They went for it. But when all was said and done, the Canby-Minneota track girls' attempt to make the “True State Tournament” fell a little short.
Minneota's Jared Josephson has slowly improved his time and his standing in the 1600-meter (mile) run for Canby-Minneota track team.
It came down to the very end — with Redwood Valley edging the Canby-Minneota girls by the narrow margin of 163.5 to 161.5 — two points.
The Canby-Minneota girls’ track team won the Kiwanis Relays in Clear Lake, SD on Tuesday and the boys finished second.
Emily Gillingham realized she had a passion for running when she was an elementary student.
On Thursday, the Canby-Minneota track team participated in the Montevideo meet. The girls had a stellar day with many first place finishes which carried the team to place first.
Two of the strongest distance runners in the area put on Canby-Minneota uniforms. One is junior Anthony Wollum, who ran in the state last year and placed 12th.
Coach Sara Hemish issued a, “Great job everyone,” after the Canby-Minneota girls track team took the Redwood Valley Indoor and the boys finished second to open the season on Tuesday.