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Panther XC brings back key pieces in 2023

Carthey leads way after state qualification last year

Andy Krutsinger

Aug. 30, 2023 1:21 pm

The Mt. Pleasant cross-country team returns one state qualifier to the 2023 cross-country slate, as senior Ben Carthey returns after making it to the state meet last year.

The Panther boys cross-country team finished fourth in the SEC last year, but the Panthers were just three points behind Burlington, which was the only conference school to lose a Top-10 runner.

Mt. Pleasant’s Emma Welcher (1791) leads a pack that includes Mt. Pleasant’s Isabelle Maedor (1783) and Washington’s Abigail Kleese (1903), on Thursday in Mt. Pleasant. (Andy Krutsinger/The Union)
Mt. Pleasant’s Emma Welcher (1791) leads a pack that includes now graduated senior Isabelle Maedor (1783) and Washington’s Abigail Kleese (1903), on Thursday in Mt. Pleasant. (Andy Krutsinger/The Union)

Mt. Pleasant put two runners in the Top-10 last year in the boys’ race as both Carthey and sophomore-to-be Jude Dykstra made the Top-10. Dykstra finished eighth.

The Mt. Pleasant boys team upped its numbers last season, and the team looks to be a serious contender to finish in the Top-3 this season.

The Panther girls team is still chasing top SEC teams Washington and Fairfield. Among returners for the Panthers are three of the Top-5 runners from last year, in sophomores Emma Welcher and Aliya Graber, and junior Alexis Wagner.
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