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Greater Spokane League10/19/99 from Dustin Stum At Whitworth College 3 mile course primarily flat, some sand, with a difficult 80 meter uphill finish, weather sunny and in mid 60s. Greater Spokane League champion Mead High showed
its depth by placing seven runners in the top ten finishers. Michael Kiter,
Shadle Park High, demonstrated why he is considered a favorite to win the state
4A title this year as he finished 28 seconds ahead of Meads Chris Fayant.
Kiters only losses this year are to Flatheads David Vidal at the Mountain
West Invite and to Universitys Max Schmidt at the Sunfair Invite. TEAM SCORING Mead 15, East Valley 50: Mead 23, Shadle Park 38: Shadle Park 16, East Valley 43. INDIVIDUALS 1, Michael Kiter (Shadle Park) 14:55. 2, Chris Fayant (Mead) 15:23. 3, Kelly Compagno (Mead) 15:54. 4, Richie Nelson (SP) 16:06. 5, Nate Boyer (Mead) 16:10. 6, Tim Schuermer (Mead) 16:11. 7, Greg Nessman (Mead) 16:26. 8, Bryan Bederini (Mead) 16:31. 9, Riley Fritch (Mead) 16:41. 10, Joel Lewis (Shadle Park) 16:44. At Esmeralda Golf Course 3 mile
course, grass and rolling hills, weather was sunny and mid 60s. Chris Olinger from Rogers High is the Greater Spokane Leagues number 1 returning runner and figures to be top five candidate for state this year. Olinger has run well all season and ran an unchallenged 16:03 at Esmeralda. TEAM SCORING Rogers 25, Gonzaga Prep 31: Rogers 22, Central Valley 34: Gonzaga Prep 20, Central Valley 37. INDIVIDUALS 1, Chris Olinger (Rogers) 16:03. 2, Lerrin Hatch (Rogers) 16:46. 3, Matt Turner (Gonzaga) 16:47. 4, Tony Zammit (Rogers) 16:50. 5, Geoff Arte (Gonzaga) 16:59. 6, Nick Erickson (Central Valley) 17:00. 7, Jacob Weber (Gonzaga) 17:02. 8, Will Jensen (Rogers) 17:08. 9, Jason King (Central Valley) 17:12. 10, Brian Burrow (Central Valley) 17:16. At Audubon Park 3 mile course, grass and rolling hills, weather was sunny and in mid 60s. The interest at Audubon focused on
the battle between Ferris Andrew Ice, a preseason favorite to win state 4A
and Universitys Max Schmidt, winner of the elite flight at the Sunfair
Invite. Schmidt was coming off of a week of idleness due to a foot injury and
was unable to stay with Ice, who pulled away with 600 meters left in the race.
University solidified its number 9 national ranking as it placed 7 runners in
the top 15 finishers. TEAM SCORING University 19, North Central 43: Mt Spokane 19, North Central 39: Ferris 28, North Central 29: Lewis and Clark 24, North Central 34: University 16, Lewis and Clark 47: Mt Spokane 21, Ferris 37: Mt Spokane 19, Lewis and Clark 37. INDIVIDUALS 1, Andrew Ice (Ferris) 15:31. 2, Max Schmidt (University) 15:46. 3, Cameron Schwehr (MtSpo) 15:52. 4, Tim Robinson (MtSpo) 15:57). 5, Erick Olson (North Central) 16:02. 6, Tyler Hartanov (MtSpo) 16:05. 7, Brandon Stum (University) 16:09. 8, Trevor Newton (University) 16:09. 9, Cordean Denny (University) 16:15. 10, Colin Quinn-Hurst (Lewis and Clark) 16:16.
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