Milford, Ia (KICD) – It was a tough finish to the 2022 Cross Country season for the Okoboji Girls. The Pioneers just missed qualifying for State as a team, and coach Erin Frerichs says that State Qualifying meet is a main source of motivation this year.

3 of the Pioneers top scorers in that State Qualifying meet a season ago, and they will be the main force driving Okoboji this season.

The Okoboji Program is pretty well established. Frerichs talked about what practice has looked like in the early going.

The Siouxland Conference is one of the top leagues in the State when it comes to Cross Country, and it got even more cluttered at the top with the addition of Unity Christian.

Okoboji will open up their season at Spencer. KICD will have coverage from that meet on August 24th, as well as their meet at Sioux Central on September 14th. For more local sports conversation, tune in to the KICD Sports Beacon, a podcast on KICDam.com.