STATE CROSS COUNTRY MEETS: Charter boys just miss 2A title

ATHOL — Two near championships.

One lengthly delay to a timing camera malfunction.

And a lot of rain.

Timberlake’s boys and girls each finished third in 3A at the state cross country championships at Farragut State Park’s Scott Field on Saturday.

In the 2A boys race, Coeur d’Alene Charter senior Michael Graves finished third overall, but the Panthers just missed a state title by one point, losing to Soda Springs, which swept the team titles.

The race was delayed after the 4A girls race after a timing camera malfunction, forcing races to be moved back 45 minutes, with the final race — 3A boys — concluding at 4:30 p.m.

5A: Coeur d’Alene junior Caitlin Conway — the lone returner from last year’s state championship team — finished eighth for the Viking girls, who finished ninth.

“My placing was still good, I think,” Conway said. “It was a much more competitive race than last week (at regionals, at Farragut).”

Conway admitted after the race the conditions were to her strengths.

“You’ve just have to go into it like any other race,” Conway said. “Anything can happen and you’ve just got to push yourself. Personally, I like running in the rain. I’m not sure why, but with cross country, you get different kinds of weather to deal with, so you’ve got to adapt to it.”

Her coach Cathy Compton agreed.

“Anyone running in these kinds of conditions is a great athlete,” Compton said. “It was a mudfest out there. I’m impressed with that young lady (Conway). She ran her heart out and finished in the top 10. We’ll take it.”

Mountain View’s boys and Eagle’s girls won team titles.

Michael Slagowski from Rocky Mountain of Meridian was the boys champion, and Rachel Morrin of Madison of Rexburg was the girls champion.

5A

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Mountain View 65. 2, Rocky Mountain 78. 3, Skyline 118. 4, Boise 118. 5, Madison 163. 6, Capital 170. 7, Vallivue 174. 8, Timberline 183. 9, Coeur d’Alene 191. 10, Lewiston 202. 11, Idaho Falls 226.

MEDALISTS (Top 20) — 1, Michael Slagowski, Rocky Mountain, 16:17. 2, Austin Byrer, Lewiston, 16:18.9. 3, Coen Haroldsen, Bonneville, 16:23.1. 4, Taylor Phillips, Rocky Mountain, 16:23.8. 5, Siyad Matan, Borah, 16:26.2. 6, Noah Horsburgh, Mountain View, 16:26.8. 7, Jacob Davis, Capital, 16:28. 8, Evan Thieme, Rocky Mountain, 16:28.9. 9, Isaac Kunz, Idaho Falls, 16:29. 10, Adrian Jones, Mountain View, 16:34.6. 11, Porter Wilkes, Vallivue, 16:35.4. 12, Nate Marshall, Boise, 16:38.8. 13, Joe Muellener, Capital, 16:42.2. 14, Jackson Brill, Boise, 16:43.1. 15, Ryan Barna, Skyline, 16:43.4. 16, Graf Kirk, Boise, 16:43.7. 17, Sean Harren, Boise, 16:43.9. 18, Vincent Groner, Vallivue, 16:44.1. 19, Charles Paul, Mountain View, 16:47.7. 20, Brandon Walker, Mountain View, 16:48.4.

OTHER LOCAL FINISHERS — 29, Alex Walde, Coeur d’Alene, 16:56.9. 37, Karson Peach, Coeur d’Alene, 17:07.1. 39, Jose Winton, Coeur d’Alene, 17:09.5. 61, Zac Magee, Coeur d’Alene, 17:34.3. 63, Nolan Mullen-Huber, Coeur d’Alene, 17:35.8. 65, Dylan Schilling, Post Falls, 17:36.5. 70, Chad Humphreys, Coeur d’Alene, 17:41.1. 71, Gabe McCombs, Coeur d’Alene, 17:43.8.

5A GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Eagle 68. 2, Meridian 82, 3, Madison 101. 4, Rocky Mountain 107. 5, Mountain View 129. 6, Idaho Falls 143. 7, Boise 155. 8, Timberline (Boise) 165. 9, Coeur d’Alene 186. 10, Hillcrest 253. 11, Lewiston 287.

