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Klett would pass both runners for the win. Photo by Mark Schafer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;char_sty&quot;:20809777,&quot;ff&quot;:&quot;Liberation Serif&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;fgc&quot;:&quot;rgb(0,0,0)&quot;,&quot;fw_i&quot;:400,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-margin-bottom=\"6\" data-line-height=\"1.000\" data-doc-id=\"1763097000001465496\" data-doc-type=\"writer\"><span data-char-style-info=\"20809777\">By Mark Schafer | The News-Review <\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;char_sty&quot;:20809777,&quot;ff&quot;:&quot;Liberation Serif&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;fgc&quot;:&quot;rgb(0,0,0)&quot;,&quot;fw_i&quot;:400,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-margin-bottom=\"6\" data-line-height=\"1.000\"><span class=\"EOP\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-char-style-info=\"20809777\">SIGOURNEY &#8211; Everyone wants to do well at home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;char_sty&quot;:20809777,&quot;ff&quot;:&quot;Liberation Serif&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;fgc&quot;:&quot;rgb(0,0,0)&quot;,&quot;fw_i&quot;:400,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-margin-bottom=\"6\" data-line-height=\"1.000\"><span data-char-style-info=\"20809777\">Running at his last home meet ever, Sigourney senior Troy Klett was able to make sure his last run at the Sigourney cross country meet would be a memorable one. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;char_sty&quot;:20809777,&quot;ff&quot;:&quot;Liberation Serif&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;fgc&quot;:&quot;rgb(0,0,0)&quot;,&quot;fw_i&quot;:400,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-margin-bottom=\"6\" data-line-height=\"1.000\"><span data-char-style-info=\"20809777\">As he started to round the final turn of the race it didn&#8217;t look like Klett was going to be the winner of the Sigourney cross country race. He had two runners in front of him and a very large hill to maneuver. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;char_sty&quot;:20809777,&quot;ff&quot;:&quot;Liberation Serif&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;fgc&quot;:&quot;rgb(0,0,0)&quot;,&quot;fw_i&quot;:400,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-margin-bottom=\"6\" data-line-height=\"1.000\"><span data-char-style-info=\"20809777\">That didn&#8217;t bother the senior. 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