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Badgers blaze at Travers Park |
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October 12, 2016 |
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| Photos by Jack
Wade |
| Freshman
Abigail Gorton and junior Jordan Young
ran with each other for the entirety of
the race. Together, they posted the
second and third fastest times for the
Lady Badgers since 2007, when Melody
Braden ran a 19:51. |
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A cool, wet morning at Travers Park in Sandpoint
led to fast times on Saturday in one of the last
cross country races of the season. Three mostly
flat one-mile loops around the park gave
spectators great opportunity to watch many
schools from across northern Idaho test the 3.1
mile course.
“It was basically a track meet,” said Coach
Tyler Warner. “Fast, left-hand turns,
straightaways and such. It can be really
difficult to stay awake in those races, you tend
to get bored and fall asleep.”
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| Badger Will
Colson |
The upside, however, was a chance for a lot of
personal and season best times. Bonners Ferry
also got a chance to show off the new uniforms
that arrived earlier in the week.
The JV boys started the day for Bonners Ferry.
Cameron Rae crossed the line first for the
Badgers at 24:09, a more than two minute
improvement from his time at Priest River the
previous week. Will Colson finished next with a
time of 25:54, followed by Brady Bateman at
26:13. Nathan Olsen rounded out Bonners Ferry
finishers with a 26:14, just behind Bateman.
After the JV races the rain lightened, giving
some relief to the varsity races. The ladies
toed the line to great success.
Freshman Abigail Gorton and junior Jordan Young
ran with each other for the entirety of the
race, using teamwork to push each other and
weave through the competition. Gorton took 10th
overall with an impressive 20:02 and Young was
12th with a 20:06. Together, Young and Gorton
posted the second and third fastest times for
the Lady Badgers since 2007, when Melody Braden
ran a 19:51.
Both were also personal best times for the duo.
Ada Bonnell finished third for Bonners Ferry
with a personal best time of 22:49. Lauren
Stidham finished in 25:39, a season best,
followed by Elisabeth Cowley and Rayan Naylor
who finished in 26:45 and 26:51 respectively,
personal bests for both ladies.
Finishing out the day for Bonners Ferry was the
boys varsity team. Abigail’s brother Sam Gorton
posted Bonners Ferry’s fastest time of the day,
a personal best of 18:24. Late in the 18th
minute of the race came a pack of three Badgers,
led by senior Eric Ellis at 18:58, followed by
Dawson Thomas at 18:59, and Austin Donn at
19:00.
“That was probably the most fun part of the race
to watch for us,” said Warner. “Watching three
of our guys battling down the finishing stretch
with each other and using that to blow past
everyone in their way was awesome.”
Ryne Rae crossed the line next in a career best
19:55, followed by Nick Magdaleno’s season best
20:15. Senior Alex Urbaniak posted a career best
23:06 to round out Badger runners.
Out of 17 Badgers competing on Saturday 13
posted either a season best or personal best
time at Travers Park.
Bonners Ferry will next race at Kellogg on
Thursday, October 13, at Pinehurst Golf Course.
Races start at 3 p.m. |
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