Coeur d'Alene girls capture state 5A cross country title

LEWISTON — After coming up four points short of a state 5A title last year, the Coeur d’Alene Viking girls cross country team made up for it in a big way Saturday.

Led by sophomore Josie Brown’s second-place finish in 18 minutes and 13.50 seconds — along with four others finishing in the top 10 — the Vikings are back on top of the the state ranks for the first time since 2004, winning the 5A championship at the state cross country meet at Hells Gate State Park.

“It means they’re pretty darn good,” Coeur d’Alene coach Cathy Compton said of her team’s performance, which saw them win the state title with 29 points, ahead of Vallivue of Caldwell, which finished second with 87 points. “It really speaks volumes for their character. They wanted it and wanted it for each other — and they did it with grand style to say the least.”

In the 4A boys race, Sandpoint junior Sam Levora finished second in 15:49.20, 15 seconds behind winner Elijah Armstrong of Pocatello, who finished in 15:34.10.

“That’s really where we expected him,” Sandpoint coach Matt Brass said. “He went out and did exactly what he needed to do. He went out with Armstrong and got a gap between him and the field and ran a great race.”

In the 3A girls race, the Timberlake girls finished with their fifth consecutive trophy, finishing fourth after winning the state title the last three years.

“Honestly, with the kids we lost and going through some adversity during the season, I thought we ran really well,” Timberlake coach Shawn Lawler said. “I thought that the girls could be in the trophies again, and sure enough, they brought home a fourth-place trophy.”

Coeur d’Alene Charter junior Leif Fredericks finished third in the boys 2A race, helping the Panthers to a fourth-place finish.

“He really wanted this today,” Coeur d’Alene Charter coach Lewis Watkins said. “He was motivated and wanted to be in contention and it was a big accomplishment for him.”

5A: Compton said she was nervous for her team at the start of the race Saturday.

“It was outstanding,” Compton said. “I don’t know how I wasn’t throwing up before this race because I haven’t been so nervous my entire career. I was a wreck — but I didn’t need to be because I knew they’d come through. They used everything they’ve learned throughout the season and it was just a fabulous day.”

“It was a good race and we definitely had a good finish,” Brown said. “I had full faith that we could do it and we all performed our best today, so I was really happy. I have great teammates and we all push each other really hard and we definitely deserve it because we’ve worked hard all season long.”

Coeur d’Alene graduates only one senior — Punky Duran, who finished fifth. Kara Story was sixth, Emily Callahan seventh and Krista Story 10th.

“Hopefully we can move on from this,” Compton said. “We’re only losing one girl, but the rest of the girls are united. I’d hate to compare them to past teams, because they’re their own group.”

In the boys race, Jake Finney was fifth and Kyler Little sixth for Lake City, which finished seventh.

“I’m super proud of all of them,” Lake City coach Heather Harmon-Reed said. “Kyler and Jake have been running out front all year and Garrett Johnson stepped it up and made a big move. Despite the conditions, we ran a lot faster than last week (at the Region 1 championships at Hells Gate). This is going to continue to grow and progress next season.”

Michael Dunton finished eight for the Coeur d’Alene boys as the Vikings finished in third place, a year removed from winning a state title.

“It was just a good all-around day for us,” Compton said.

Dwain Stucker of Meridian won the boys race in 15:42.30 and Capital won the team title.

Emily Hamlin of Boise High won the girls race in 18:09.40.

4A: Brass said despite only qualifying two runners, he’s happy with the showing from Levora and senior Tim Prummer, who finished in 18:45.20. Mikaela Woodward finished 18th for the Bulldog girls, who finished eighth.

The top 20 finishers in each race received medals.

“For Tim, that was around his time for regionals,” Brass said. “To have Sam finish where he did is just good for the program. For the girls, it was a good competitive regional race and we lost to Moscow, but beat them today. Both our teams are young and competitive, and so is our league and it’s just going to make us more competitive at state.”

Levora, who finished fifth last year, had been waiting a long time for a race like Saturday’s.

“I’ve literally been working for this since June,” Levora said. “I’ve been training really hard this year and I’m happy with how we ran the race. I think it was a good wrap-up to the season. It was a perfect day for a race (cloudy with a slight drizzle during 4A boys race). Yesterday it was super muddy on the trails, but it was fine today. Overall, it’s a tricky course and you’ve got to be able to maneuver it.”

