STATE CROSS COUNTRY: Blue morning for Cd'A ... Coeur d'Alene boys weather cold, claim first state 5A title since 2011

POCATELLO — It wasn’t the best day for a few of the Coeur d’Alene boys.

But by the end of it, they were happy to be feeling blue again.

The Viking boys, with their usual strong pack running, won their first state 5A title on Saturday at the Portneuf Wellness Complex on Saturday, and junior Max Cervi-Skinner (sixth), senior Jacob King (eighth), sophomore Mitchell Rietze (10th), senior Lachlan May (11th) and junior Zack Cervi-Skinner (16th) earned state medalist honors for finishing in the top 20.

Temperatures were estimated to be at 28 degrees at race time, a far cry from last week’s regional meet when it was 78 degrees at Farragut State Park in Athol.

“It was a group effort from the coaches, runners and parents,” said Coeur d’Alene coach Cathy Compton, who now has six team titles, four with the girls (2004, 2012, 2013 and 2014) and two with the boys. “It was brutal. But we did everything smart from the warmup and wearing the proper stuff during the race. But these guys are tough North Idaho boys. They’re used to running in this. They’re just tough kids.”

Coeur d'Alene finished with 45 points. Rocky Mountain of Meridian was second with 60.

Senior Jacob King, who was eighth, credited the performance of Rietze with getting the job done for the Vikings.

“We knew what we were capable of,” King said. “It was really running for each other and not an individual race. Mitchell, our normally fifth guy, he did a great job to finish third (for Coeur d’Alene) and make up the ground we needed. He’s really the reason why we pulled it off.”

5A: Coeur d'Alene, ranked 10th nationally by DyeStat, last won a team title in 2011 at Eagle Island State Park.

“We had a couple of kids with an off day, but in just about every other meet, we had another step up,” Compton said. “Mitch stepped up and it was pretty impressive to see. All of our kids ran well today and did what we had to do to finish. It’s just about finishing first and that’s the ultimate goal.”

Girls state medalists were Coeur d’Alene sophomore Olivia May (11th), Post Falls junior Kaylynn Misner (12th), Post Falls sophomore Talia Bonville (13th) and Lake City junior Hazel Kunkel (17th).

Timberline of Boise won its first team title, beating five-time champion Boise for the girls title.

Timberline freshman Ruby Ihmels and Meridian junior Nate Stadlander won individual titles.

4A: Sandpoint seniors Nathan Roche (18th) and Grace Rookey (18th) earned medalist honors for the Bulldogs for finishing in the top 20.

Skyline senior Nelah Roberts won her fourth straight individual title in 17:18.06, breaking the previous meet record of Mattalyn Geddes of Twin Falls (17:30.09) from 2019.

Idaho Falls senior Luke Athany won the boys race, his first individual title.

Preston won its third straight girls team title, with Idaho Falls winning its first title since winning three straight from 2017-2019.

3A: As soon as Timberlake senior Jacob Barnhart’s bid for a second straight 3A title fell short, he did the next best thing.

Helped push his boys team to a third-place showing.

Barnhart, who won last year’s meet at Lewiston Orchards, finished fourth Saturday in 16 minutes, 23.04 seconds. 

“Jacob has been a fantastic leader for us the last several years,” Timberlake coach Shawn Lawler said. “He really leads the way in terms of his work ethic and he’s just a fantastic kid. He finished, then was immediately by the finish line cheering on the rest of his team. He’s a selfless kid. He’ll be missed, but not replaced.”

Barnhart led the race early, but fell off in the final two miles.

“It was a fast course, and I took the lead maybe too early on,” Barnhart said. “Some guys were on me and they picked it up and it kind of dropped me.”

Timberlake was fourth at state in 2022.

“Our main goal was to bring home the state championship,” Barnhart said. “Throughout the season, we had some injuries and haven’t really been at full force. We know we could have done better, but I’m really proud of these guys. It’s a big deal. It’s really cool.”

Timberlake sophomore Vanessa McLachlan, in her first state meet, finished third in the girls race.

“She ran a really intelligent race, especially for a first-year runner,” Lawler said. “She was seventh or eighth in the first mile, and was just catching people and was almost second. The maturity that she showed, and running a race like that, really speaks volumes.”

