PREP XC: Sandpoint XC posts top 10 team finishes at Timberlake Farragut Invite
Sandpoint's Grace Rookey finishes neck-and-neck between Borah High School runners Lucy Johnson and Adalin Greenway at the Timberlake Farragut Invitational Saturday. Rookey finished in 26th with a time of 21:04.
Photo by MAX OSWALD
Sandpoint's Isaiah Hagstrom approaches the two-mile mark at the Timberlake Farragut Invitational.
Clark Fork's Westin Caven and Sandpoint's Jimmy Cornelius run side-by-side heading into the final mile on Saturday.
Sandpoint's Makiyah Hagstrom crosses the finish line at the Timberlake Farragut Invitational Saturday.
ATHOL – The Sandpoint boys and girls cross country teams looked strong against a loaded field at the Timberlake Farragut Invitational Saturday. The boys finished fifth out of 25 teams while the girls took sixth out of 18 teams.
For Sandpoint, Nathan Roche led the boys, finishing with a time of 16:38 which was good enough for 18th out of 186 runners. Daniel Ricks trailed not too far behind, finishing in 23rd (17:05). Kasten Grimm, Paul Kent, and Michael Hall rounded out the top five for the Bulldogs.
The girls were led by Lily Richardson who finished 12th out of 147 runners with a time of 20:35. Grace Rookey battled hard near the finish to pick up 26th place (21:04) while Elizabeth Storms took 29th (21:19) for the Bulldogs. Terra Bode and Makiyah Hagstrom rounded out the top 5 for Sandpoint.
Coeur d’Alene won the men's race with a score of 33, 80 points ahead of second place finishers Lewis and Clark. The Vikings had five runners among the top 11 finishers.
Mt. Spokane won the girls race, just edging out Coeur d’Alene by 11 points. Sandpoint’s junior varsity girls team, led by freshman Sienna Todd-Murray took first in the JV race.
“It was good competition for our guys and girls teams,” head coach Mike Ehredt said. “There were lots of good teams from Washington, Boise, bigger 5A schools, etc. You have teams like Coeur d’Alene (boys) who are ranked fourth in the nation. I am all about running where the competition is, and this meet had a lot of it.”
The Sandpoint cross country team will head to the University of Montana for the Mountain West Classic, the largest meet in the state of Montana, Saturday, Sept. 23.
BOYS
TEAM SCORES — 1, Coeur d'Alene 33. 2, Lewis and Clark 113. 3, Kamiakin 115. 4, Mt. Spokane 132. 5, Sandpoint 165. 6, Capital 166. 7, Borah 250. 8, Meridian 268. 9, Lake City 293. 10, University 339. 11, Timberlake 339. 12, Moscow 352. 13, McCall-Donnelly 368. 14, Post Falls 372. 15, Post Falls 384. 16, Lewiston 444. 17, Lakeland 488. 18, Kellogg 497. 19, Grangeville 518. 20, Valley Christian 522. 21, Logos 533. 22, Libby 549. 23, Colville 571. 24, Lincoln County 621. 25, Bonners Ferry 744.
TOP 10 — 1, Nate Stadtlander, Meridian, 15:37.1. 2, Kade Brownell, Mt. Spokane, 15:38.6. 3, Maximus Cervi-Skinner, Coeur d’Alene, 15:42.2 4, Ezra Teeples, Kamiakin, 15:49.9. 5, Jacob King, Coeur d’Alene, 15:53.2. 6, Zack Cervi-Skinner, Coeur d’Alene, 16:09.7. 12, Isaac Anttonen, Capital, 16:15.1. 8, Kyler Harris, Florence-Carlton, 16:15.4. 9, Parker Westermann, Mt Spokane, 16:18.0. 10, Lachlan May, Coeur d’Alene, 16:22.2.
GIRLS
TEAM SCORES — 1, Mt Spokane 103. 2, Coeur d'Alene 114. 3, Borah 135. 4, Capital 140. 5, Post Falls 165. 6, Sandpoint 183. 7, University 184. 8, Moscow 187. 9, Kamiakin 207. 10, Meridian 213. 11, McCall-Donnelly 235. 12, Logos 245. 13, Timberlake 267. 14, Lake City 299. 15, Colville 360. 16, Lewiston 482. 17, Libby 518. 18, Lincoln County 556.
TOP 10 — 1, Paisley Taylor, Meridian, 19:09.7. 2, Annabelle Carr, Coeur d'Alene Charter, 19:33.4. 3, Lily Sullivan, Capital, 19:34.7. 4, Jane Wycoff, Mt Spokane, 19:37.1. 5, Dakota Keyworth, Coeur d’Alene, 19:42.9. 6, Talia Bonville, Post Falls, 19:45.2. 7, Hazel Kunkel, Lake City, 19:45.8. 8, Kaylynn Misner, Post Falls, 19:56.4. 9, Olivia May, Coeur d'Alene, 20:05.9. 10, Sara Casebolt, Logos, 20:08.9.