Casey Noye was Lakeland’s top placer, finishing 57th in 17:39.80.

Pocatello won the boys team title and Middleton won the girls.

Freshman Rachel McGovern of Pocatello won the girls race in 18:24.20.

3A: Rachel Ward was seventh and Natalie Herring eighth for Timberlake. Jamey Weishaar was 27th, helping bring another trophy back to Spirit Lake.

“Honestly, our top two girls in the top 10 were fantastic,” Lawler said. “Jamey is one of those girls that had she not stepped up, we wouldn’t have been in the trophy race today. We’re used to winning this thing, but it’s five years we’ve been a trophy team and I think any program could be proud of that.”

Priest River senior Steffie Pavey was 13th in 20:52.10.

“It’s cool, it’s fun,” Pavey said. “I know the rankings don’t mean much, but I was ranked higher than I’d been finishing in. It kind of gave me motivation toward the end of the season. I thought some of the other girls in the race were going to pick it up in the end, but they didn’t, so I decided to leave it all out on the course and finish with all I had.”

Ryan Richardson was 14th for the Timberlake boys, who finished fifth, just three points behind Kimberly, which edged the Tigers 117-120 for a fourth-place trophy.

“It’s the best race we’ve ran all season, no question about it,” Lawler said. “Our goal was to be fourth and I thought we were the sixth-best team in the state, so to finish fifth was big for us. To be three points out was fantastic. I’m very, very happy with how the boys finished.”

Luke Reoch was 10th for Bonners Ferry in 17:08.10.

Caleb Moosman of Teton won the boys race in 16:18, helping the Indians win the team title by two points over Sugar-Salem 68-70.

Olivia Redd of Sugar-Salem won the girls race in 18:33.90 as the Diggers claimed the team title.

2A: David Conway was ninth for Coeur d’Alene Charter, which finished three points behind Salmon for third place, but still trophied in fourth.

“I’m really happy with how they performed,” Watkins said. “This is probably the best team we’ve had. We came close to a district title last week. We were hoping for third or better, but fourth was great.”

“It means a lot,” Fredericks said. “We’ve came a long way with our team.”

Fredericks finished fourth last year.

“My coaches really helped me improve this year,” Fredericks said. “It was good to move up a spot. We’ve got a young, strong team and there’s plenty of room for improvement.”

Conrad Larson of Victory Charter won the boys race in 16:08.60. Logos of Moscow won the state title for the first time competing in a state event after joining the White Pine League from the Mountain Christian League this year in cross country and track.

Sierra Manzer of Melba won the girls race in 18:12.30 and Soda Springs ran away with the girls title, outscoring Melba 27-114 for a seventh straight championship.

5A GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Soda Springs 27. 2, Melba 114. 3, New Plymouth 118. 4, Firth 119.5, Coeur d’Alene Charter 173. 6, Declo 195. 7, West Jefferson 200. 8, McCall-Donnelly 208. 9, Valley 221. 10, Challis 253. 11, Cole Valley Christian 259.

MEDALISTS (top 20) — 1. Emily Hamlin, Boise, 18:09.4; 2. Josie Brown, Coeur d’Alene, 18:13.5; 3. Mikayla Malaspina, Vallivue, 18:21.9; 4. Presli Hutchison, Highland (P), 18:22.7; 5. Punky Duran, Coeur d’Alene, 18:22.7; 6. Kara Story, Coeur d’Alene, 18:27.1; 7. Emily Callahan, Coeur d’Alene, 18:33.5; 8. Sara Christianson, Borah, 18:40.0; 9. Dana Snell, Rocky Mountain, 18:41.7; 10. Krista Story, Coeur d’Alene, 18:43.3; 11. Cheryn Trapp, Vallivue, 18:45.3; 12. Lila Klopfenstein, Meridian, 18:48.1; 13. Lillian Ball, Timberline, 18:54.8; 14. Paige Dilmore, Rocky Mountain, 18:55.3; 15. Sienna White, Boise, 19:01.7; 16. Niquelle Lewis, Idaho Falls, 19:02.3; 17. Sam Mckinnon, Mountain View, 19:10.8; 18. Louisa Serpe, Timberline, 19:11.6; 19. Kira Tristan, Vallivue, 19:12.3; 20. McKayla Tiffany, Vallivue, 19:12.4.

