Badger runners get better
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September 24, 2013 |
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Badger sophomore Amanda Bauer, in her
first year in cross country, pared two
minutes off her previous personal best
Saturday at Plantes Ferry, digging deep
to put on an extra burst of speed at the
finish. |
| Karen Perkins
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By Coach Tyler Warner
The weather held off all week during practice
hours and on Saturday at Plantes Ferry Sports
Complex the Badgers’ luck continued. The rain
clouds that hung over the area for most of the
day refused to bathe the gently rolling, mostly
flat, and grassy course and made for a cool and
enjoyable meet.
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Caleb Madson
and Josh Cleve worked together
throughout the JV race to post
respectable times. |
The course, in spite of being slightly longer
than the standard 5k, provided the Badgers with
a chance to lower their times and to compete
against big schools from the Spokane area as
well as some familiar Idaho foes.
The freshman started off the morning with a race
all to themselves. Eric Ellis knocked over
thirty seconds off his time from Hayden Canyon,
coming in at 20:40 officially. Ellis, called
“Rock” by teammates, finished 28th overall in a
field of 75 runners.
Ellis’ classmate Alex Urbaniak also competed,
coming in at 23:13.
In the girls JV race, sophomore Amanda Bauer, a
first year runner, stepped up her game and
knocked over two minutes off her previous best.
After thinking she had burned all her energy on
the course, she managed to dig a little deeper
and crossed the line at 27:09 officially.
Badger coaches liked to see her search for that
extra fuel and find it at the finish.
In the boys JV race Caleb Madson and Zach Cleve
worked together to post times of 24:03 and
24:05, respectively.
For the varsity girls, junior captain Jordan
Merz led the way with a 25:12 official time.
Teammate Hannah Lysne came in at 26:19. Jordan
dropped almost two minutes off her time from
Hayden Canyon and Hannah dropped a full minute;
significant accomplishments no matter the
terrain.
The boys’ varsity race saw the Badger boys
compete well against IML rival Priest River and
several Spokane area schools.
Luke Reoch led the way, finding his stride and a
17:59 finish. Jacob Perkins, as always, was with
his teammate coming in at 18:06 even though he
battled a side-ache for most of the race.
In their own division Reoch and Perkins placed
12th and 14th and finished in the top 30
overall.
Collin Cossairt returned to varsity and dashed
to an 18:38 even after being tripped early in
the race. Tucker Cavender concluded his race at
19:36, continuing his breakout season. Louis
Balcaen finished in 20:36 and Nolan Stidham
dashed to a 20:42. Alva Swanson rounded out the
boys with a 20:52, not far behind his teammates.
The Badgers will next race on Thursday,
September 26, at Priest River Lamanna High
School. |
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