Cross Country Team Finishes a Strong Year and Sends Doda to State

The 2010 Schaeffer Cross Country team had a very successful year, even though they were unable to score as a team. Kiersten Haffey (11), in her 3^rd year of Cross Country, made a great team captain. Returning team members for their 2^nd year included Ellen Blais (8), Rose Doda (8), Molly Doda (9), and Jordan Whitcomb (10). New team members included Katherine Michelson (7), Reed Petersen (7), and Josiah Bell (8). Katherine Michelson is homeschooled and not able to run on the Varsity team, but she ran for Junior High races. Abigail Schneekloth (7) also was on the team at the beginning of the season, but had to stop to fill a large part in the school musical, The Sound of Music. All the team members made large improvements over the season. At the Section 1A Meet, Rose Doda placed 5^th, and had her personal record of 15 min. and 43 sec. for 4000m (2.5 miles). This achievement allowed her to go on to the State level as an individual runner. Rose completed her Cross Country season at the Minnesota State Cross Country Meet at St. Olaf College. Out of 156 competitors, Rose placed 85^th. 

Members of the Schaeffer cross country team cheering for Rose at state

Rose Doda (#419) competing for Schaeffer at the Minnesota state meet in St. Olaf