Cedar Invite 10/1

Our final invitational of the year turned out to be the best all-around meet our team has run this season.
JV Girls started us off very well on the 2.95 mile course. Even with 2 runners moving up to Varsity because of injuries, the girls finished 4th out of the 12 scoring teams. Leading the girls was Mia Hart with her spectacular 6th place finish in 21:41 (a time that would have placed in our 5th Varsity spot!). Also running very well were Madi Hansen finishing 10th in 22:07 and Chancie Johnson finishing 16th in 23:11.
The JV Boys were challenged by Coach Holt in the past weeks to step up and continue the standards set by previous years' teams and the Varsity. This week, they responded to the call. Scoring 28 points and winning by 60 over Desert Hills and 71 over Cedar, the Panthers dominated the race. Michael Finch finishes 2nd overall and seems to be getting some of his legs back from injury. Jared Ellsworth finished 4th after holding 2nd most of the race, followed by Wesley Plumb in 6th, Morgan Wood in 7th, Timmy Lunt in 9th, and Robert Lusk in 10th.
Kaylee Boyer (6th in 18:16/19:18 State equivalent) paced the Varsity Girls to a solid 7th place finish while missing 2 runners. Most impressive in the race was MaKayla Baxter finishing 6th on the team in her Varsity debut.
The Varsity Boys, racing for the final time before Region, also ran well. The top three were held back by Coach for about 1 1/2 miles before unleashing amazing final pushes to get a team victory. Trevor Thompson finished 1st in 15:02(15:38 State equivalent), Tyson Boyer was 2nd in 15:16, and Corey Kimzey 3rd in 15:22. Ryan Nielsen rounded out the top 10 with a 15:55 finish and Devin Gillespie placed 16th in 16:11 to finish the team scoring (PV 28, Canyon View 105, Kearns 137, DH 140, Cedar 145 - 13 teams total)