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Downers Grove South Girls Cross Country Finishes Third at IHSA Regional Meet

The Mustangs were led by Amanda Thate (Sr) who earned All-Regional honors with her 5th place finish (18:37).

Submitted by Doug Plunkett, Girls Cross Country & Track coach for Downers Grove South High School.

The Girls Cross Country team finished 3rd out of 9 teams at the IHSA Regional meet on Saturday, which qualified the team for next week’s IHSA Sectional meet.

The Mustangs were led by Amanda Thate (Sr) who earned All-Regional honors with her 5th place finish (18:37). Katie Stapleton (So) was close behind her in 6th place (18:49). Mary Beine (Sr, 14th, 19:24), Jill Boyle (Jr, 16th, 19:28), and Maggie Seitz (Jr, 20th, 19:48) rounded out the 5 DGS scoring postions. Michaela Hackbarth (Jr, 23rd, 20:01) and Abby Kargol (Sr, 24th, 20:02) also competed.

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DGS races at Midlothian Meadows Forest Preserve in Markham on Saturday, Nov. 1 with an opportunity to qualify for the IHSA State meet.

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