As the season starts to wind down for the New Prague boys cross country teams, so do their race times.
All six varsity runners set some kind of a record while competing in the Tuesday, Oct. 5 Victoria Lions Invitational held at Gale Woods Park.
The top finisher for the Trojans was senior Jacob Malecha, who ran a season- best time of 17:01 in placing 12th overall. Malecha passed approximately a dozen runners during the last mile of the 5,000-meter race.
Liam Roufs ran a personal-best time of 18:45, placing 73rd overall.
Ryan Schoen, Mitch Krostue, Chase Trygestad, and Aiden Rosemeier each ran course-best times.
Krostue placed 44th in 17:57. Schoen placed 64th in 18:32. Trygestad placed 67th in 18:36. Rosemeier placed 81st in 10:00.
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