Hesperia Invitational

Very hot and humid.  No wind.

We haven’t run at the very tough (rivals Branstrom) Hesperia course in close to 8 years so this was a new experience for all of our runners.  Due to the high temperatures we tried to run most of the race at tempo effort to avoid any heat issues.  The kids did a pretty good job with that and still performed well.

Taylor Mater (Sr) led the girls in their first official race of the season placing 3^rd.  Taava Johnson (Sr) placed 7^th with steady running.  Underclassmen Elise Pfeiffer-23rd (So), Rachel Maddox-25th (Fr), and Lauren O’Malley-35th(So) rounded out our top 5.  Haley Spangler was our other varsity finisher. The girls team young and inexperienced so we are excited to see them grow over the course of the season.  Girls in the top 25 earned medals.   The girls placed 3^rd with 84 pts.

The boys team is also quite young and inexperienced with some strong upperclassmen just like the girls.  3 Seniors led the way for the team, Conor Somers 1^st, Gavin Schuler 3^rd, and Brennan Schuler 8^th.  The future of the program packed it up with freshmen Gabe Jones 17^th, Carter Sherman 19^th, and Cole Lowery 20^th.    Johnny Christensen (So) rounded out our top seven, and Blake Taylor (Fr) earned a medal by placing in the top 25.  The boys placed 2^nd with 45 pts.

The boys and girls have some time gaps they need to cut down and I am seeing some great work ethic in the younger runners, so we hope to see those gaps close up a little over the season.

Full results can be found here - https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/191768/results

Coach