It was a beautiful afternoon for the Wheatridge Mustangs to run at the Bonner Springs Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, September 17th.
The first race of the day was the seventh grade girls’ one mile. Jillian Velasquez earned a fourth place finish and a medal with a time of 7:14, and her teammates Sadie Helms (8:25) and Phoebe States (9:46) had strong performances as well. The seventh grade boys’ one mile race followed. Three Mustangs ran top fifteen times and earned medals; Jake McClure took second place with a time of 6:04, Trent Glaser took sixth place with a time of 6:27, and Cam Gillman took thirteenth with a time of 6:37. Other seventh grade boy performances were Jay Jensen (8:38), Shane Hutchison (8:53), and Jackson Holle (10:13).
The eighth grade girls’ two mile race was next. Mallory Boden led the pack and earned a first place finish with a time of 14:09. Her teammate Ashlyn Bell also ran a medal-earning time; she came in fifth with a time of 14:51. Other great performances were Cassie Sleet (17:00), Bethany Stuart (17:20), Rachel Stuart (17:40), and Liz Noll (22:33). The last race of the day was the boys’ two mile. The boys had strong performances; Korbin Poznich (13:51), Masen Kindler (13:57), Ryan Hamilton (13:58), Jude Graham (14:26), Blaine Leon (14:29), Tyler Williams (15:09), Kaeden Elbert (15:59).
The Mustangs are looking forward to running at their fourth meet of the season on Thursday, September 22nd at Spring Hill.