Infamous for its hills and two covered bridges, Rim Rock Farm is a notoriously challenging cross-country course. This posed no problem for junior Julia Larkin, who paced the girls cross-country team with a time of 20:43.3 at the Sunflower League meet on Friday. This was Larkin’s eighth time running at Rim Rock.

“Rim Rock’s a tough course, and it’s our home course so we run at it a bunch,” Larkin said, “but I love it.”

Larkin and sophomore Erin Fagan finished side by side, coming in 13th and 14th place. Fagan finished only .5 seconds behind Larkin. The girls team came in 5th at the meet.

Sophomore Charlie Johnson led the boys team placing 14th overall, setting a new personal record by eight seconds. Johnson knows how difficult the Rim Rock course is, and was glad to see that his teammates were up for the challenge.

“Overall, I am pretty proud because there were a lot of people that got a [personal record],” Johnson said. “That’s always really fun to see at a difficult course like Rim Rock.”

Fellow sophomore John Loos was up for the challenge of running at Rim Rock. Loos set a new personal record by ten seconds and placed 45th overall.

“It’s a beautiful course,” Loos said. ”It’s a tough place but it is my favorite place to run.”

The boys squad came in 8th at the Sunflower League meet.

Following the league meet, regionals took place on October 21st. the girls team qualified for state with a 3rd place finish, and the boys team finished 5th. Charlie Johnson qualified for state with a 6th place finish.