GC harriers hosts annual Spartan Invite

GRUNDY CENTER – Perfect weather made for perfect running conditions at the annual Spartan Invitational held last Thursday night. Grundy Center hosted runners from 14 different schools in their annual home meet held on the grounds of the Town and Country Golf Course.
Grundy Center coach Andy McQuillen was impressed with the performance of the Spartan runners at their only home meet of the season.
“We competed in a very stacked meet, which is what our conference meet will look like on October 18,” he said. “We had some top-tier teams in the NICL and state here, and we held our own with them. Obviously, we aspire to be in that status in the future, yet we have to take steps forward like we did last night.”
Tiana Saak finished just outside the top 10 in the Varsity girls’ race, leading the Grundy Center girls with a 12th place finish in a time of 16:40. Mellina Wrage placed 22nd, Harper Wells 33rd, and Chloe Wiltfang 52nd.
For more of this story, see the Oct. 2 Grundy Register.