round out an extremely tough girls team. The Hawks are looking to turn some heads as the season progresses and expect to make some noise at the regional meet in October.
The Lakota East men's cross country team is spearheaded by sensational sophomore Reilly Meyer. Juniors Blake Gibbs and Evan Aponte help lead the charge for the Hawks this year. Other key contributors are sophomore Elijah Grissom, juniors Evan Waterson and Luke Huggins, and senior Derek Niehaus. The Hawks are looking to build on a strong start to the season and prove they belong at the regional meet this October.
Lakota East Boys XC
GMC Champions | 1998, 2014 | |
District Runner-Up | 1998, 2016 | |
Team State Qualifier | 2016 | |
Individual State Qualifiers | 19 | |
Individual State Champions | Brian Godsey ('98), | |
Dustin Horter ('16,'17) |
Lakota East Girls XC
GMC Champions | 2002, 2018, 2019 | |
District Champions | 2001, 2002, 2018, 2019, 2020 | |
District Runner-Up | 1998, 2015, 2016, 2017 | |
Regional Runner-Up | 2018, 2019, 2020 | |
Team State Qualifier | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 | |
State Runner-Up | 2019 | |
Individual State Qualifiers | 28 | |
Individual State Champions | Lindsay Zinn (2000) |
2024 Lakota East Cross Country Mandatory Athlete/Parent Meeting #1 Who: Any incoming 9th-12th grade student interested in joining the 2024 Lakota East Cross Country Team (A parent needs to also
This week's CAPORAL, Lakota East Team of the Week, is the Thunderhawk Girls Cross Country Team. The East Girls Cross Country team is having a fine 2023 season. The Hawks have consistently improved their team placings and individual times since the
This week's CAPORAL, Lakota East Team of the Week, is the Thunderhawk Boys Cross Country Team. The East Boys CC team is continuing to show great strides of improvement and success for the fall 2023 season. At the recent Nike Valley, Jim Murray
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