Cross country teams perform well in Lander

by Durward D. Jones

The Bobcat Cross Country team did well in Lander, the Thermopolis Middle School girls team place 4th overall.

The Hot Springs County High School girl's team placed 5th.

With two Thermopolis Middle School athletes making the top ten, Tahja Hunt and Kenna Bomengen have worked hard to get there.

The High School came in 5th, Coach Brenna Abel had this to say "Our two new boys, Kylar and Adam, had a great beginning race as they are starting to get in shape."

Lander results

Bobcat Varsity Girls

(49 participants)

Jules Ward 1st place 21:04

Chandra Maddock, 16th place, 24:09:00

Stacy Lewis, 29th place, 25:50:00

Liz Rhodes, 38th place, 26:50:00

Jessica Schierkolk, 45th place, 30:35:00

Bobcat Varsity Boys

(57 participants)

Kylar LaBoy, 45th place, 22:34

Adam Hanson, 50th place, 23:41:00

2 Mile Course

Middle School Girls

(221 participants)

Tahja Hunt, 2nd place, 13:36

McKenna Bomengen, 7th place, 13:55

Erica Meier, 23rd place, 15:16

Hailie Martinez, 36th place, 15:44

Emme Norsworthy, 75th place, 16:39

Jasmine Collins, 88th place, 16:55

Kamry Bowman, 125th place, 17:56

Jariah Cogdill, 131st place, 18:04

Hayley Melin, 148th place, 18:45

Bronwyn Dobbins, 160th place, 19:13.03

Autumn Brawley, 161st place 19:13.6

Katie Burrows, 209th place, 24:38:00

Middle School Boys

(188 participants)

Wyatt McDermott, 52nd place, 16:35

Josiah Butler, 156th place, 21:45

With a short turn around, the Bobcat Cross Country team is hard at it again this time shredding the Rocky Mountain course once again making it to the top ten.

Pushing herself, Jules Ward ran most of the course with little competition and took first place. Coach Abel exclaimed "It was exciting to have three girls in the top ten today!"

Improving with each match the boys are strongly making gains with Kylar LaBoy placing 14th.

Thermopolis Middle School Girls won the meet with 37 points beating out Cody with 41 points. Also making it to the top ten McKenna Bomengen, Tahja Hunt, Erica Meier, and Emme Norsworthy are leading the way.

Middle School Boys are starting to show some edge, Wyatt McDermott, a sixth grader placed in the top ten with tenth place.

"It's exciting to see the upperclassmen in the middle school develop and running so competitive." Coach Abel said.

Rocky Mountain results

Bobcat Varsity Girls

(23 participants)

Jules Ward, 19:53, 1st place

Chandra Maddock, 22:00, 5th place

Stacy Lewis, 23:29, 9th place

Liz Rhodes, 25:21:00, 15th place

Randi Ellison, 33:32:00, 22nd place

Varsity Boys

(26 participants)

Kylar LaBoy, 21:28, 14th place

Adam Hanson, 23:40, 21st place

Middle School Girls

(46 participants)

McKenna Bomengen, 13:23, 3rd place

Tahja Hunt, 13:28, 4th place

Erica Meier, 14:26, 7th place

Emme Norsworthy, 14:47, 10th place

Jasmine Collins, 15:24, 13th place

Hailie Martinez, 15:52, 17th place

Kamry Bowman, 17:21, 33rd place

Jariah Cogdill, 17:25, 34th place

Bronwyn Dobbins, 18:52, 38th place

Hayley Melin, 18:53, 39th place

Autumn Brawley, 21:13, 42nd place

Katie Burrows, 26:15:00, 45th place

Mariah Brooks, 26:25:00, 46th place

Middle School Boys

(28 participants)

Wyatt McDermott, 14:02, 10th place

Josiah Butler, 23:58, 28th place