MEDALISTS (Top 20) — 1, Rachel Morrin, Madison, 18:27.2. 2, Eve Jensen, Boise, 18:41.3. 3, McKenna Emerson, Eagle, 18:47.9. 4, Dania Holberg, Eagle, 18:48. 5, Ashlyn Dyer, Idaho Falls, 18:57.8. 6, Brittney Hansen, Meridian, 19:01.8. 7, Breanna Stauter, Mountain View, 19:16.6. 8, Cailtin Conway, Coeur d’Alene, 19:18.5. 9, Audrey Rustad, Boise, 19:21. 10, Mia Klopfenstein, Meridian, 19:23.3. 11, Katie Weedn, Centennial, 19:30.2. 12, McKenzie Refaey, Meridian, 19:35.3. 13, Julia LeMar, Eagle, 19:35.3. 14, Jenna Waldo, Timberline, 19:36.6. 15, Emmalee Thomas, Borah, 19:40.8. 16, Presley Roldan, 19.41.2. 17, Carli Corpus, Rocky Mountain, 19:42.6. 18, Briannah Ramirez, Meridian, 19:45.5. 19, Payton Fratusco, Rocky Mountain, 19:46.7. 20, Faith Dilmore, Rocky Mountain, 19:46.70.

OTHER LOCAL FINISHERS — 33, Ida Mae Grahlman, Post Falls, 20:21. 37, Rylee Brown, Coeur d’Alene, 20:23.9. 55, Kara Troyer, Coeur d’Alene, 20:51.7. 56, Merceydes Smith, Coeur d’Alene, 20:52.5. 61, Jazzmin Kernodle, Post Falls, 20:57.6. 64, Ciera Bailey, Coeur d’Alene, 21:03.2. 65, Riley Fowler, Coeur d’Alene, 21:04.9. 77, Carmen Duffy, Coeur d’Alene, 21:54.1.

3A: Timberlake junior Brayden Menti might have stumbled out of the start in the 3A race, but he sure made up for lost time at the finish.

“I slipped right at the starting line and had to work my way back up,” Menti said. “I fell and hit my knee, but bounced right back up. It’s North Idaho, and we get this once a week usually. Most of us are used to running in this.”

Menti caught James Lentham of Teton for ninth.

“I saw him and saw with 160 to go, and I was thinking I could catch this guy,” Menti said. “With about 50 meters to go, just something clicked and knew I could catch him. It’s amazing, last year, I had a bad race and finished 18th. Being in the top 10 is really a blessing.”

Timberlake’s girls finished third, bringing home a trophy for the eighth straight year.

“We could not have been better than third,” Timberlake coach Shawn Lawler said. “I’ve been through the race about 1,000 times and Sugar and Shelley are on a different level than we are. I’m really proud of these boys for having a good day. How they competed, I really couldn’t be prouder.”

Freshman Abigail Peightal was the top female finisher for Timberlake, finishing sixth. She was followed by junior Taylor Hammond in seventh and senior Jamey Weishaar in 14th.

Sugar-Salem won the boys team championship and Shelley won the girls title. Austin Stewart of Shelley repeated as boys champ, and Shelley’s LeAnn Larkin won the girls title.

“I was really motivated to bring back a trophy in my last year,” Weishaar said. “Last year wasn’t a good year for me individually, so I was just excited to finish better this year. I definitely over-did what I thought I was going to do.”

3A

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Sugar-Salem 43. 2, Shelley 49. 3, Timberlake 109. 4, Filer 145. 5, Parma 157. 6, Fruitland 157. 7, Snake River 162. 8, Kimberly 169. 9, Bonners Ferry 209. 10, Emmett 248. 11, American Falls 292.

