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

Significant time improvements and high area rankings highlight the sophomore’s key contributions to the Knights' team.

Dan Brannan, Content Director

Feb 27, 2026 2:57 PM Feb 27, 2026 4:07 PM

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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.

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“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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