Senior Fisher Leads St. Joseph-Ogden Boys’ Cross-Country Team to 12th Place Finish at IHSA Class 1A State Meet

By Fred Kroner

One senior and four underclassmen were the scoring runners on Saturday (Nov. 9) for the St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ cross-country team, which ended 12^th in the IHSA Class 1A state meet at Detweiller Park, in Peoria.

Senior Jack Fisher was the team’s top placer. He covered the 3-mile course in 15:35.98.

He was followed by junior Lance Retz (86^th in a career-best 16:00.17), sophomore Colin Burnett (115^th in 16:17.40), sophomore Nate Farney (131^st in 16:25.44) and freshman Eli Franklin (45^th in 16:35.60).

There were 258 runners at state in 1A.

The other SJ-O competitors were seniors E.J. Beckett (172^nd in 16:49.80) and Joe Grebat (180^th in 16:57.13).

The 1A team title was won by Niles Northridge Prep (126 points), followed by Elmwood (156 points) and Eureka (165 points). SJ-O was 12^th with 358 points.

There were 30 full teams at state.