Only in its third year, the Tri County Northeast cross country teams did something that they had not accomplished in the first two years of the program.
The boys and girls medaled two athletes at the same event.
Leading the way for the girls’ team were Bre Millard (10 th ) and Alejandra Hermosillo (12th ). Millard posted a time of 22:39 and Hermosillo 22:49. Jenni Olson and Hailey Millard posted season best times of 26:13 and 27:34. Chloe Peters ran well but came up just short of a season best at 28:51.
Jude Ridenour (12th ) and Alex Snyder (14th ) snatched up medals posting times of 19:09 and 19:12. It marked the first time in program history where two Wolfpack male runners placed at the same meet. Snyder’s time was a career best. Devon Lewellen posted a time of 22:13, running slightly injured.
Several junior runners also competed at Pender. Junior course distance was 2k. Boys competing and times were:
Alan Figueroa 8:33
Hank Niemann 8:41
Drayden Nielsen 9:02
Logan Kraemer 9:06
Timmy Peters 10:44
The lone junior high girl competing was Leah Johnson who ran a time of 11:56.
COACHES COMMENTS:
“Very, very proud of our teams’ effort today. Everyone ran the course well. The athletes are developing slowly but surely into better runners and accepting the challenge of bettering themselves. The season now becomes a preparation for the district meet at the end of the season in which we are in an extremely competitive group of teams. The athletes will need to continue to improve to see personal success at the end of the season. Congratulations of a great day teams!”