Panhandle Post
Alliance, Neb. - As the fall season for high school sports is nearing the end including cross country, two Alliance boys' cross country runners are preparing for the upcoming state championship meet this Friday at the Kearney Country Club.
Zurn is a junior and will be entering and is heading to the state for the second time after making state with the team last year. Last year was Zurn first year running cross country. He is also involved with track which he has been doing since middle school.
Saka, a sophomore, will also be heading back to Kearney for a second time. He enjoys playing soccer but started doing track and cross country as he got older.
Last week, Zurn and Saka ran in Overton at the B-3 District race. Zurn placed third (16:25.00) and Saka placed twelfth (17:37:04). Both runners qualified as individual racers. The Class B Boys race will begin at 11:00am (MT)/12:00pm (CT) at the Kearney County Club. For more information about state for tickets, parking, live results, etc, click here.
The "Voice" of the Bulldogs Canon Rath sat down with Alliance boys cross country Head Coach Kelly Erickson and chatted with state qualifiers Trevor Zurn and Asher Saka. To check out the conversation, check out the podcast below.