Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Landon Callas keeps to the head of the pack during the Inland Empire XC Klassic on Saturday.
The Cardinals had a great race despite the heat at the Big Cross meet in Pasco on Wed., Sept. 23, said Coach Ann Adams. Landon Callas ran the hilly, sandy 5k course in 18:32, a PR for the course. His time earned him 3rd place, as he passed another runner at the finish line.
Skylar Wood tackled the course in 21:29 for a 11th place finish. It was a tough race for him but he pushed through and finished faster than last year at this time in the season. Next across the line was Joe Leamy with a finishing time of 22:38 and 17th place, almost a minute faster than last year. Tom House followed with a time of 23:04 and 21st place. Tom ran strong and finished hard, Adams said.
Korben Duffy, running his first race of the season finished strong with a time of 23:15 and 22nd place. Seventh grader Koby Harris got to run with the highschool team, no middle school race. He did a great job completing the 5k race.
For the girls, Emily Adams ran a strong race with a finishing time of 20:23, and a first place win
On Sat., Sept. 26 the team competed at the Lewis and Clark State College Inland Empire XC Klassic.
"Emily Adams ran a phenomenal race. After getting caught in a bottleneck at the start, she passed about 14 other girls to finish 3rd with a time of 19:29 on the 5k course," said Coach Adams.
"I felt strong and it felt great to run! This is my biggest PR yet and one I have been after since my freshman year," said Emily.
Callas also had a great race, finishing with a time of 17:58 and 37th place in the field of 125. He ran solid and fished strong with a hard kick to the finish. Leamy fought two other runners to the finish and persevered to end with a time of 22:17 and 114th.
In the middle school race, Harris ran strong for a finishing time of 14:26 for the 3k course and 33 in a field of 53. "He is improving everyday and ran very well today," said Adams.
The Cardinal's next race is Sat., Oct. 3 at Big Cross in Pasco. Race times and directions can be found online at athletic.net.
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