BJ's Printables Female Athlete Of The Month: Marion Hemmer Shines For Metro East Lutheran Cross Country

EDWARDSVILLE - Metro East Lutheran High School girls cross country coach Kevin Reiseck watched sophomore Marion Hemmer emerge as the Knights’ No. 2 runner during the 2025 season, a rise he said was fueled by significant improvement and capped by a personal-record performance at the IHSA Class 1A Regional in Trenton.

“She had an amazing year,” Reiseck said. “She improved a ton. She took off almost 2 minutes off her best time.”

Hemmer has been named a BJ’s Printables Female Athlete of the Month for the Knights.

At the IHSA Class 1A Regional at Trenton-Wesclin in 2025, Hemmer ran a personal-record 20:43.6 for three miles to place 19th. She later finished 64th in the IHSA Sectional at Trenton-Wesclin on Nov. 1, 2025, with a time of 21:19.4. Hemmer also placed 21st at the Granite City Robinson-Lang Cross Country Invite, running 22:31.4.

Reiseck said Hemmer will be part of the distance crew for the Metro East Lutheran girls' track and field team in the spring of 2026.

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