The Knoxville Cross Country Squads will head to Oskaloosa to run for their meet on Tuesday. For the girls, they welcomed back Norah Pearson, who made her season debut last week. Pearson, who is currently ranked #8 in the latest Iowa Track Coaches Association class 3A poll finished 20th at the Grinnell Invitational. Girls Coach Mikayla Splavec tells KNIA/KRLS Sports it will be a meet-to-meet decision for Pearson as to whether she runs or not due to her continuing rehab on her knee that she injured during basketball season last winter.

Splavec:
“We’re going to be really cautious of where she’s running so there’s no twists or falls, but we’re hoping she gets to compete a few more times this year.”

Splavec says since the Oskaloosa course is rather hilly, Pearson likely will not run but hopes to be able to participate fully by the conference and State Qualifier.