MEDALISTS (Top 20) — 1, Austin Stewart, Shelley, 16:05.9. 2, Jace Hymas, Sugar-Salem, 16:46.8. 3, Chase Barrow, Shelley, 16:50.1. 4, Mark Crandall, Shelley, 16:54.5. 5, Israel Anaya, Fruitland, 17:08.8. 6, Austin Young, Filer, 17;10.2. 7, Cameron Garner, Sugar-Salem, 17:17.8. 8, Joseph Van Orden, Snake River, 17:25. 9, Brayden Menti, Timberlake, 17:29.1. 10, James Lentham, Teton, 17:29.5. 11, Brennan Anderson, Sugar-Salem, 17:34.1. 12, Ben Janus, Teton, 17:35.7. 13, Hunter Galbraith, Sugar-Salem, 17:36.8. 14, Landon Davis, Timberlake, 17:49.8. 15, Benjamin Moser, Sugar-Salem, 17:57. 16, Kenny Bassett, Emmett, 18:04.9. 17, Taylor Hill, Sugar-Salem, 18:05.1. 18, Colby Beck, Parma, 18:09.1. 19, Caleb Gleason, Priest River, 18:11.7. 20, Joshua Richins, Fruitland, 18:11.8.

OTHER LOCAL FINISHERS — 27, David Hansen, Timberlake, 18:24. 36, Zak Bishop, Kellogg, 18:42.6. 38, Storm Techau, Timberlake, 18:43.8. 42, Jordan Hardy, Timberlake, 18:53.8. 43, Cameron Parkes, Priest River, 18:59.1. 46, Jamin Bontrager, Bonners Ferry, 19:04.2. 47, Jack Wade, Bonners Ferry, 19:05.6. 48, Nolan Stidham, Bonners Ferry, 19:09.5. 56, Alva Swanson, Bonners Ferry, 19:29.9. 57, Dock Sommers, Timberlake, 19:30.3. 66, Dawson Thomas, Bonners Ferry, 19:49.4.

3A GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Shelley 35. 2, Sugar-Salem 61. 3, Timberlake 77. 4, Parma 134. 5, Emmett 142. 6, Kimberly 169. 7, Snake River 170. 8, Bonners Ferry 191. 9, Buhl 206. 10, American Falls 242.

MEDALISTS (Top 20) — 1, LeAnn Larkin, Shelley, 19:18.8. 2, Klarissa Andersen, Shelley, 19:25.6. 3, Paytin Drollinger, Shelley, 19:41.6. 4, Shaylee Hill, Sugar-Salem, 19:52.6. 5, Harlie Sorrell, Parma, 20:07.7. 6, Abigail Peightal, Timberlake, 20:09. 7, Taylor Hammond, Timberlake, 20:22.9. 8, Abbey Shirts, Weiser, 20:26.1. 9, Indya Price, Sugar-Salem, 20:33. 10, Brinn Crandall, Shelley, 20:37.2. 11, Hailey Whittemore, Emmett, 21:13.7. 12, Lauren Hillam, Fruitland, 21:18.2. 13, Kate Peterson, Emmett, 21:19.5. 14, Jamey Weishaar, Timberlake, 21:20.7. 15, Mary Kate Marshall, Filer, 21:24. 16, Jordan Young, Bonners Ferry, 21:27.9. 17, Ashley Willis, Sugar-Salem, 21:36. 18, Kendra Benson, Buhl, 21:39.6. 19, Hanna Larson, Sugar-Salem, 21:43.8. 20, Alexis Fuller, Snake River, 21:45.8.

OTHER LOCAL FINISHERS — 26, Lilly Kelley, Timberlake, 22:21.4. 34, Sarah Pryor, Timberlake, 22:44. 39, Savanna Waltermier, Timberlake, 23:10.2. 41, Hannah Lysne, Bonners Ferry, 23:14.2. 47, Isabella Meijerink, Timberlake, 23:29.9. 51, Nicole Donn, Bonners Ferry, 23:47.5. 52, Ada Bonnell, Bonners Ferry, 23:54. 60, Lauren Stidham, Bonners Ferry, 25:21.7.

