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2022 Fairfield cross-country preview
FAIRFIELD — Fairfield cross-country will bring back a large core of its runners on both the boys and girls side in 2022.
For the boys, five seniors are gone from 2022, but there’s still a lot of potential on a now upperclassmen filled roster. Twelve total return, not including the incoming freshman.
Junior Brady McWhirter ran the top time for Fairfield last year, 17:16.00, and was a fourth place finisher in the Southeast Conference meet.
The lone Trojan to make state was senior Gavin VanVeen. VanVeen ran a 17:23 for his season best. He was a fifth place finisher in the SEC meet.
As a team, Fairfield finished second in the SEC meet last season.
On the girls side, they lost just two to graduation and bring back six. In last year’s SEC meet, Fairfield finished fourth overall.
Junior Carley Seeley led the Trojans with a time of 21:40.00 in 2021 and she will hold the reins once again.
2022 Fairfield cross-country schedule
Aug. 22 at Knoxville
Sept. 1 at Ottumwa
Sept. 6 at Keosauqua
Sept. 8 Home meet
Sept. 13 at Oskaloosa
Sept. 15 at Fort Madison
Sept. 20 at Mt. Pleasant
Sept. 27 at Washington
Oct. 3 at Hillcrest Academy
Oct. 13 SEC meet at home
Oct. 19 State qualifier
Fairfield’s Carley Seeley (37), Paige Bisgard (31) and Kelsey Pacha (36) take off at the start of the Class 3A state qualifying cross-country race in Pella on October 20, 2021. (Andy Krutsinger/The Union)
Fairfield’s Gavin Van Veen (125) chases down Carlisle’s Brayden Kessler (109) on the home stretch at the state qualifying cross-country meet on October 20, 2021 in Pella. (Andy Krutsinger/The Union)
