On Saturday, June 6, it was Hess’ turn. She had been mentally prepared as she was only focusing on the mile run. There were no prelims for this event. Her race started at 2 p.m. She received a time of 5:21.7 and finished in 10th place, running her second best mile. Hess ran really well and has the highest place finish ever recorded for an eighth grader in Paynesville girl’s track history.
Rausch was getting ready for her last event at 3:10 p.m. As she was getting ready for the 400, she was also mentally prepared. She ended up running her second best time, a 59.60 to finish sixth in state and receive a medal.
Rausch earned All-State track honors by finishing in the top nine in her event. The All-State Award goes to the top nine places in the event.
Hess missed All-State recognition by one place. Her performance was still quite an accomplishment for an eighth grader.
“I was really pleased with the races run by Tiffany and Jenny. The competition at state is such a higher level and to come home with a sixth and 10th place honors is really a job well done. They both ran their second best times and ran better than their average times in these events for the season,” said coach Dave Randgaard after the state meet.