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BFHS Cross Country performs well in first meet
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August 29, 2018 |
by Tyler Warner
BFHS Varsity Cross Country Coach
We had our first meet last Saturday and it was a
pretty good one! Air quality hovered just a few
points below the acceptable threshold, so we
didn't have to cancel. Libby had to cancel their
meet the day before, but because they still
wanted a meet they came over to us at the last
moment. Luckily my finish line crew and
volunteers were very flexible and we were able
to accomodate both Libby and Thompson Falls
joining us in addition to previously scheduled
Priest River and Kellogg, making for five teams
total.
The course was 5k (3.11 miles) and this Cross
Country event was held at the high school.
We had two races starting at 9:00 a.m.. The
Girls' race was highlighted by Abby Gorton
(BFHS, Junior) winning the girls race with a
time of 20:43. Second place, Josie Neesvig
(Sophomore, Thompson Falls) finished in 21:55.
Also finishing top 10 for Bonners was Senior
Emily Gorino who ran a 25:58. In team scoring
there were three complete teams. Thompson Falls
was 3rd with 48 points, Bonners Ferry 2nd with
41 points, and Priest River 1st with 31 points.
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The Boys' race had five Badgers in the top ten
starting with 3rd place Hunter Smith (Junior) in
18:47, 4th Place Sam Gorton (Senior) in 19:12,
5th place Austin Donn (Junior) in 19:31, 8th
Place Ty Grigg (Sophomore) in 20:40, and 9th
place Duncan McKechnie (sophomore) in 20:55. In
team scoring there were also three complete
teams. Kellogg was 3rd with 53 points, Priest
River second with 41 points, and Bonners Ferry
was the meet champions with a score of 29.
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As for notes, Abby Gorton led the girls race
pretty much from the start and it was never
really close. She kept her pace up well and
never relinquished the distance she gained. We
are also missing a few girls who have not had
enough practices, but once practices are
completed the girls team will only get better.
Same situation for the boys, Conner Alexander
(Freshman) would have finished right behind
Austin Donn if he had been eligible for scoring.
The complete results from this meet are shown
below:
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