OTHER LOCAL FINISHERS — 40. Noelle Ball, Coeur d’Alene, 19:57.2; 48. Clare Dumont, Coeur d’Alene, 20:11.5; 51. Pershia Anderson, Post Falls, 20:15.1; 72. Brianna Barnhill, Post Falls, 21:30.4; 81. Silke Christiansen, Post Falls, 22:19.7; 82. Annie Gibson, Post Falls, 22:35.7; 83. Acadia Babin, Post Falls, 23:15.0.

4A GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Middleton 86. 2, Preston 90. 3, Jerome 109. 4, Skyview 125. 5, Century 13. 6, Bishop Kelly 142. 7, Columbia 159. 8, Sandpoint 212. 9, Bonneville 219. 10, Moscow 226. 11, Emmett 267. 12, Twin Falls 277. 13, Rigby 305.

MEDALISTS (top 20) — 1. Rachel McGovern, Pocatello, 18:24.2; 2. Jasmine Nesbitt, Jerome, 18:58.5; 3. Lina Schell, Middleton, 19:08.4; 4. Caitlin Elgan, Preston, 19:12.5; 5. Jocelyn Barber, Skyview, 19:13.5; 6. Hannah McInturff, Century, 19:14.8; 7. Kelsea Donahue, Columbia, 19:22.3; 8. Erika Schell, Middleton, 19:23.2; 9. Tori Pinnock, Rigby, 19:23.4; 10. Chandra Smith, Emmett, 19:26.9; 11. Anna Kreslins, Bishop Kelly, 19:30.5; 12. Rachel Cannon, Blackfoot, 19:50.1; 13. Whitney Groll, Preston, 19:51.7; 14. Kayla Green, Jerome, 19:59.1; 15. Amanda Deason, Columbia, 20:00.8; 16. Lindsey Rayborn, Century, 20:02.9; 17. Mikayla Homer, Columbia, 20:04.5; 18. Mikhaela Woodward, Sandpoint, 20:06.8; 19. Tamika Russell, Caldwell, 20:07.1; 20. Amee Storer, Bonneville, 20:11.7;

OTHER LOCAL FINISHERS — 28. Sydney Foster, Sandpoint, 20:26.8; 39. Aimee Crowe, Lakeland, 20:44.7; 56. Emily Marshall, Sandpoint, 21:24.1; 68. Cori McClelland, Sandpoint, 21:47.1; 70. Aubrie Perry, Sandpoint, 21:52.9; 77. Jacelyn Lawson, Sandpoint, 22:11.3; 85. Bekah Kastning, Lakeland, 22:32.4; 86. 91. Kara Bruce, Sandpoint, 22:54.7.

3A GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Sugar-Salem, 39. 2, Snake River, 85. 3, Teton 94. 4, Timberlake 97. 5, Gooding 110. 6, Priest River 158. 7, Parma 158. 8, Kimberly 160.

MEDALISTS (top 20) — 1. Olivia Redd, Sugar-Salem, 18:33.9; 2. Rachel Youren, Gooding, 19:02.9; 3. Harlie Sorrell, Parma, 19:38.1; 4. Indya Price, Sugar-Salem, 19:42.8; 5. Alexis Moser, Sugar-Salem, 19:48.4; 6. Chalyce Hirschi, So Fremont, 20:04.4; 7. Quincy Van Orden, Snake River, 20:16.5; 8. Rachel Ward, Timberlake, 20:29.0; 9. Natalie Herring, Timberlake, 20:29.1; 10. Ashley Bullers, Gooding, 20:38.2; 11. Cassidy Howarth, Teton, 20:48.5; 12. Olivia Anderson, Snake River, 20:50.3; 13. Steffie Pavey, Priest River, 20:52.1; 14. Hannah Larson, Sugar-Salem, 20:52.1; 15. Brittany Russell, Gooding, 20:56.4; 16. Kacce Ramirez, Payette, 21:05.6; 17. Mindy Kaufman, Teton, 21:10.7; 18. Whitney Taylor, Sugar-Salem, 21:10.9; 19. Emily Guild, So Fremont, 21:13.1; 20. Aimee Sayers, Bonners Ferry, 21:13.7.

