Four of five scored runners for Waukon boys cross country team earn All-Conference as Tribe repeats as Northeast Iowa Conference Champion
Wraps up team scoring ... Waukon boys cross country junior Caleb Helgerson keeps pace with this Decorah runner at the Northeast Iowa Conference Meet at Waukon Tuesday, October 10. Helgerson wrapped up the Indians’ team scoring in their NEIC Championship repeat with his 16th-place finish in a time of 18:03.5, just missing All-Conference honors by one placewinning. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
Getting the opportunity to defend the Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) team championship in front of their hometown fans that they won last year, the Waukon cross country boys did just that Tuesday, October 10 at their Waukon Golf & Country Club home course. Placing four of their five scored runners within the All-Conference top-15 and their final scorer just outside of that accolade, the distance Tribe tallied 43 points to successfully repeat its NEIC Championship by an eight-point margin over second-place Decorah.
The Indians are next scheduled to compete in their Class 2A State Qualifying Meet that is slated for this Thursday, October 19, beginning at 4 p.m. at Monticello. Details about the distance Tribe’s postseason possibilities can be found in the Wednesday, October 18, 2023 print and e-edition of the Standard.
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