Amazing job, everyone!! We had almost ALL of our team run personal records today! We also have TWO NEW SEVENTH GRADE SCHOOL RECORDS!! Below is the Press Release for you to see your times. Also, I will personally be reading this Press Release tomorrow morning on the announcements, which means if you ran a PR, you will be getting a special shout out!
The 7th grade girls’ one mile kicked off the meet. All three girls ran personal records! Phoebe States ran a 7:29 (PR), Sadie Helms ran a 7:09 (PR), and Jillian Velasquez set a new school record with a time of 5:59 (PR)! The 7th grade boy’s one mile was next, and many of the boys ran personal records in this race as well. Jake McClure led the race and set a new school record with a time of 5:30 (PR), Trent Glaser was not far behind him taking third place with a time of 5:55 (PR), and the third Mustang to earn a medal was Charlie Kuzma who took ninth with a time 6:10 (PR). Jacob Adams (6:44), Shane Hutchison (7:38 PR), Jay Jensen (7:48 PR), and Jackson Holle (9:56) had strong performances as well.
The 8th grade girls’ two mile was the next race and was followed by the 8th grade boys’ two mile. Every single 8th grade runner ran a personal record! Three Mustangs ran medal times in the girls’ race; Mallory Boden took second (13:44 PR), Ashlyn Bell took fourth (13:59 PR), and Rachel Stuart took ninth (15:04 PR). Bethany Stuart (15:33 PR), Cassie Sleet (15:44 PR), and Liz Noll (18:45 PR) had amazing races as well! Blaine Leon took tenth with a medal earning time of 12:17 (PR), and the rest of his teammates all ran personal records as well; Ryan Hamilton (12:49 PR), Korbin Poznich (13:01 PR), Jude Graham (13:11 PR), Christian Gomez (13:13), Masen Kindler (13:14 PR), Kaeden Elbert (13:33 PR), Tyler Williams (13:46 PR).