Kramer, Smith finish 1-2 at MFL MarMac XC Invite
Lane Henderson was third PdC runner to place in the boys race when he finished seventh in a time of 19:52. (Audrey Posten/North Iowa Times)
The top runner for the Hawks in the girls race was Karly Kramer in ninth place in a time of 23:40. (Audrey Posten/North Iowa Times)
By Derick Kelly
The Prairie du Chien Cross Country team placed sixth out of 12 teams in both the boys and girls races at the 2025 MFL MarMac Invitational last Thursday, Sept. 4 at the Tri-City Golf Course in Luana.
The boys team was led by one-two finishes from Sam Kramer and Landon Smith and a seventh place finish by Lane Henderson. Kramer finished the 5k race in a time of 17:46, while Smith crossed the finish line in a time of 18:04. Henderson took seventh place with a time of 19:52, finishing ahead of the eighth place finisher from Central Elkader by two seconds. Also running for the Hawks in the boys race was Joey Kramer in 34th place (22:45), Kaden Kvamme in 39th place (23:33), Caleb Mezera in 45th place (23:57), Matthew Kramer in 49th place (24:47), Carter Neis in 53rd place (25:34) and Finnian Stafford-Johnson in 54th place (25:40).
In the girls race, it was Karly Kramer earning a medal with a ninth place finish in a time of 23:40. She was followed by Kennady Fradette in 12th place (23:56), Kate Gebhard in 23rd place (26:04), Mairany Morales-Fuerte in 37th place (28:27), Autumn Ziegler in 45th place (30:52), Kayli Schnitzler in 50th place (31:10), Lyla Redman in 51st place (31:27) and Mya Mahr in 58th place (35:29).
PdC Cross Country traveled to Boscobel yesterday, Sept. 9 for the Boscobel Invitational before traveling to Spring Green this Saturday, Sept. 13 for the River Valley Invitational.
