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John Martin Invitational |
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Fort Collins Boys Continue Undefeated Season at 33-team John Martin Invitational
Course and conditions: Partly cloudy, mid 70s, elevation 5000’. Course consists of 50% sidewalk/pavement and 50% grass on rolling grounds around Fort Collins High School. The new SW#1 Fort Collins boys hosted their home invitational in honor of previous coach John Martin, with 32 other teams from around Colorado and Wyoming. Once again their pack time of 1:24 from lead runner Noah Shannon to their fifth runner in 19th place proved too much for second place Cherry Creek High School, as FCHS took first with 48 points to Cherry Creek’s 74. The Lambkin boys placed three runners in the top 10 with Noah Shannon in 3rd, Tyler Abbey in 5th, and Paul Brown in 9th.
The division 1 boys race saw four of the top runners in the state battle it out with Steve Weeks of Arvada (in red) winning in a course record of 15:32.1. Richard Medina of Grand Junction took second in 15:47.5, Noah Shannon of Fort Collins (in white) took third in 15:51.3, and Anguel Tolev of Thornton 4th in 15:56.1. Team results: Individual results: 1. Fort Collins – 48 1. Steve Weeks, Arvada- 15:32.1 2. Cherry Creek- 74 2. Richard Medina, Grand Junction- 15:47.5 3. Grand Junction- 111 3. Noah Shannon, Fort Collins- 15:51.3 4. Monarch- 140 4. Anguel Tolev, Thornton- 15:56.1 5. Poudre- 152 5. Tyler Abbey, Fort Collins- 16:03.1 6. Fairview- 163 6. Justin Briggs, Fairview- 16:12.3 7. Loveland- 175 7. Stephen Koch, Cherry Creek- 16:19.8 8. Eaglecrest- 177 8. Zach Mares, Thornton- 16:35.3 9. Thornton- 211 9. Paul Brown, Fort Collins- 16:37.3 10. Arvada- 226 10. Sam Franzen, Cherry Creek- 16:38.1 In Division 2, Kevin Williams of D’Evelyn took first in 16:04.2,
Regis took first with 81 points, and Thompson Valley was a close second
with 84 points. Girls Division 1 Race a close one between two top SW teams!
SW #7 Cherry Creek and SW #8 Fort Collins girls ran a close race in Fort Collins at the John Martin Invitational. Katie Follett of Fort Collins took an early lead and never gave it up, and freshman Miranda Benzel ran 4th overall to lead the Lambkins. But, the Cherry Creek girls placed their first six runners from 6th through 13th place, to edge out Fort Collins by a margin of 44 to 55 points. SW #3 Rocky Mountain’s varsity ran at Roy Griak in Minnesota, and SW #9 Fairview’s varsity ran at Great American, but both teams sent other runners to this invitational to finish 6th and 5th respectively. Fort Collins is still running without their #3 runner, but should be at full strength in a couple weeks. In the Division 2 race, Kaitie Vanatta of Ralston Valley took first in 17:49.3, the Thompson Valley team took first with 50 points, and Sand Creek second with 78 points.
Team scores: Individuals:
Other Colorado news: #3 SW Rocky Mountain girls finished an impressive first out of 43 teams competing at the Roy Griak Invitational at the University of Minnesota on Saturday, September 24th. Dani Parry and Ellie Rastall finished 3rd and 4th individually to lead the Lobos. Results can be viewed at: http://www.gophersports.com/sports/game_stats.asp?event_id=6754&sport_id=wcross #9 SW Fairview girls finished 10th at the Great American Cross Country Festival held Saturday, September 24th in Raliegh, North Carolina. Fairview was led by a 18th place finish in Meredith MacGregor. Results can be viewed at: http://www.dyestat.com/3us/5xc/GreatAm/roc_girls.htm |
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