Detroit Lakes, Minn (KDLM) – The Detroit Lakes Lakers Cross Country team will host it’s annual Make the Lake “meet” at the DL City Park at 9:00 am on Tuesday and is anticipating nearly 500 runners from 14 area schools.
“We call it Minnesota’s largest practice,” said Laker girls cross country coach Ryan Zunich. “This year we will be hosting Hawley, Frazee, Red Lake County, East Grand Forks, Ada-Borup, Lake Park-Audubon, Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail Central, Wadena-Deer Creek, Park Rapids, Eden Prairie, Fergus Falls, United North Central, and Perham.”
The run isn’t competitive but is meant as a giant joint practice and networking opportunity for area runners.
“We always have to remind the kids that this isn’t a race,” said Zunich. We don’t do this to race. We do this to celebrate our sport and allow the kids that enjoy the sport to get to know other athletes from other communities. They spend a lot of time working hard and they see a lot of the same faces, but here they get a chance to go on a three, five, seven, or ten-mile run depending on their level. They get to spend that time with different teams and different runners. There are a lot of smiling faces, there’s meeting a lot of new people, and a lot of SnapChats being exchanged. It’s a great way to kick off the cross-country season,”
The Laker Cross Country team will kick off their 2023 season at The Vintage Golf Course in Staples on Monday, August 28th.
LAKER CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE:
Monday, August 28 – @ Staples-Motley (9:00 am)
Thursday, September 7 – Home Meet (4:30 pm)
Thursday, September 14 – @ Little Falls (4:00 pm)
Saturday, September 30 – @ Grand Forks (10:00 am)
Saturday, October 7 – @ Alexandria (10:00 am)
Tuesday, October 17 – MidState Conference Meet
Thursday, October 26 – Section Meet
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