OTHER LOCAL FINISHERS — 27. Jamey Weishaar, Timberlake, 21:45.9; 28. 31. Kinya Morrison, Priest River, 22:19.5; 37. Reina Powell, Timberlake, 22:45.5; 38. Kourtney Aldridge, Priest River, 22:49.0; 41. Abragail Chase, Timberlake, 23:12.3; 42. 50. SarahJane Erny, Timberlake, 23:46.9; 52. Lindsay Richardson, Timberlake, 24:07.2; 53. Elisabeth Young, Priest River, 24:13.8; 60. Erica McCracken, Priest River, 25:20.4; 64. Abigail Tefft, Priest River, 25:41.3; 65. 67. Taylor Wilson, Priest River, 27:13.9.

2A GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Soda Springs 27. 2, Melba 114. 3, New Plymouth 118. 4, Firth 119. 5, Coeur d’Alene Charter 173. 6, Declo 195. 7, West Jefferson 200. 8, McCall-Donnelly 208. 9, Valley 221. 10, Challis 253. 11, Cole Valley Christian 259. 12, Highland 283. 13, West Side 285. 14, Grangeville 303.

MEDALISTS (top 20) — 1. Sierra Manzer, Melba, 18:12.3; 2. Kelsey Yamauchi, Soda Springs, 18:42.5; 3. Cierra Simmons, Soda Springs, 18:42.9; 4. Laurel Fiddler, Community School, 18:58.5; 5. Carly Hansen, Butte County, 19:27.0; 6. Korbin Traughber, Butte County, 19:44.7; 7. Hailey Alexander, New Plymouth, 19:49.1; 8. McKenzie Gardner, Firth, 19:53.7; 9. Jamie Nielsen, Soda Springs, 19:59.8; 10. Hailey Call, Soda Springs, 20:00.0; 11. Anysja Manzer, Melba, 20:03.0; 12. Krystal Deleon, Nampa Christian, 20:08.3; 13. Jennifer Nielsen, Soda Springs, 20:10.5; 14. Magen Daniels, Coeur d’Alene Charter, 20:17.0; 15. Anndee Neuman, Soda Springs, 20:22.8; 16. Hannah Farnes, Soda Springs, 20:22.9; 17. Madi Kelsey, Wendell, 20:28.3; 18. Abby Treadaway, Declo, 20:31.1; 19. Emilee Severe, West Jefferson, 20:36.0; 20. Sydney Blair, West Side, 20:42.3.

OTHER LOCAL FINISHERS — 24. Katey Mae McInturff, Kootenai, 21:00.8; 25. Maddie Iott, Coeur d’Alene Charter, 21:02.8; 38. Olivia Kincheloe, Kootenai, 21:43.4; 51. Megan Frazier, Clark Fork, 22:21.7; 57. Megan Forster, Coeur d’Alene Charter, 22:39.8; 61. Hannah Meyer, Coeur d’Alene Charter, 22:48.1; 84. Johanna Skarda, Coeur d’Alene Charter, 23:57.7; 98. Emma McCormick, Coeur d’Alene Charter, 25:28.2; 103. Melonie Wright, Coeur d’Alene Charter, 26:04.3.

5A BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Rocky Mountain 57. 2, Capital 89. 3, Coeur d’Alene 122. 4, Meridian 141. 5, Boise 142. 6, Idaho Falls 154. 7, Lake City 155. 8, Highland 160. 9, Centennial 164. 10, Skyline 202.

MEDALISTS (top 20) — 1. Dwain Stucker, Meridian, 15:42.3; 2. Thomas Rigby, Boise, 15:42.4; 3. David Steele, Capital, 15:54.6; 4. Justin Ross, Rocky Mountain, 16:01.0; 5. Jake Finney, Lake City, 16:04.7; 6. Kyler Little, Lake City, 16:06.5; 7. Jacob Davis, Capital, 16:15.7; 8. Michael Dunton, Coeur d’Alene, 16:16.6; 9. Jordon Wallin, Rocky Mountain, 16:17.2; 10. D’Artagnan Kilgore, Highland (P), 16:17.6; 11. Gabe Harm, Eagle, 16:19.0; 12. Garrett Plant, Rocky Mountain, 16:19.5; 13. Kaden Clay, Highland (P), 16:19.7; 14. David Covert, Rocky Mountain, 16:20.7; 15. Austin Murphy, Meridian, 16:21.1; 16. Drew Schultz, Capital, 16:21.5; 17. Kenny Colbert, Coeur d’Alene, 16:21.8; 18. Scott Sullivan, Centennial, 16:24.0; 19. Riley Estes, Coeur d’Alene, 16:24.4; 20. Reuben Mulhern, Borah, 16:27.5.

