Cook County News Herald

Four Vikings advance to section finals in track



Viking milers line up for the 1600-meter run at the sub-section meet. Anna Hay and Malin Anderson each qualified for sections. Photo courtesy of Mary Hay

Viking milers line up for the 1600-meter run at the sub-section meet. Anna Hay and Malin Anderson each qualified for sections. Photo courtesy of Mary Hay

Three CCHS distance runners advanced through the Section 7A-South Sub-Section track meet held in Esko on June 3.

Moving on to the section finals are Anna Hay and Malin Anderson in the 1600-meter run, and Olya Wright in the 3200 meters.

Anna Hay ran a PR 5:49.1 to place sixth in the 1600 meters. Malin Anderson finished in eighth place crossing the finish line in 6:00.84.

Olya Wright placed seventh in the 3200-meter run with a time of 13:19.59.

For the boys, senior miler Kevin Viren finally cracked the five-minute mark, running 4:58.35 to finish in eighth place in the boys’ field.

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