Other area state medalists were Coeur d’Alene Charter senior Nathan Russell (fifth), Timberlake freshman Caleb Royce (eighth), Coeur d’Alene Charter senior Nolan Oyler (20th) and Coeur d’Alene Charter sophomore Annabelle Carr (fourth).

Snake River (girls) and South Fremont (boys) won team titles.

South Fremont senior Sage Lyon won the girls race and McCall-Donnelly senior George Speirs won the boys, their first individual titles.

2A: Kellogg senior Makai Peak finished sixth to earn medalist honors.

Junior Brayden Lamanna (14th) and junior Colm McLaimtaig (18th) were medalists for Priest River.

Soda Springs won its second straight girls team title. North Fremont won the boys title.

Corbin Johnson (North Fremont) and Bella Spencer (West Jefferson) won individual titles.

1A: Rockland (boys) and Raft River (girls) claimed team titles.

It was the second straight title for Raft River. Rockland ended a three-year run by Victory Charter.

Raft River senior Allie Black won her third straight individual title.

Victory Charter senior Luke Stockett won the boys title.

5A

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Coeur d’Alene 45. 2, Rocky Mountain 60. 3, Boise 63. 4, Mountain View 145. 5, Highland 146. 6, Eagle 157. 7, Timberline 183. 8, Centennial 188. 9, Thunder Ridge 215. 10, Capital 240. 11, Lake City 329. 

TOP THREE, LOCALS — 1, Nate Stadtlander, Meridian, 15:12.82. 2, Landon Heemeyer, Rocky Mountain, 15:16.73. 3, Andrew Ringert, Eagle, 15:21.50. 6, Max Cervi-Skinner, Coeur d’Alene, 15:35.21. 8, Jacob King, Coeur d’Alene, 15:48.25. 10, Mitchell Rietze, Coeur d’Alene, 15:58.54. 11, Lachlan May, Coeur d’Alene, 16:01.25. 16, Zack Cervi-Skinner, Coeur d’Alene, 16:08.82. 24, Wyatt Carr, Coeur d’Alene, 16:26.15. 31, Kyle Rohlinger, Coeur d’Alene, 16:31.49. 55, Sam Reade, Lake City, 17:11.03. 73, Conner Johnson, Lake City, 17:52.21. 79, Logan Anderson, Lake City, 18:20.17. 82, William Shepard, Lake City, 18:27.12. 83, Nolan Jarvis, Lake City, 18:47.02. 84, Duncan Morrow, Lake City, 18:51.49. 86, Lucas Hamilton, Lake City, 19:20.84.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Timberline 71. 2, Boise 83. 3, Rocky Mountain 85. 4, Thunder Ridge 129. 5, Mountain View 138. 6, Highland 158. 7, Owyhee 163. 8, Coeur d’Alene 177. 9, Eagle 186. 10, Post Falls 219.

TOP THREE, LOCALS — 1, Ruby Ihmels, Timberline, 18:06.86. 2, Allie Bruce, Boise, 18:22.91. 3, Meredith Sanford, Highland, 18:25.20. 11, Olivia May, Coeur d’Alene, 18:56.97. 12, Kaylynn Misner, Post Falls, 19:01.80. 13, Talia Bonville, Post Falls, 19:02.70. 17, Hazel Kunkel, Lake City, 19:13.47. 34, Dakota Keyworth, Coeur d’Alene, 19:47.92. 43, Ann Marie Dance, Coeur d’Alene, 20:15.47. 49, Elliana Rietze, Coeur d’Alene, 20:28.04. 62, Olivia Fishback, Coeur d’Alene, 21:09.67. 63, Kyliegh Chapman, Lake City, 21:18.73. 68, Chloe Frank, Coeur d’Alene, 21:48.43. 71, Sara Siegler, Coeur d’Alene, 22:07.05. 74, Kimberly Lackey, Post Falls, 22:31.67. 75, Raya Zirker, Post Falls, 22:38.17. 76, Ainsley Parker, Post Falls, 22:39.22. 78, Lindsay Davis, Post Falls, 22:45.53. 79, Kinlee McLean, Post Falls, 23:13.55. 

