For Henry Killen the third time was the charm.

Last Thursday, Killen,  finished 10th in the Minnesota section 1A  cross country meet at Rochester’s Northern Hills Golf Course.

Killen posted a time of 17:24, which vaulted him into the state cross country meet held on Saturday November , at St. Olaf College in Northfield.

This will be the third consecutive year that Killen has been to state.

“I’m feeling excited and wound up,” stated Killen, “Since this is my third time, I know the course pretty well.”  Killen’s goal is to score a spot in the top 50 out of the 175 runners.  Killen would also like to break the 17:00 barrier, his personal record is 17:01 at a fast Zumbrota course earlier this year.

The class A group in which Killen is racing, will be stepping off at 10 a.m.  Class A girls runn at 11:00, Class AA boys are at 1:00 and AA girls at 2:00

As a senior, this will be Killen’s last chance to perform at the high school level for cross country.  Killen hads this advice for  younger  Cotter athletes:  “Enjoy every chance you get to put on that uniform, because one day, it will all be over.”