It was a hot day and you did a great job today at Wellsville! Below is the press release, if you ran faster today than you did on Saturday, your time will have a PR (Personal Record) next to it !
The Wheatridge Mustangs traveled to Wellsville on Thursday to run at their second meet of the season. Seventh grader Jillian Velasquez took eighth in the mile with a medal-earning time of 6:39 and was joined by Sadie Helms (8:03) and Phoebe States (9:05 PR) in the first race of the day. Four Seventh grade boys ran medal-earning times; Jake McClure took second place with a time of 5:47 (PR) and the pack of Trent Glaser (6:21), Cam Gillman (6:26 PR), and Charlie Kuzma (6:29 PR) took 16th, 17th, and 18th, respectively. Other great seventh grade boy performances were Jacob Adams (6:52), Jay Jensen (8:28 PR), and Jackson Holle (9:50 PR).
The last race of the day was a combined 8th grade boys and girls two mile run. Mallory Boden took ninth with a medal-earning time of 14:58 and Ashlyn Bell took twelfth with a medal-earning time of 15:11. Other girl performances were Bethany Stuart (17:46), Rachel Stuart (18:17), Cassie Sleet (19:17), and Liz Noll (21:34). The boy’s team was well represented with performances by Ryan Hamilton (13:41), Korbin Poznich (14:00), Masen Kindler (14:10), Blaine Leon (14:28), Christian Gomez (14:30), Jude Graham (14:36), Cale Yokley (14:56), Kaeden Elbert (15:04), and Tyler Williams (15:13).
The Mustangs will travel to Wyandotte County Park on Saturday to run at the Bonner Springs Invitational.