Viking girls cross country team finishes third out of 12 teams at Epworth

Decorah sophomore Rebecca Anderson won the varsity girls run at the Western Dubuque Cross Country Invitational in Epworth on Thursday.

Anderson crossed the line in 18:56.8, beating a host of runners from Dubuque Wahlert and Western Dubuque.

The rest of the Viking girls team finished mostly in 20-something places, resulting in a total of 97 points and a third place finish.  Senior Leila Johnson came across the finish line in 19th place, with a time of 21:36.0.  Senior Samanth See finished 22nd, with a time of 21:45.8.  Sophomore Madison Tollefson earned 25th place, finishing in 21:55.5.  Two juniors--Kryia Atwell and Abby Halverson--finished 30th and 31st, respectively, with times of 22:00.5 and 22:01.8.  Decorah sophomore Annalise Skrade finished 35th with a time of 22:27.1 and freshman Brynn Storhoff finished 42nd with a time of 22:52.5.