PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Viking boys third, Chang sixth at Farragut Invitational
<p>LOREN BENOIT/Press Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy senior Landon Chang strides his way to the finish line of the Timberlake Farragut Invitational on Saturday with a time of 16 minutes, 29 seconds.</p>
<p>LOREN BENOIT/Press Coeur d'Alene senior Caitlin Conway runs towards the finish line during the Farragut Invitational on Saturday. Conway finished with a time of 19 minutes, 58 seconds.</p>
ATHOL — The Coeur d’Alene boys had four of their top five boys finish in the Top 20 on the way to a third place finish in the Timberlake Farragut Invitational on Saturday at Farragut State Park’s Scott Field.
Coeur d’Alene Charter senior Landon Chang was the top local boys finisher, coming in sixth in 16 minutes, 29.2 seconds.
Sandpoint’s Finan Lund-Anderson was ninth in 16:52.3, helping the Bulldogs to a fifth place finish.
Coeur d’Alene senior Caitlin Conway was sixth in the girls race in 19:58.4, helping the Vikings finish fourth. Sandpoint was fifth and Timberlake sixth in the girls team standings.
Boise schools Borah (boys) and Capital (girls) won team titles.
Austin Byrer of Lewiston won the boys race in 15:55.5 and Moscow’s Katherine Ruck won the girls race in 18:39.9.
BOYS
TEAM SCORES — 1, Borah 57. 2, Lewiston 60. 3, Coeur d’Alene 82. 4, Capital 110. 5, Sandpoint 128. 6, Timberlake 157. 7, Coeur d’Alene Charter 178. 8, Meridian 182. 9, Moscow 196. 10, Priest River 302. 11, Bonners Ferry 315. 12, Chewelah 324. 13, Lakeland 348. Clark Fork, Genesee, Kootenai, Newport, Valley Christian, incomplete teams.
WINNER, LOCALS IN TOP 20 — 1, Austin Byrer, Lewiston, 15:55.5. 6, Landon Chang, Cd’A Charter, 16:29.2. 9, Finan Lund-Anderson, Sandpoint, 16:52.3. 11, Alex Walde, Coeur d’Alene, 16:59.5. 12, Landon Davis, Timberlake, 17:02.1. 13, Nolan Mullen-Huber, Coeur d’Alene, 17:09.3. 14, Chad Humphreys, Coeur d’Alene, 17:13.3. 18, Gabe McCombs, Coeur d’Alene, 17:25.7. 20, Brayden Menti, Timberlake, 17:32.1.
GIRLS
TEAM SCORES — 1, Capital 58. 2, Meridian 73. 3, Borah 83. 4, Coeur d’Alene 101. 5, Sandpoint 116. 6, Timberlake 137. 7, Moscow 199. 8, Lewiston 230. 9, Coeur d’Alene Charter 237. 10, Lakeland 239. 11, Chewelah 308. 12, Bonners Ferry 313. Newport, incomplete team.
WINNER, LOCALS IN TOP 20 — 1, Katherine Ruck, Moscow, 18:39.9. 6, Caitlin Conway, Coeur d’Alene, 19:58.4. 12, Rylee Brown, Coeur d’Alene, 20:33.5. 13, Abigail Peightal, Timberlake, 20:50.8. 14, Brooklyn Shell, Coeur d’Alene, 21:08.5. 15, Hannah Davidson, Sandpoint, 21:10.3. 19, Niah Brass, Sandpoint, 21:23.9. 20, Kassidy Hammond, Timberlake, 21:31.4.