2010 Cardinal Cross Country: CARDS RUN WELL AT TIGER/GRIZZ

This was a busy week for the Cardinal Cross Country Teams. The J.V. Teams ran in Star Valley and then again for the Tiger/Grizz. The Middle School teams also looked dominant at the Star Valley meet. Not only did they have to battle the 142 other runners, they were battling upset wasps as well. K. Yamauchi won on the girls side despite being stung within the first 500 meters of the race...she later went to the hospital as she reacted to the sting...a few other Soda runners had to dodge the angry wasps as well.

STAR VALLEY:
J. Berg led the Lady Cardinals with A. Camptell following not too far behind. In the boys race, S. Torgesen led the charge, but less than a second away was teammate D. Camptell. These runners will be battling for a top spot and a chance to qualify for the 2009 State Meet.

In the Middle School Races, the Soda runners continued to dominate and serve warning that Soda Cross Country will be strong for many years to come. Meet results were not available after the race, but will hopefully come early in the week...updates to follow along with some pics...GREAT JOB TMS and SSHS RUNNERS your HARD WORK is paying off!!!

Future candidates for Governor of California???

Over the river and through the woods...ok, not really a river, but I couldn't resist.

L. Worthington cools off at the creek crossing, did G. Cunningham help her???

K. Brown makes it through the 1st creek crossing, H.S. runners cheer him on.

C. Nelson and T. Gritton negotiate the Cedar Creek.

J. Berg and A. Camptell...on the back 9.

J. James making a splash.

S. Stoor walks on water across Cedar Creek.

TIGER/GRIZZ @ IDAHO FALLS:

Tough competition would be easy to find at the 2009 Tiger/Grizz Invite, but the Cardinals would not back down. In the J.V. Girls race, V. Vranes would lead a very dominant effort by earning an individual title and leading a team title as well. (Ness looks like you are on the mend, now just get through the next two weeks and WATCH OUT!!!) 5 runners would finish in the top 10 to secure the team victory. Following Vranes, J. Berg 4th, M. Stein 5th, A. Camptell 6th, and S. Lloyd 7th. Great Job Ladies...it was nice to see all that red at the front of the pack, the battles for those top spots are going to be tight!!!

The J.V. boys did not have a full team, but the battle for the top spot was as tough as ever. S. Torgesen (27th) got the nod over D. Camptell (30th) with L. Franson and J. James running tough as well.

She's back...V. Vranes leads the J.V. Girls race to an easy win and looks to reclaim a spot on the varsity.

M. Stein gets encouragement from "Coach Dad" on one of the rollers @ Freeman Park.

S. Lloyd pushes to help in the J.V. Girls Team Victory.

S. Torgesen leads the J.V. Boys Team in the Tiger/Grizz.

Varsity:
B. Siepert (5th) had another great race to lead the Lady Cardinals to victory in the "small" school division. In combined scoring, the girls finished 5th behind Mountain View, Bozeman, Bishop Kelly, and Hillcrest. Great Job Ladies...
The rest of you "shuffled" again...making it hard for anyone to relax and think that their spot is a lock...that will make us better in the long run and once one of you came in the others were not too far behind. I love the pack mentality. Q. Clark 15th, D. Froehlich 16th, C. Smith 18th, C. Olson 19th, and D. Deno 20th. C. Williams not too far back in 23rd.

Fellas...we are starting to move in the right direction. Welcome back K. Meyers!!! I'm so stoked that you are feeling better...your 9th place finish is evidence that you are coming back. M. Bowman 17th, another solid performance. C. Moore and A. Petersen 30th and 31st...not too bad, but I think there is more there, you have done the work, now expect the results!!! C. Young 35th. See comments for Moore and Petersen...you guys HAVE TO BELIEVE! J. Bailey and C. Steele, I'm happy with your progression, put the Bulls eye on the guys ahead of you and run them down.