NHS, NMS girls cross country teams sweep El Do Invitational

Saturday, October 15, 2016

Nevada Daily Mail

The Nevada High School Lady Tigers cross country team is all smiles after collecting first-place at Thursday's El Dorado Springs Invitational. Pictured, from left: Patience Lockhart, Calli Beshore, Amara Pippin, Virginia Haverstic, Heaven Farmer, Amanda Blystone, and Haleigh Leisure. (Submitted photos)

The Nevada Lady Tigers high school and middle school cross country squads collected first-place finishes at Thursday's El Dorado Springs Cross Country Invitational. Adding to the achievement, each of Nevada's seven high school girls varsity runners medaled.

Nevada High School's varsity boys team earned a fourth-place finish

"We were only six points from the runner-up plaque, as it was a very close meet," NHS coach Ryan Watts said.

Watts said the course was no walk in the park.

"This was a very tough course, with hills throughout the entire route, as nearly every one of our runners ran their personal bests of the season," an elated Watts said. "We had a great showing."

Watts spoke glowingly of his middle school teams, comprised entirely of seventh-graders.

"Us competing against combined seventh and eighth-grade teams was very impressive," he said. Watts added that this was the final middle school event of the season.

The Nevada Middle School girls cross country team basks in the glow of its first-place finish at the El Dorado Springs Invitational. Pictured, from left: Ashley Mather, Grace Barnes, Breanna Moore, Bailey Ast, Kristina Cain, Brooklyn Kutina, Lilly Hart, and Ashlynd Taylor. (Submitted photo)

"With the end of the season approaching it's very reassuring to be running as strong as we are," the first-year coach said. "It helps keep us confident going into conference and districts."

Lady Tigers championship results for 5-Kilometer run, (Top seven comprise varsity team, with each medaling)

* Calli Beshore, first-place; Patience Lockhart, third-place; Amara Pippin, fourth-place; Virginia Haverstic, fifth-place; Heaven Farmer, sixth-place; Haleigh Leisure, 16th; Amanda Blystone, 20th; Hailee Richter, 22nd; Chourtney Leeker, 23rd; and Katlyn Dunfield, 28th.

NHS boys, fourth-place results (Top seven comprise varsity team, with top three NHS runners medaling)

* Luke Sudcamp, 15th-place; Trent Ellis, 17th; Jaden Ast, 18th; Bronson Smith, 22nd; Noah LaNear, 23rd; Devin McHugh, 24th; Ben Sudcamp, 36th; Caleb Theis, 39th; Braden Ast, 40th; Charles Morton, 45th; Cayden Sanderson, 46th; Clay Landoll, 48th; Gabe Barnes, 52nd; Jerron Thorton, 62nd.

Nevada Middle School girls championship results, with top five NMS runners medaling)

* Ashlynd Taylor, second-place; Lilly Hart, third-place; Brooklyn Kutina, sixth-place; Bailey Ast, seventh; Grace Barnes, 10th; Ashley Mather, 11th; Breanna Moore, 13th; Kristina Cain, 15th; and Emma Follmer, 25th.