The Wheatridge Cross Country Team competed at their second meet of the season on Saturday, September 15th at TRMS.
The seventh grade runners had a one-mile race. Nick Utter earned a medal with an eleventh place finish (6:14), Matt Wintjen (6:52), Sam Laird (7:22), and Max Goodwin (8:28) represented the 7th grade boys’ team. The girls’ team consisted of Caroline Kuzma (8:15), Riley Hutchinson (8:17), Kendall Elbert (8:56), and Emmaleigh Wiehn (11:06).
The eighth grade runners had a two-mile race. The boys’ team took second place overall with a score of 76 points. The first three Mustangs all ran medal-earning times; Chance Henson took fifth place (13:04), Jackson Elsey took eleventh place (13:54), and Gage Graham took twelfth place (13:55). Rounding out the boys’ team scorers were Jack Schroeter (14:38) and Nathan Pascarelli (15:10). Other notable performances were Jaden Woodward (15:48), Dillon Magee (15:52), and Trevor Hamilton (16:21).
The girls’ team took first place overall with an amazing score of 22 points! Hannah Elliott lead the race and took first place with a time of 14:12! The next four Mustangs all ran medal-earning times as well. Natalie Claycamp took third (15:03), Makenna Bartels took sixth (15:31), Olivia Hinck took eighth (15:45), Charli McGill took eleventh (16:02), and Taylor Dryden took twenty third (18:45).
The Mustangs are excited to run at their third meet of the season at Camp Chippewa on Thursday, September 20th.