Altamont’s Reagan Winter Becomes Program’s First Cross Country State Qualifier Since 2012; Area Boys Seasons End With Sectional Races

Altamont freshman cross country runner Reagan Winter is making her mark early in her high school career, becoming the cross country program’s first state qualifier since 2012 and the first female qualifier for the school since 2010. Winter finished in 13^th place at the Lake Land 1A Sectional hosted by Cumberland High School on Saturday with a time of 18:43.50 on the 3-mile course which ranked her as the 7^th highest placing individual from a non-advancing team and secured her spot in the State Finals. Winter now heads to the State Cross Country Meet on Saturday at Detweiller Park in Peoria. Following the inspection of the 256 runners and final starting instructions, the Girls 1A race will get underway at 9:00am with the Boys 1A race to follow at 10:00am. The Class 1A Awards Ceremony will then be held at 11:00am.

In boys cross country action at Lake Land on Saturday, CHBC sophomore Eli Maxedon and Altamont sophomore Kelton Dunaway both saw their seasons come to an end. Maxedon ran a time of 17:00.6 to finish in 69^th place while Dunaway ran a time of 18:26.2 as he finished 116^th and neither of the two runners were able to make an advancing spot.