Bullpup boys and girls claim cross country wins
(Courtesy photo) The Sandpoint Middle School boys cross-country team took 1st at Timberlake recently, led by Ben Ricks in 1st, Slate Fragoso in 3rd and Trey Clark in 4th. The team was second at their home meet on Saturday.
(Courtesy photo) The Bullpup girls 1st place team, pictured from left to right: Mackenzie Suhy, Ayiana Prevost, Laura Boge, Maren Davidson, Maddi Duke (back), Ara Clark, Kennedy Phillips, Dinah Rawson, Lis Fonseca, Drea Hapenney, Angela Stoneham and and Peyton Betz.
SANDPOINT — Ayiana Prevost and Ara Clark led the Sandpoint Middle School Bullpup girls to their first cross country wins of the season recently at a meet at Travers Park. The Bullpups had a total score of 31, beating out Boundary County 41, Coeur d’Alene Charter, Kellogg and North Idaho Christian.
Prevost ran her best race of the season, placing 2nd overall. In just a short time, she has moved from SMS’s 4th runner to their first runner. Clark was 3rd and had her 2nd podium finish of the season. Both Clark and Prevost broke the 10 minute barrier, each setting a PR. Mackenzie Suhy was next in for the Bullpups in 6th for her 2nd podium finish of the season, and Maren Davidson came in 9th and had her first podium finish. Peyton Betz was next in 11th, to make up the scoring runners for SMS.
The SMS boys team put two athletes on the podium and took 2nd to Boundary County. Sandpoint scored 42, Boundary County 35. Ben Ricks won the race with a time of 8:47. Ricks has been on fire, placing 3rd in the first meet, winning the meet in Timberlake and then winning the home meet. Trey Clark has had an excellent level on consistency as well, placing 3rd on Saturday to make the podium for all three of this season’s meets.
The Bullpups had three new scoring runners on Saturday in Joseph Axel (12th), Caleb Roche (14th), and Davis Goodwin (23rd), with all three stepping up huge in the absence of other runners.
n SHS XC team hosts free kids clinic and race on Friday
The Sandpoint cross country team will be hosting a XC Clinic and Race for Lake Pend Orielle Elementary Students in grades 4th, 5th and 6th on Friday, Oct. 6 at the SHS track. Registration begins at 3:30 p.m., with the clinic starting at 3:45 p.m. and the event ending by 5:30 p.m.
The clinic will be run by the SHS athletes and coaches and will talk about running form, training, warming up, warming down and pacing.
At the end of the one hour clinic, there will be a one mile race around the high school campus for all participants. Each participant must be accompanied by a parent at registration to sign necessary paperwork. The form can also be downloaded at www.shsxc.com, and signed and sent with the child.
For more information, please contact SHS coaches Matt or Angie Brass by phone through the Sandpoint High School Athletic Department at 263-3034, or via email at matt@shsxc.com or angie@shsxc.com.