Petersburg High School girls run fifth at state

Petersburg cross country had perfect conditions at state last weekend in Anchorage, and the girls team continued their pack mentality en route to finish fifth as a team. The meet was competitive, and head coach Tom Thompson said the talent keeps improving in Alaska.

“I’d say the runners this year overall, in the state, outperformed the runners the last couple years,” he said. “The bar has been raised. The top runner for girls this year is a freshman, pretty impressive.”

Thompson isn’t worried about fitting in the trend. He said there’s plenty of talented runners in Petersburg. Kayleigh Eddy fi...

 

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