4A

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Idaho Falls 67. 2, Burley 72. 3, Bishop Kelly 83. 4, Preston 134. 5, Skyline 143. 6, Twin Falls 172. 7, Sandpoint 197. 8, Pocatello 225. 9, Bonneville 256. 10, Jerome 256. 11, Skyview 291. 12, Moscow 302. 13, Canyon Ridge 328. 14, Vallivue 343. 15, Caldwell 361.

TOP THREE, LOCALS — 1, Luke Athay, Idaho Falls, 15:38.02. 2, Ryan Gerratt, Burley, 16:01.07. 3, Austin Ricks, Burley, 16:13.86. 18, Nathan Roche, Sandpoint, 16:44.22. 24, Daniel Ricks, Sandpoint, 16:52.71. 36, Parker Sterling, Lakeland, 17:15.51. 44, Kasten Grimm, Sandpoint, 17:25.33. 59, Jimmy Cornelius, Sandpoint, 17:43.75. 66, Michael Hall, Sandpoint, 17:48.17. 90, Isaiah Hagstrom, Sandpoint, 18:24.10. 

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Preston 47. 2, Twin Falls 64. 3, Skyline 111. 4, Jerome 121. 5, Idaho Falls 134. 6, Skyview 181. 7, Moscow 187. 8, Bishop Kelly 191. 9, Sandpoint 218. 10, Pocatello 266. 11, Bonneville 272. 12, Burley 299. 13, Mountain Home 355. 14, Ridgevue 420. 15, Emmett 426.

TOP THREE, LOCALS — 1, Nelah Roberts, Skyline, 17:18.06. 2, Raelee Richardson, Twin Falls, 19:02.36. 3, Jaycee Jensen, Idaho Falls, 19:02.97. 19, Grace Rookey, Sandpoint, 19:50.22. 26, Elizabeth Storms, Sandpoint, 20:07.23. 27, Lily Richardson, Sandpoint, 20:12.08. 36, Maddison Chapple, Lakeland, 20:32.40. 76, Siena Todd-Murray, Sandpoint, 21:46.76. 88, Hannah Ricks, Sandpoint, 22:37.42. 89, Madison Hall, Sandpoint, 22:39.05. 111, Makiyah Hagstrom, Sandpoint, 26:04.45.

3A

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, South Fremont 63. 2, Teton 74. 3, Timberlake 95. 4, McCall-Donnelly 105. 5, Kimberly 112. 6, Fruitland 134. 7, Snake River 154. 8, Weiser 190. 9, Coeur d’Alene Charter 208. 10, Filer 240. 11, Marsh Valley 328.

TOP THREE, LOCALS — 1, George Speirs, McCall-Donnelly, 15:57.43. 2, Ben Browning, Kimberly, 16:00.16. 3, Zane Lindquist, Teton, 16:13.70. 4, Jacob Barnhart, Timberlake, 16:23.04. 5, Nathan Russell, Coeur d’Alene Charter, 16:31.52. 8, Caleb Royce, Timberlake, 16:55.90. 20, Nolan Oyler, Coeur d’Alene Charter, 17:17.89. 25, Jonathan Barnhart, Timberlake, 17:31.67. 31, Jeremiah Alameda, Timberlake, 17:44.70. 34, Jacob Howell, Timberlake, 17:51.71. 46, Isaiah Winkler, Timberlake, 18:22.30. 57, Mason Curry, Coeur d’Alene Charter, 18:53.36. 70, Thomas Perry, Timberlake, 19:33.72. 73, Tucker Rigg, Coeur d’Alene Charter, 19:44.96. 74, Bridger Ricks, Coeur d’Alene Charter, 20:21.28. 82, Minh Hoang, Coeur d’Alene Charter, 25:29.76. 83, Janis Jurgens, Coeur d’Alene Charter, 30:08.72. 

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Snake River 55. 2, Sugar-Salem 60. 3, Teton 112. 4, Weiser 122. 5, McCall-Donnelly 124. 6, Timberlake 146. 7, Parma 163. 8, Kimberly 201. 9, Coeur d’Alene Charter 206. 10, Gooding 222.

