Brandon Etzold This is Me

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1. 1. www.saxonylutheranhigh.com

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   Published on: 2/27/2007   Last Visited: 4/25/2007

   Vice Pres.-Brandon Etzold

2. 2. seMissourian.com: Story: Saxony Lutheran begins pursuit of third straight title

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   Published on: 11/4/2006   Last Visited: 11/4/2006

   Saxony Lutheran's Brandon Etzold, shown crossing the finish line first in the Class 1 District 1 meet, will try to lead the Crusaders to their third straight state championship.
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   Winningham and Class 1 runner-up Brandon Etzold are the lone seniors.
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   "We ran a bunch of big meets," Etzold said. "State's one of the easier races we'll run compared to Hancock. It's still hard, but nothing like Potosi."
   
   Facing big-school competition may not always make for high individual finishes for Saxony's runners, but it keeps them hungry to improve over the course of the season.
   
   "It's nice getting a lot of competition," Etzold said. "It kind of humbles you. It's fun running with guys like that."
   
   Etzold, a three-time all-state runner, still is in search of his first cross country individual title, though he won the 800- and 1,600-meter runs and was part of Saxony's two relay wins during last spring's Class 1 state track meet.
   
   His time in last year's state cross country meet was nearly 28 seconds faster than the next time posted by a returning runner. That puts Etzold in position to capture first place.
   
   "It's a goal, and I've had to work pretty hard to get to it," Etzold said.

3. 3. semissourian.com: Story: Saxony Lutheran runs to second straight title

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   Published on: 11/6/2005   Last Visited: 11/11/2005

   Brandon Etzold, Saxony's top returner after finishing fourth last year as a sophomore, finished second to pace the Crusaders in a time of 17:07.
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   "I dropped 1 minute and 9 seconds off last year, he just dropped some time, too," Etzold said. "I felt good at the two-mile mark, then I hit the hill. I felt I ran as good of a race as I could."
   
   In fact, Etzold had enough down the stretch to beat third-place finisher Clay Lincoln by nearly 2 seconds, catching him with a closing sprint.
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   Etzold was third for most of the race.
   
   "I saw it [the finish] and I just took off," Etzold said of the finish. "I heard people yelling at me I could catch him."
   
   Etzold nearly became the first boys runner from Southeast Missouri to capture the individual state championship.
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   Brandon Etzold 17:07, 15.