WATERTOWN - Aberdeen Central runners clocked season-best times during the Watoma Invitational Cross Country Meet on Thursday afternoon.
The Golden Eagles were fifth in the girls' team points and sixth in the boys' division.
The top place-winner on the day for Central was Juna Ramey who was 14th, one spot head of teammate Allie Novstrup.
"Across the board we had a great day," said Central girls' coach Eric Pedersen. "From varsity down to middle school, we had a ton of PRs, some of those kids cutting huge chunks, like 2-3 minutes off of times."
Pedersen said the Eagles made notable progress, pointing out finishing ahead ahead of Watertown in the final standings.
"I challenged them to make a push with their teammates and it paid off today," Petersen said. "We beat Watertown, which is a team who's been in front of us a lot lately."
As a result of that teamwork, several runners cut major time off their previous best efforts.
"Everyone did their job and remained invested
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