DeKalb junior Kelsey Schrader won the Class 3A St. Charles East Sectional with a time of 16 minutes, 57 seconds. She qualified for the state meet next weekend.

“My goal coming into it was to break 17 [minutes]. This race is a lot a fun because it was a pack most of the way. It wasn’t until the last 400 yards that I was able to breakaway. The last 400 is all downhill so I was sprinting hard as I could. When I saw the clock it was 16:48 and it kept ticking. I did not want to get 17 [minutes] so I sprinted as hard as I could.”

The Barbs finished 10th as a team.