OTHER LOCAL FINISHERS — 44. Jose Winton, Coeur d’Alene, 17:07.5; 46. Scott Knapp, Lake City, 17:14.0; 49. Kendrick Nagel, Coeur d’Alene, 17:18.2; 52. Matt Robb, Coeur d’Alene, 17:21.4; 55. Garett Johnson, Lake City, 17:24.5; 57. Jonathan Deak, Coeur d’Alene, 17:27.00; 63. Maxwell Evans, Lake City, 17:32.3; 66. Marcus Ross, Lake City, 17:37.6; 70. Sean Kelly, Post Falls, 17:40.7; 77. Joe de Tar, Post Falls, 18:16.3; 80. Zack Holbrook, Lake City, 18:29.1.

4A BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Pocatello 56. 2, Kuna 107. 3, Bishop Kelly 133. 4, Bonneville 148. 5, Preston 153. 6, Columbia 165. 7, Burley 174. 8, Rigby 194. 9, Twin Falls 198. 10, Middleton 224. 11, Nampa 238. 12, Wood River 260.

MEDALISTS (top 20) — 1. Elijah Armstrong, Pocatello, 15:34.1; 2. Sam Levora, Sandpoint, 15:49.2; 3. Ryden Crowther, Preston, 16:05.3; 4. Haydin Herndon, Pocatello, 16:06.4; 5. Driztin Herndon, Pocatello, 16:06.9; 6. Michael Cunningham, Kuna, 16:12.7; 7. Andrew Burgess, Kuna, 16:18.0; 8. Alberto De Los Reyes, Caldwell, 16:22.4; 9. Jeremy Stark, Twin Falls, 16:31.5; 10. Daniel Elia, Bishop Kelly, 16:32.0; 11. Chase England, Wood River, 16:32.2; 12. Matthew Schenk, Twin Falls, 16:32.2; 13. Levi Watson, Columbia, 16:33.2; 14. Tom Parry, Bishop Kelly, 16:38.3; 15. Tyler Klingler, Bonneville, 16:39.9; 16. Eric Storey, Moscow, 16:41.7; 17. Kyle Baldwin, Bonneville, 16:43.3; 18. Dillon Hughes, Nampa, 16:44.7; 19. Curtis Willis, Bonneville, 16:45.9; 20. Austin Fred, Middleton, 16:50.6.

OTHER LOCAL FINISHERS — 57. Casey Noye, Lakeland, 17:35.4; 60. Garrett Johnson, Lakeland, 17:39.8; 72. Joey Peters, Lakeland, 17:55.1; 84. Cody Peters, Lakeland, 18:10.3; 90. Payton Sanders, Lakeland, 18:25.7; 99. Tim Prummer, Sandpoint, 18:45.2; 102. Dustin Hannawalt, Lakeland, 18:49.7; 105. Lucas Langenderfer, Lakeland, 19:14.7.

3A BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Teton 68. 2, Sugar-SAlem 70. 3, Snake River 86. 4, Kimberly 117. 5, Timberlake 120. 6, Bonners Ferry 125. 7, Weiser148. 8, Filer 183. 9, Parma 216.

