Trojans place 11th in Victoria Invite

As the season starts to wind down for the New Prague boys cross country teams, so do their race times.

All six varsity runners set some kind of a record while competing in the Tuesday, Oct. 5 Victoria Lions Invitational held at Gale Woods Park.

The top finisher for the Trojans was senior Jacob Malecha, who ran a season- best time of 17:01 in placing 12th overall. Malecha passed approximately a dozen runners during the last mile of the 5,000-meter race.

Liam Roufs ran a personal-best time of 18:45, placing 73rd overall.

Ryan Schoen, Mitch Krostue, Chase Trygestad, and Aiden Rosemeier each ran course-best times.

Krostue placed 44th in 17:57. Schoen placed 64th in 18:32. Trygestad placed 67th in 18:36. Rosemeier placed 81st in 10:00.

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