Reoch places second, Perkins third in Moscow

Badger runners faced a tough course last Friday when they took on the hills of Moscow at the Bob Weisel Invite.

The meet was unique in that races were divided by class and boys and girls ran together. This gave younger runners an opportunity to shine against their own age group and veterans a chance to square off against other experienced runners.

In the freshman race, Jill Alexander and Eric Ellis stood out with exemplary races. Alexander finished 11th in the girls division of the race with a time of 26:42.

Ellis finished in eighth overall and seventh among the boys. Alex Urbaniak finished in 33:25.

For the sophomores, Nolan Stidham and Louis Balcaen ran excellent races for the boys, coming in at 22:11 and 22:26 respectively. Stidham finished in 10th place overall.

For the girls, Hannah Lysne posted a 28:28 and Amanda Bauer ran in at 30:24. Both were in the top ten for the girls. Cheyanne White also ran in 32:51 and Klarity Rice finished in 33:47.

In the junior race Jacob Perkins finished in 19:35 for a third place finish against tough Lake City competition. Teammate Tucker Cavender also ran in 22:43.

Girls’ captain Jordan Merz overcame a difficult start to finish in 27:56 on the very hilly course.

The class of 2014 put on a show, with Badger senior Luke Reoch finishing in 19:01 for a second place finish. Teammate Collin Cossairt ran in 20:08 and Brad Thompson finished in 23:43.

The Badgers will race this weekend at the Sandpoint Invite on Saturday morning. Races begin at 9 a.m. at Travers Park.

IML Cross Country Districts will also be at Mirror Lake Golf Course in Bonners Ferry on Oct. 24. Races start at 2 p.m. for districts.

Tyler Warner is the cross country coach.