2A: At the start of the season, Graves didn’t even think he’d crack the varsity lineup this season.

Funny how things change.

Graves finished third in boys race in 17:08.5, helping the Panthers to a runner-up finish.

“It’s a huge surprise,” Graves said. “Today, I found out that I had a chance to win it, so I just went for it. Went a little too fast in the first half, and learned my lesson.”

“It was great,” second-year Coeur d’Alene Charter coach Jim McPhilomy said. “He’s trained hard and put in a good, hard season. He drove himself really hard today.”

“Last week, we won districts without even thinking about it,” Graves said. “We hadn’t seen these guys before, but they’re fast and strong. At the beginning of the season, as a team, we didn’t think we had a shot at anything. The way everyone performed the last part of the season, we’re happy to bring home something.”

“These guys have been underated all year,” McPhilomy said. “Last year, they knew they had a chance to win it this year. Unfortunately, they didn’t get a lot of good training during the summer.”

Dillon Emery was sixth, Jackson Ricks 10th for Coeur d’Alene Charter.

Sophie McPhilomy, the coach’s daughter, finished 19th for the Coeur d’Alene Charter girls.

“That’s a big improvement for her,” coach McPhilomy said. “She’s been 21st the last two years, and was determined to break through this year.”

2A

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Soda Springs 45. 2, Coeur d’Alene Charter 46. 3, Melba 117. 4, Bear Lake 120. 5, Nampa Christian 121. 6, Cole Valley Christian 174. 7, Firth 180 8, North Star Charter 194. 9, Declo 237. 10, Ririe 241. 11, Salmon 241.

MEDALISTS (Top 20) — 1, Joshua Balls, Soda Springs, 16:39.5. 2, Jackson Pratt, Bear Lake, 16:39.6. 3, Michael Graves, Cd’A Charter, 17:08.5. 4, Riley Simmons, Soda Springs, 17:14. 5, Rylan Manzer, Melba, 17:18.1. 6, Dillon Emery, Cd’A Charter, 17:24.3. 7, Lance Fredericks, Cd’A Charter, 17:26.4. 8, Wyatt Smith, Soda Springs, 17:30.3. 9, Peyton Brothers, Nampa Christian, 17:47.6. 10, Jackson Ricks, Cd’A Charter, 17:51.5. 11, Diego Barela, Grangeville, 17:53.1. 12, Brandon Olsen, West Side, 17:54.4. 13, Cameron Williams, Melba, 18:02.8. 14, Kaleb Lee, Cole Valley Christian, 18:07.1. 15, Cody Davis, New Plymouth, 18:08.4. 16, James Anderson, North Fremont, 18:09.2. 17, Tristen Stimpson, Melba, 18:11. 18, Garret Cunningham, Soda Springs, 18:12.3. 19, Spencer Crane, Bear Lake, 18:12.6. 20, Luke Fleming, North Star Charter, 18:14.4.

OTHER LOCAL FINISHERS — 24, Jacob Shoup, Cd’A Charter, 18:34.7. 36, Kevin Eaton, Cd’A Charter, 19:09.9. 40, Josh Moehring, Cd’A Charter, 19:16.3.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Soda Springs 19. 2, Salmon 81. 3, West Jefferson 94. 4, Firth 119. 5, Bear Lake 137. 6, Melba 153. 7, Cole Valley Christian 159. 8, Coeur d’Alene Charter 179. 9, Wendell 179.

