Below are the Press Releases for the first three meets of the season.
9.13.14 - Celebration Park
The Mustangs kicked of their 2014 season with a great day at Celebration Park on Saturday. The weather was perfect and the times reflect what a great day it was for Wheatridge’s Cross Country team. The seventh grade girls had great first runs of the season, with Kenzie Gust running a 6:51 and Shelby Baldwin running a 7:12. The seventh grade boys represented well in their mile run. Mitch Lumley came in 13th place with a time of 6:08, Chase Eccles ran a 6:48, Jackson Edwards ran an 8:21, Kole Edwards ran a 9:10, and Ryan Blackwell ran a 9:59. The eighth grade girls, Skyler Bartels and Jamie Gaither, both returning runners, had great two mile races. Bartels came in 11th with a time of 14:08 and Gaither had a time of 15:11. The eighth grade boys brought home two medals; Timothy Stuart won the meet and earned a first place medal with a time of 12:05 and Rodolfo Berrum earned a fifth place medal with a time of 12:20. The other eighth grade boys had great first runs of the year, with Noah Spencer running a 14:25, Josh Lopeman running a 15:31, and Trenton Bilhimer running a 16:13.
9.18.14 - Wellsville
Wheatridge Middle School Cross Country runners had a great meet in Wellsville on Thursday! The first race of the meet was 7th grade girls, Kenzie Gust earned a medal by taking 12th place with a time of 6:58, Shelby Baldwin earned a medal by taking 19th place with a time of 7:10, and Erin Smith debuted her season with a time of 10:39. The second race of the meet was 7th grade boys and one medal was brought home by Mitch Lumley, who took 10th place with a time of 6:08. Chase Eccles was our second runner with a time of 6:58, the trio of Triston Gibson, Jackson Edwards, and Kole Edwards ran 8:32, 8:35, and 8:37, respectively. Logan Kleinsorge debuted his season with a time of 8:49 and Ryan Blackwell ran a 10:03. The third and final race of the meet was a combined 8th grade girls and boys race. Two 8th grade girls brought home medals: Jamie Gaither ran a 14:37 and earned 15th place and Skyler Bartels ran a 14:38 and earned 16th place, Haley Meyer debuted with a 16:16. Two 8th grade boys brought home medals: Timothy Stuart ran a 12:38 and earned 6th place and Rodolfo Berrum ran a 12:39 and earned 7th place. Noah Spencer ran a 14:27, Josh Lopeman ran a 14:38, Trenton Bilhimer ran a 16:26, and Taylor Lindburg debuted at a 21:05. The team is excited to participate in their third meet of the season at Wyandotte County Park this Saturday.
9.20.14 - Robert Clark
Wheatridge Middle School Cross Country runners ran a
beautiful and hilly course during the Robert Clark Invitational at Wyandotte
County Park on Saturday! The first race of the meet was 7th grade girls,
Kenzie Gust ran a time of 7:33 and Shelby Baldwin had a time of 7:50. The
second race of the meet was 7th grade boys and one medal was brought home by
Mitch Lumley, who took 24th place with a time of 6:28. Kole Edwards was
our second runner with a time of 8:24, the trio of Triston Gibson, Jackson
Edwards, and Logan Kleinsorge ran 9:44, 9:59, and 10:20, respectively.
The third race of the meet was 8th grade girls and two medals were brought home
by Jamie Gaither and Skyler Bartels, who took 11th place and 20th place
with times of 15:04 and 15:53, respectively. Haley Meyer was the third 8th
grade girl and was very close to earning a medal with a time of 16:37. The last
race of the day was 8th grade boys were two more medals were brought home by
Rodolfo Berrum and Timothy Stuart, who placed 4th and 11th, with times of 12:33
and 13:11, respectively. The rest of the 8th graders finished strong, Josh
Lopeman ran a time of 14:17, Noah Spencer ran a time of 14:26, Trenton Bilhimer
ran a time of 16:30, and Taylor Lindburg ran a time of 23:17. The fourth meet
of the season will take place in Spring Hill this Thursday.