Cross country teams are looking for big things in 2019

HARTINGTON — The 2018 Hartington-Newcastle cross country girls had some solid individual performers, but not enough athletes to field a full team.

The Wildcat runners have the numbers to field a full team this year, and they are poised and ready to find success.

Three HNS runners, Jayda Bernecker, Sara Reifenrath and Sara Burbach, are shooting to make a return trip to State this season. Reifenrath is gunning for her fourth straight state appearance, while Bernecker and Burbach are hoping to make it three in a row this year.

They will be joined by Mackenzie Sudbeck and Makenzie Arens, who joined the girls team this season to fill out the team.

“We are excited to have them,” Coach Mandy Hochstein said.

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