MEDALISTS (Top 20) — 1, Kathryne McCullough, Soda Springs, 20:26. 2, Alexa Ahnder, West Jefferson, 20:32.9. 3, Bethany Danner, McCall-Donnelly, 20:34.8. 4, Alexa White, Soda Springs, 20:37.9. 5, Kate White, Soda Springs, 20:49.9. 6, Darby Siepert, Soda Springs, 20:51.1. 7, Madison Beck, Parma, 20:54.7. 8, Jaycee Young, Soda Springs, 21:03.6. 9, Hope Uskowski, Soda Springs, 21:05.2. 10, Cheyiah Volkers, Melba, 21:21.6. 11, Katie Jo Gebhardt, Salmon, 21:26.2. 12, Mekenna Manzer, Melba, 21:30.2. 13, Hailey Jenkins, New Plymouth, 21:33.5. 14, Allie Severe, West Jefferson, 21:35. 15, Keyra Bragg, Salmon, 21:36.5. 16, Kaylee Newman, West Jefferson, 21:43.8. 17, Abby Scheiss, Firth, 21:48.2. 18, Makenzie Harris, Bear Lake, 21:50.4. 19, Sophie McPhilomy, Cd’A Charter, 21:50.8. 20, Cherish Duncan, Salmon, 21:52.8.

OTHER LOCAL FINISHERS — 39, Lindy Osborn, Cd’A Charter, 22:42.8. 41, Abbie Sisco, Cd’A Charter, 22:49.4. 55, Tess McPhilomy, Cd’A Charter, 24:28.9. 56, Maddy Klein, Cd’A Charter, 24:31.8. 57, Kiersti Osborn, Cd’A Charter, 24:37.5.

1A: Logos of Moscow, by way of its fifth runner finishing three places ahead of Victory Charter’s fifth, was declared the inaugural 1A boys state champion. Marshall Wheeler of Victory Charter won the boys race.

Liberty Charter won the girls team title, with Sage Way of Cascade winning the girls individual title.

In past years, 1A runners competed in the same division with 2A runners.

1A

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Logos 55. 2, Victory Charter 55. 3, Valley 65. 4, Community School 102. 5, The Ambrose School 143. 6, Potlatch 159. 7, Butte County 175. 8, Troy 183. 9, Grace 223.

MEDALISTS (Top 15) — 1, Marshall Wheeler, Victory Charter, 16:46.8. 2, Josiah Anderson, Logos, 16:55.4. 3, Henry Raff, Community School, 17:03.2. 4, Ben Christensen, Valley, 17:03.3. 5, Jackson Dickson, Logos, 17:15.7. 6, Cole Olsen, Clearwater Valley, 17:36.1. 7, Trey Rogers, Victory Charter, 17:47.6. 8, Max Polito, Community School, 17:58.3. 9, Daniel Daily, Hagerman, 17:59.4. 10, Blaine Stuart, The Ambrose School, 18:02.9. 11, Morgan Weeks, Highland, 18:05.4. 12, Kyle Richmond, Troy, 18:06.4. 13, Adam Elorrieta, Valley, 18:07.1. 14, Ty Redick, Challis, 18:08.5. 15, Boden Lloyd, Logos, 18:11.6.

OTHER LOCAL FINISHERS — 23, Jesse Whipple, Kootenai, 18:38.1. 42, Naphtali David, Kootenai, 19:48.5.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Liberty Charter 44. 2, Deary 73. 3, Grace 76. 4, Oakley 90. 5, The Ambrose School 102. 6, Logos 111.

MEDALISTS (Top 15) — 1, Sage Way, Cascade, 21:09.1. 2, Joy Billings, Idaho City, 21;17.3. 3, Erica Kent, Richfield, 21:40.1. 4, Megan Dye, Logos, 21:59.8. 5, Maisie McManus, Deary, 22:18.4. 6, Tess Washburn, Liberty Charter, 22:31.8. 7, Macy Hansen, Butte County, 22:33.5. 8, Annika Landis, Community School, 22:36.2. 9, Ava Mazzoni, Community School, 22:41.8. 10, Rylee Mansfield, Grace, 22:47.6. 11, Cory Hamblin, Liberty Charter, 22:53.6. 12, Wylee Smith, Butte County, 23:00.6. 13, Leah March, The Ambrose School, 23:08. 14, Brooke Swanson, Deary, 23:10.7. 15, Kylie Tidwell, Prairie, 23:11.3.

OTHER LOCAL FINISHERS — 29, Grace McInturff, Kootenai, 25:08.2. 35, Rachel Riley, Kootenai, 25:48.3.