STATE CROSS COUNTRY: Runners from Sandpoint, Priest River, Clark Fork take home medals
Sandpoint senior Grace Rookey approaches the finish line at the district championship meet earlier this season. At the state championship, Rookey took home a medal after running a new personal best time of 19:50.22, good enough for 19th place out of 115 runners.
Photo by Max Oswald
Sandpoint senior Daniel Ricks competes at the district championship meet earlier this season. At the state championship meet, Ricks finished in 24th place out of 115 runners with a time of 16:52.71 to help the Bulldogs to a seventh-place team finish.
Clark Fork’s Westin Caven competes at the IHSAA State Cross Country Championships As he passes by, Sandpoint head coach Mike Ehredt yells words of encouragement.
POCATELLO – A total of five local runners – two from Sandpoint, two from Priest River, and one from Clark Fork – finished among the top 20 in their respective races to take home medals from the IHSAA State Cross Country Championships held at the Portneuf Wellness Complex on Saturday.
SANDPOINT: Senior Nathan Roche led the boys to a seventh-place team finish after placing 18th out of 115 runners with a time of 16:44.22. Also breaking 17 minutes on Saturday was Daniel Ricks who took 24th place. With the absence of Paul Kent, stepping up were Kasten Grimm (44th), Jimmy Cornelius (59th), and Michael Hall (66th) to round out the Bulldogs’ top five. The teams’ seventh-place finish is three spots higher than last year when Sandpoint finished in 10th place.
Sandpoint senior Daniel Ricks competes at the district championship meet earlier this season. At the state championship meet, Ricks finished in 24th place out of 115 runners with a time of 16:52.71 to help the Bulldogs to a seventh-place team finish.Become a Subscriber!
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