CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa Mekayla Gibson picked up her second individual race title of the season, and William Woods easily cruised past the field at the Seminole Valley Stampede, scoring a season-best 33 points to claim the top spot in the seven-team event. All five scoring runners for the Owls finished in the top 15, with Sarah Kirby picking up a new PR by better than a minute with a time of 20:12.0.
Black Elk Answers the Call and Becomes a Collegiate Athlete Black Elk Answers the Call and Becomes a Collegiate Athlete Thursday, 31 December 2020 12:05
By Scott Bidroski
While it was an interesting call for help, 2018 Gordon-Rushville graduate Andrew Black Elk still answered the bell.
Black Elk is attending college at Peru State in Peru, Neb. and is taking classes towards a teaching degree. Black Elk is working towards fulfilling his dream of being a high school math teacher.
One day, he received an email from the athletic department asking for male runners to join the Cross Country Team
Peru State College had not had a men’s cross country team for the past 30 years and Head Coach James Cole was looking to revitalize the program. Cole had only 4 runners signed for the upcoming season.