VIKING HARRIERS FINISH 1ST, 2ND IN 2019 DEBUT

VIKING HARRIERS FINISH 1^ST, 2^ND IN 2019 DEBUT!!

By William for www.mcpherson-country-ks.com

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It was an exciting debut for the Smoky Valley Senior High and Middle School cross country teams at their own Smoky Valley Cross Country Invitational on Thursday as the high school Lady Vikings took 1^st and the Viking boys took 2^nd while 17 runners total medaled in their respective divisions.

Running separate divisions for junior/seniors, and freshman/sophomores, the Smoky Valley girls had Gracie Lambert taking first in the freshman/sophomore division while Ellise Peterson and Kajsa Peterson took 3^rd and 4^th in the junior/senior division as the Lady Vikings won the overall team title. All nine of the Lady Viking runners medaled in the meet.

For the Viking boys, they took second in the team standings behind Hesston on a tie-breaker, while Ryan Heline won the junior/senior division and Garrett Huffman finished 1^st in the freshman/sophomore division.  Smoky Valley had nine of eleven boys earn medals for the day.

In the Middle School divisions, both the Lady Viking 8^th grade and 7^th grade runners took home gold as Kenzie Heline won the 8^th grade division and Sophia Fruits took gold in for the 7^th grade Lady Vikings.

Between both the Senior High and Middle School competition, Smoky Valley had a total of 41 athletes participate in the Invitational.

“I am excited to get our season underway and have the first meet under our belt,” noted Smoky Valley Head Coach Holly Toll. “Even though we didn’t run the full race distance due to the heat, we have an idea of where we stand within our team as well as against some area schools. I look forward to the progress we will make each week.”

Up next for the Smoky Valley Senior High harriers will be to run in the Hesston Invitational on Thursday, September 12.

SMOKY VALLEY CROSS COUNTRY INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:

LADY VIKINGS (1^st Place):

Junior/Senior Division:

Ellise Peterson finished 3^rd running a time of 14:19, medaled

Kajsa Peterson finished 4^th running a time of 15:52, medaled

Ashlyn Bryant finished 7^th running a time of 17:21, medaled

Zoe Grace finished 8^th running a time of 18:15, medaled

Nevada Acheson finished 9^th running a time of 18:33, medaled

Freshman/Sophomore Division:

Gracie Lambert finished 1^st running a time of 14:10, medaled

Breanna Priddy finished 5^th running a time of 15:29, medaled

Lydia Peterson finished 9^th running a time of 16:16, medaled

Olivia Bengston finished 10^th running a time of 16:32, medaled

VIKING BOYS (2^nd Place on tie-breaker):

Junior/Senior Division:

Ryan Heline finished 1^st running a time of 11:09, medaled

Stephen Peterson finished 7^th running a time of 12:22, medaled

Aidin Replogle finished 12^th running a time of 13:50, medaled

Devon VanFosson finished 14^th running a time of 14:18

Jamison Sattler finished 16^th running a time of 15:07

Freshman/Sophomore Division:

Garrett Huffman finished 1^st running a time of 12:06, medaled

Lukas Apel finished 3^rd running a time of 12:24, medaled

Trayton Miller finished 7^th running a time of 12:48, medaled

Justus Gardner finished 9^th running a time of 14:02, medaled

Caden Kibler finished 10^th running a time of 14:09, medaled

Trevor Jones finished 12^th running a time of 14:34

8^th GRADE LADY VIKINGS:

Kenzie Heline finished 1^st running a time of 7:24, medaled

Jazmyn High finished 5^th running a time of 7:48

Mia Taranto finished 8^th running a time of 10:18

8^TH GRADE VIKING BOYS:

Samuel Peterson finished 3^rd running a time of 6:19, medaled

Nolan Moore finished 6^th running a time of 6:29

Ryan Tinkler finished 8^th running a time of 6:55

Brayden Eyer finished 9^th running a time of 7:03

Sebastian Pavlovich finished 12^th running a time of 7:08

Immanuel Cooper finished 19^th running a time of 8:23

Nicholas Dreier finished 21^st running a time of 11:10

7^TH GRADE LADY VIKINGS:

Sophia Fruits finished 1^st running a time of 7:10, medaled

Kendra Robledo-Diaz finished 4^th running a time of 8:10

Madelyn Mauk finished 5^th running a time of 8:14

Tessa Replogle finished 6^th running a time of 8:14

Esther Clark finished 7^th running a time of 8:42

Jillian Hett finished 10^th running a time of 10:09

7^TH GRADE VIKING BOYS:

Jackson VanFosson finished 2^nd running a time of 6:23, medaled

Britton Becker finished 4^th running a time of 7:08

Elijah Spooner finished 8^th running a time of 7:56

Cael Kibler finished 11^th running a time of 8:07

 

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