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Boys' team takes first team win in Waitsburg
Emily Adams has no trouble keeping up with the boys as she makes her second trip up the Waitsburg cemetery hill at the Oct. 7 District 9 meet.
Landon Callas leaves his compeition in the dust as he works his way back up the big hill.
WAITSBURG – The Cardinals boys made their first team placement, taking second at the D9 League Meet in Waitsburg on Oct. 7. Emily Adams took first place in the girls' 5K and Landon Callas took second in the boys'.
Callas ran a strong race with a time of 17:51.15, finishing second behind College Place's Kenneth Rooks who finished in an impressive 16:32.09. Nate Prior, of Asotin, took third place behind Callas, with a time of 18:44.03.
Cardinal Skylar Wood placed fifth out of 36 runners with a personal record time of 19:24.47. Korben Duffy placed 15th with a PR time of 21:17.22 and Joe Leamy was right behind in 16th place with a season best time of 21:23.98. Tom House also had a season best time at 21:37.91 and 18th place.
Emily Adams took first place out of 16 racers at 19:42.5, nearly two minutes ahead of second place's Makayla Miller who finished at 21:30.94.
The Cardinals continued to impress at the massive Richland Invite on Sat., Oct. 10.
Emily Adams took first place, out of 125 runners, in the Division 2 girls' varsity race with a time of 19:48.03. Adams was more than 10 seconds ahead of second place runner Elyria Kabasenche of Pullman who finished at 19:59.61.
"She had a bad start, boxed in, but fought through and caught the lead girls on the first hill, passing them at the crest. She maintained a solid distance between her and the second place runner," said Coach Ann Adams.
"The ground was heavy and seemed to suck the energy out of you," said Emily Adams.
Landon Callas placed 41st out of 155 runners in the Division 2 boys' varsity race with a time of 18:02.42 on the crowded, three-mile course.
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