Cross country takes on Casper Mountain

On Friday, the Thermopolis Cross Country teams traveled to Casper Mountain for the Kelly Walsh Invite, their season opener.

The event saw senior Jules Ward take 10th place, with a time of 21:21, and Coach Brenna Abel stated the middle school girls team took third place, did a great job and are getting into shape.

“Our CC kids did a great job with a mountain run,” Abel stated. “We had not attended in the past and it was a new course for the team. The competition was primarily 4A schools. The athletes really did rise to the occasion of their first meet.”

Additional placings and times from the meet are:

Boys Junior Varsity — Sean Miller, 31st, 22:18

Girls Junior Varsity — Tahja Hunt, 15th, 25:07; Olivia Weyer, 17th, 25:21; Stacy Lewis, 30th, 26:38; and Liz Rhodes, 55th, 28:45

Middle School Boys — Ryan Miller, 29th, 16:53; Karsten Hart, 37th, 18:13; Josiah Butler, 44th, 20:06

Middle School Girls — Hallie Martinez, 7th, 15:29; Dayne Sandburg, 12th, 16:36; Emme Norsworthy, 14th, 16:46; Sadie Jo Burr, 17th, 16:56; Jasmine Collins, 22nd, 17:13.