Idaho Cross Country 1999
 | 10/30 State Meet - at Hell's Gate State
Park, Lewiston ID -
results from IDHSAA
web site |
| A terriffic picture gallery from Hell's Gate
 | A1 Boys - Morgan Anderson, Highland
16:09; Centennial 71 |
| A2 Boys - Ryan Jenks 16:53 and Snake
River 56 |
| A3 Boys - Derek Peterson 17:10 and
Firth 28 |
| A1 Girls - Janae Johnson, Hillcrest,
19:25; Meridian 66 |
| A2 Girls - Donilyn Golden, Bear Lake,
20:33; Bishop Kelly 41 |
| A3 Girls - Danielle Allen, Teton,
20:42; Malad 38 |
| Commentary by Jack Ward
The Idaho State Cross Country meet was held at Hell's Gate State Park in Lewiston, Id. The 5k course was very hilly with a long hill of
700m starting at the 2.5k mark and leveling off at the 2mile mark.
The weather was almost perfect. There was a slight wind for the A3 and A2 races, but the conditions were great for the A1races. The
temperature was in the low 60's with mostly sunny skies.
The State meet was last held in Lewiston in 1993 and this year's times were much faster. The 1993 Girls' winner would have finished
6th. The Boys' winner, Billy Herman 1999 NCAA steeplechase finalist, would have also finished 6th in the boys race.
The A1Girls race had some surprises. Boise's Robin Witcher (2 time champ) led the race until 700m, when she looked left and was
passed by Hillcrest's Janae Johnson on the right. Johnson finished
in 19:25 and Witcher faded hard being passed at the end and finishing 3rd. Ninth Grader Kim
Reading of Blackfoot finished in 2nd, 30seconds behind Johnson and just ahead of Witcher.
Meridian's Girls used a 6,11,12,13,and 37th finish to win the Girls A1 title, followed by defending champ Boise, Capital, Centennial,
and Jerome.
A1 Boys had a pack of 3 until the 2mile mark. Borah's Terry Allen led most of the way until fading and giving way to Centennial's Tyler
Williams. Highland's Morgan Anderson ran a very tactical race and
passed Tyler in the last 200m, with Tyler barely being able to finish. Allen was 3rd.
Centennial was able to win the Boys A1 followed by defending champ Meridian, Capital, Highland, and Vallivue.
A2 Girls: Defending champs Bishop Kelly easily won over Snake River(41-98). Best race here, with Bear Lake's Donilyn Golding
edging Gooding's Carin Patterson by .3 of a second.
A2Boys: Snake River repaid Bishop Kelly for winning the Girls' title by beating BK 56-69 for the Boys' title. Ryan Jenks of Snake River
claimed the title over Bonners Ferry's Forest Braden by 6seconds.
A3 Girls: Malad beat Firth(38-45) to take the title. Teton's Danielle Allen easily won to take the individual title.
A3 Boys: Firth place all 7 runners in the top 20 to take the team title. Derek Peterson and Blake Taylor led Firth with a 1-2 finish
both at 17:10.
Next year's State Meet will be at Idaho Falls(as of now anyway). |
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| State Meet Preview - by Jack Ward |
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