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Badger cross country improved at Farragut meet |
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September 16, 2015 |
Badger Cross Country took the first trip to
Farragut State Park last Saturday to compete on
what will be the district and state championship
course. Located at Scott Field, the course was
filled with turns, one large uphill section,
several downhills, and two loops that provided a
fast, but challenging course. When previewing
the course earlier that morning, Badger runners
remarked how much they enjoyed the course. Their
times would reflect how much they enjoyed it.
 Racing
against teams as far away as Teton High School
and teams as large as Capital, Borah, and
northern power teams like Sandpoint, Coeur d’
Alene and others, the Badgers saw a great deal
of competition from the broad spectrum of Idaho
teams.
The boys JV race started the Badger's day with
Jack Wade fighting his way to a 30th place
finish and a time of 19:28. Sam Smith, a first
year runner, posted a 21:31 in his first race
ever. Brad Corson, a sophomore also running in
his first race, struggled with pace early, but
rallied for a 22:04 on the 5k course. Ryne Rae,
feeling more comfortable in his second race,
posted a 22:12 in the run. Senior Louis Balcaen
finished in 22:35 and Alex Urbaniak improved by
4 minutes from last week, finishing in 26:10.
All times for the JV squad were either personal
or season bests. Notable teams outrun by the
Badgers were the JV teams of Moscow, Lake City,
and Lewiston.
The girls varsity team raced next. Every girl
also posted either season bests or career bests.
Jordan Young, ran a solid 21:34 in only her
second race. Senior Hannah Lysne was the next
Badger to finish at 24:19. Ada Bonnell met her
goal of breaking 25 minutes in 5k by running
24:59. Junior Nicole Donn ran a 25:54 for her
best this season and freshman Lauren Stidham
would also run a personal best 26:53.
The boys varsity team would fare much better
this week against Intermountain League foes
Priest River and Kellogg. Nolan Stidham led the
way with a solid 19:18. Sophomore Dawson Thomas
came in at 19:42 while freshman Jamin Bontrager
nearly broke the 20 minute barrier with a 20:05.
Senior Alva Swanson was just behind Jamin at
20:07. Eric Ellis’ season best 20:31 was next.
Less than a minute later Nick Magdaleno finished
at 21:29 and freshman Sam Gorton finished at
21:57. The Badgers, 20th place overall, beat
Priest River by exactly 100 points and Kellog by
116 points. Timberlake was the best
Intermountain League team
present, scoring 283 points for 9th out of 24
full teams.
“We showed significant gains this week,” head
coach Tyler Warner said. “Nearly every person on
the team either improved their times from last
week or had a career best. Jack and Alex really
improved their times, they learned from last
week and applied it in those JV races. I’m
really excited to see how we do on this course
in late October.”
The Badgers will travel to Missoula this
Saturday to race in the Mountain West Classic.
The race will feature some of the best teams
from Washington, Idaho, and Montana. Races begin
at 9:00 a.m. Mountain Standard Time. |
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