MEDALISTS (top 20) — 1. Caleb Moosman, Teton, 16:18.0; 2. Joseph Van Orden, Snake River, 16:20.3; 3. James Withers, Snake River, 16:20.7; 4. Gage Moore, Filer, 16:35.9; 5. Connor Stoddard, Sugar-Salem, 16:38.2; 6. Austin Stewart, Shelley, 16:43.4; 7. Eliseo Garcia, Gooding, 16:58.6; 8. Nathnan Crane, Bear Lake, 17:01.9; 9. Nathan Wiggins, Weiser, 17:03.5; 10. Luke Reoch, Bonners Ferry, 17:08.1; 11. Luke Brogan, Bear Lake, 17:11.6; 12. Taylor Galbraith, Sugar-Salem, 17:12.5; 13. Keegan Taylor, Sugar-Salem, 17:14.8; 14. Ryan Richardson, Timberlake, 17:14.9; 15. Brian Bagley, Teton, 17:19.8; 16. Alex Eells, Parma, 17:24.8; 17. Derek Thompson, Kimberly, 17:25.0; 18. Josh Waldram, Timberlake, 17:26.3; 19. Sam St. Mars, Timberlake, 17:26.3; 20. Gabriel Wilson, Teton, 17:27.2.

OTHER LOCAL FINISHERS — 21. Collin Cossairt, Bonners Ferry, 17:29.3; 30. Jacob Perkins, Bonners Ferry, 17:47.1; 40. Josh Marks, Priest River, 18:09.6; 42. Spencer St. Mars, Timberlake, 18:14.6; 44. Bradley Thompson, Bonners Ferry, 18:19.9; 45. 46. Tyson Boorman, Bonners Ferry, 18:22.5; 53. Diamond Robinson, Priest River, 18:32.8; 55. Garrett Smith, Timberlake, 18:55.1; 58. Alec Perkins, Bonners Ferry, 19:07.6; 59. Jeff Campo, Kellogg, 19:13.4; 63. Josh Dufrene, Bonners Ferry, 19:36.8; 67. Hunter Tonkin, Timberlake, 19:54.7; 71. Cherokee Avriett, Timberlake, 21:09.8.

2A BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Logos 56. 2, Soda Springs 78. 3, Salmon 125. 4, Coeur d’Alene Charter 128. 5, Victory Charter 171. 6, Nampa Christian 179. 7, Firth 203. 8, West Side 210. 9, Challis 235. 10, Grangeville 236. 11, Liberty Charter 240. 12, New Plymouth 270. 13, Declo 357. 14, Dietrich 362. 15, Cole Valley Christian 374. 16, Oakley 442. 17, Kootenai 446.

MEDALISTS (top 20) — 1. Conrad Larson, Victory, 16:08.6; 2. Paul Ryan, Logos, 16:15.0; 3. Leif Fredericks, Coeur d’Alene Charter, 16:42.6; 4. Billy Godfrey, Salmon, 16:52.6; 5. Gabe Fisher, Victory, 16:56.1; 6. Kaleb Bass, Grangeville, 17:07.3; 7. Aldon Bishop, North Freemont, 17:07.8; 8. Brian Stanton, Logos, 17:07.9; 9. David Conway, Coeur d’Alene Charter, 17:11.6; 10. Hunter Goodenough, Soda Springs, 17:12.1; 11. Anthony Thomas, New Plymouth, 17:13.4; 12. Drake Hungate, Greenleaf, 17:13.4; 13. Cole Hungate, Greenleaf, 17:13.5; 14. Andrew Feldhausen, Salmon, 17:25.5; 15. Dillon Danner, Marsing, 17:27.4; 16. Logan Young, Soda Springs, 17:27.9; 17. Sage Pratt, Logos, 17:28.3; 18. Levi Wintz, Logos, 17:29.2; 19. Peyton Brothers, Nampa Christian, 17:29.6; 20. Jeff Borner, McCall-Donne, 17:29.6.

OTHER LOCAL FINISHERS — 50. Lance Fredericks, Coeur d’Alene Charter, 18:17.9; 51. Dillon Emery, Coeur d’Alene Charter, 18:18.0; 55. John Graves, Coeur d’Alene Charter, 18:21.7; 56. 61. Ry Butler, Kootenai, 18:30.7; 70. Michael Graves, Coeur d’Alene Charter, 18:41.1; 87. Brady Foil, Coeur d’Alene Charter, 19:04.4; 113. Jesse Whipple, Kootenai, 19:52.8; 118. Matthew Speelman, Kootenai, 20:09.2; 119. Ben Whipple, Kootenai, 20:22.3; 120. Naphtali David, Kootenai, 20:28.0; 126. Hadley McInturff, Kootenai, 21:14.1; 135. Christian Speelman, Kootenai, 24:37.4.