TOP THREE, LOCALS — 1, Sage Lyon, South Fremont, 19:09.66. 2, Janyja Jackson, Sugar-Salem, 19:21.01. 3, Vanessa McLachlan, Timberlake, 19:22.96. 4, Annabelle Carr, Coeur d’Alene Charter, 20:09.70. 32, Lola Eggleston, Timberlake, 21:35.86. 35, Sydney Beckle, Bonners Ferry, 21:45.92. 37, Emily Wright, Timberlake, 21:49.96. 38, Helen Oyler, Coeur d’Alene Charter, 21:58.95. 52, Aubrey Jenson, Timberlake, 23:02.69. 55, Addisen Berg, Timberlake, 23:09.60. 59, Mattisyn Stiern, Bonners Ferry, 23:17.34. 65, Abigail Moehring, Coeur d’Alene Charter, 23:39.01. 69, Natal Davis, Coeur d’Alene Charter, 24:08.33. 71, Jane Robinson, Coeur d’Alene Charter, 24:27.07. 72, Olivia Barnhart, Timberlake, 24:38.78. 75, Kayla Hyle, Timberlake, 25:12.99. 78, Emma Anderson, Coeur d’Alene Charter, 26:13.49. 80, Lois de Wit, Coeur d’Alene Charter, 27:38.84.

2A

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, North Fremont 79. 2, North Star Charter 87. 3, Cole Valley Christian 109. 4, Malad 112. 5, Soda Springs 128. 6, Nampa Christian 138. 7, Grangeville 170. 8, Priest River 184. 9, Melba 186. 10, Ririe 215. 11, Declo 256. 12, Salmon 306.

TOP THREE, LOCALS — 1, Corbin Johnston, North Fremont, 15:52.74. 2, Levi Robbins, Firth, 16:35.79. 3, Everett Metier, North Star Charter, 16:43.41. 6, Makai Peak, Kellogg, 17:09.86. 14, Brayden Lamanna, Priest River, 17:47.18. 18, Colm McLaimtaig, Priest River, 17:40.89. 53, Caeden McLaimtaig, Priest River, 18:38.72. 54, Jacob Sateren, Priest River, 18:41.76. 84, Devon Banning, Priest River, 20:43:89. 89, Daniel Gunkle, Priest River, 22:45.45. 

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Soda Springs 38. 2, Ririe 41. 3, Malad 119. 4, Declo 136. 5, Firth 143. 6, Nampa Christian 151. 7, Cole Valley Christian 158. 8, North Fremont 163. 9, Melba 226. 10, Grangeville 239.

TOP THREE, LOCALS — 1, Bella Spencer, West Jefferson, 19:29.63. 2, Lucy Boone, Ririe, 19:34.88. 3, Lizzie Beutler, Soda Springs, 19:38.47. 68, Zoie Lawson, Kellogg, 24:19.16.

1A

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Rockland 56. 2, Victory Charter 58. 3, Grace 104. 4, Challis 112. 5, Rimrock 147. 6, Logos 152. 7, Valley 162. 8, Garden Valley 189. 9, Raft River 219. 10, Oakley 279. 11, Timberline 281. 12, Camas County 285.

TOP THREE, LOCALS — 1, Luke Stockett, Victory Charter, 15:41.18. 2, Garrett Hunt, Challis, 16:16.62. 3, Benton Bernard, Victory Charter, 16:19.34.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Raft River 52. 2, Victory Charter 53. 3, Grace 77. 4, Tri-Valley 98. 5, Butte County 102. 6, Prairie 127. 7, Potlatch 153.

TOP THREE, LOCALS — 1, Allie Black, Raft River, 19:30.07. 2, Taylor Redick, Challis, 20:18.07. 3, Mari Calene, Logos, 20:21.34.

    Courtesy photo Members of the Coeur d'Alene High boys cross country team celebrate the teams first state 5A title since 2011 after winning Saturday's race in Pocatello. In the bottom row, from left are Gabe Heule, Mitchell Rietze, Lachlan May and Kyle Rohlinger. On top are assistant coach Emry Carr, Jacob King, Max Cervi-Skinner, Wyatt Carr, Zack Cervi-Skinner, coach Cathy Compton and coach Justin Taylor.
  

    Courtesy photo The Timberlake boys cross country team finished third in the state 3A meet on Saturday at the Portneuf Wellness Complex in Pocatello. In the back row, from left, are coach Shawn Lawler, Thomas Perry, Jonathan Barnhart and coach Jennifer Hammond. In the front are Jeremiah Alameda, Jacob Howell, Jacob Barnhart and Isaiah Winkler.