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Badger cross country at Plantes Ferry meet |
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September 24, 2014 |
Warm sunny days can be pleasant in late
September, unless you are running a race.
Temperatures reached the mid-80’s and the
evaporating morning dew gave off a humid feel as
the runners raced at Plantes Ferry in Spokane,
Washington. Battling against the heat and
high-level competition, the Badger cross country
team gave it their best shot and managed to post
some notable performances. The 5.2k course
featured wide open spaces that made for a tough
mental battle, especially in the heat.
The freshmen started off the day for Bonners
Ferry. Andrew McCoy posted a personal best,
dropping 7 seconds off his previous best to
finish in 25:44.66. Neil Martin posted the best
freshman time, 21:34, and took 17th place
overall in a race featuring 165 freshmen
runners.
In the boys’ varsity race, Tucker Cavender had
perhaps the gutsiest performance of the day. On
grassy courses runners usually wear spiked
running shoes to provide extra traction. Early
in the race another runner unintentionally
spiked Cavender in the knee and he fell. In
spite of this setback, Cavender climbed back to
his feet and still finished in 19:55. Jacob
Perkins continued a stellar season, finishing in
18:02 and taking 25th overall. In a regular 5k
race, Perkins time probably would have been in
the 17 minute range. Eric Ellis also showed a
lot of guts in the last 200m of the race. With
one runner directly in front of him and two more
about fifteen meters ahead, Ellis found his 6th
gear and caught 2 of the runners and barely
missed catching the third.
At the hottest part of the day, the Lady Badgers
rounded out the racing in Spokane. Sporting
socks featuring the Seattle skyline, Nicole Donn
finished in 25:10. Victoria Smith was not far
behind her teammate, finishing in 27:35.
The cross country team now gets a week to
recover. Their next meet will be October 2nd in
Priest River for the Ivan Benson Invite at
Priest River Lamanna High School. That same
weekend they will make the long trip to Moscow
for the Bob Weisle Invite on October 4th.
(see times for top finishers below this
photo)
Freshmen
Neil Martin 21:34
Nick Magdaleno 24:46
Will Colson 25:44.15
Andrew McCoy 25:44.66
Boys' Varsity
Jacob Perkins 18:02
Alva Swanson 19:53
Tucker Cavender 19:55
Nolan Stidham 20:52
Jack Wade 21:21
Eric Ellis 22:31
Alex Urbaniak 28:09
Girls'
Varsity
Nicole Donn 25:10
Victoria Smith 27:35
Amanda Bauer 29:44
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