The Owatonna Boys Cross Country team is looking for a good ending to their season as they go into Big 9 and Sections. They are a young team that is filled with potential and are improving at the right time as many runners had personal records at the EV Berg Invitational last week.
This year the Huskies have been building their team week by week and are looking strong heading into Big nine as they rank around third and look to have top runners Jack Sorenson and Leyton WIlliams lead the way.
With sections coming up Owatonna ranks as the fifth team in Section 1AA trying to catch front runners Lakeville North and Lakeville South. Head coach Luke Holt, who is in his first year as head coach after assisting the team for the previous five years, said, “We are looking forward to seeing what we can do, and hopefully surprise some teams at the end of the year.” Williams and Sorensen individually are on pace to make state as they are the number 11 and two runners in the section.
Throughout the year Owatonna has placed in the middle of the pack at meets and have been steadily improving each week. Senior captain Leyton WIlliams said, “We didn’t return as much as last year and are not very deep but our team is doing well individually because we are starting fresh.”
Although the team is not as deep as previous years they look to continue to build for the future. With the team being young the vision stays the same as Coach Holt looks to lead the way. Holt said, “I love being able to help guide a whole team and the athletes to find success towards their goals in life, school, and running.” Holt continues to push the runners to be their best and make an impact on them for the future.
Owatonna’s next meet is Thursday, Oct. 26 at Brooktree Golf Course.
