XC Trio Competes at States

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Brooke Bennett, Nathan Louk and Emily Louk competed at the WV State Cross Country Tournament October 31.

Jack Varah, Staff Reporter
November 12, 2015

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A trio of LCHS runners captured finishes at the West Virginia State Track Meet October 31.

Sophomore Emily Louk finished in the Top Ten for the second-straight year.  Louk finished 8th at the state track meet, setting a personal and school record at 19:14.

Her teammate Brooke Bennett finished 44 out 95 runners.  It was Bennett’s first tournament appearance.  Bennett set a personal best time at 21:14.

Louk’s brother, Nate, also competed at the tournament finishing in the top half of the competition field. Louk completed his senior season as Lewis County’s first four-year letterman with eight top Top Ten finishes, two-time all Big Ten conference honors and two-time qualifier for the state meet.

Nate Louk now owns the school cross country record set at 17:46.

In both fields, there were approximately 100 runners.

Cross country is the newest sport to be offered at LCHS.  The team is coached by Master Sergeant Bill Linger.

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Girls’ Cross Country teammates take a breather in action earlier this year. Pictured above, L to R: Sarah Flesher, Emily Louk, Layla Sydqi, Sydney Edwards and Brooke Bennett.

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