It was a rainy, muddy day in Eudora for Wheatridge Middle School Cross Country runners, but they didn’t let the conditions put a damper on their last meet of the season! WOW is the best word to describe the performances of all the runners! EVERY single runner ran a PR (personal record) and WMS now has FOUR new school records!
Kenzie Gust is the new seventh grade girl record holder with a time of 6:21, which also earned her a medal and sixth place in league. Mitch Lumley shaved off 18 seconds from his previous seventh grade boy record-breaking time with a run of 5:37, which earned him a medal and fourth place in league. Jamie Gaither had a great last middle school race and broke the eighth grade girl record with a time of 12:54, which earned her a medal and ninth place in league. Timothy Stuart ran his best race of the season and broke the eighth grade boy record with a time of 11:24, which earned him a medal and eighth place in league.
Other medal-worthy performances were run by three of the runners. Rodolfo Berrum, who also broke the previous eighth grade boy record with a time of 11:34, earned 11th in league. Shelby Baldwin ran a 6:47 and placed tenth in league. Skyler Bartels ran a 13:19 and placed thirteenth in league.
The runners did a great job of wrapping up their season with great performances. Seventh graders pushed themselves in their last one mile run. Erin Smith ran a 9:22, Chase Eccles ran a 6:07, Sebastian Wingfield ran a 7:07, Kole Edwards ran a 7:19, Jackson Edwards ran a 7:32, Logan Kleinsorge ran a 8:02, and Ryan Blackwell ran a 9:05. Eighth graders ended their middle school season with fantastic two mile runs. Haley Meyer ran a 14:30, Noah Spencer ran a 12:34, Josh Lopeman ran a 12:55, Trenton Bilhimer ran a 13:55, and Taylor Lindburg ran a 17:55. WMS coaches are incredibly proud of all the hard work and dedication that the runners gave this season and they look forward to next year!