Bob Conley Invitational

After a small hiatus that saw many of the cross country runners take a week or two off of competing, the Grace Grizzlies and the Soda Springs Cardinals were back at it last week.  Our two local schools both competed in the Bob Conley Invitational that took place at the Portneuf Wellness Complex in Pocatello.  The race was a two lap course that has become familiar to runners in southeast Idaho.  The Porneuf Wellness Complex has hosted both districts and the state championships in the past.  Several local runners had great performances with senior Lady Cardinal Ellie Wood finishing the best of any of the runners coming in third place overall.  Wood and her teammates also finished in third place out of the eighteen teams in attendance.  The Lady Cardinals were able to come in ahead of district rivals Malad and West Side but finished just behind 3A Ririe who are one of the favorites to win state this season.

In the boys race Soda Springs finished in eighth place with Grace coming in nineteenth out of twenty-three.  The Cardinals men were the fourth highest placing 3A squad finishing behind Ririe, Malad and North Fremont.  The Grizzlies finished just ahead of their district rivals Rockland while also coming in ahead of fellow 2A teams in Valley, Raft River, and Oakley.  Landon Moldenhauer was once again the top finisher for the Cardinals and Colt Coleman finished first for the Grizzlies. 

This week the Grizzlies will be in action on Friday at the Eagle Swoop in Marsh Valley while the Cardinals will be running in Pocatello on the Idaho State University course in the Blake Stephens Invitational on Thursday.

Soda Springs Girls Results: Ellie Wood 20:09.5, Mollie Renfroe 22:16.5, Rosie Harris 22:19.2, Maddie Kempe 22:30.5, Courtnee Gronning 22:34.7, Mylee White 25:00.1

Soda Springs Boys Results: Landon Moldenhauer 17:26.8, Jaxson Horsley 18:19.8, Kage Kirby 18:21.1, Dre Lloyd 18:38.8, Jonathan Beutler 20:00.4, Noah Hansen 23:45.1, Bridger Dilworth 24:16.4 

Grace Girls Results: Lily Coleman 22:16.6, Hayden Ball 25:37.5

Grace Boys Results: Colt Coleman 19:11.0, Carter Mecham 19:25.1, Jonah Wilkerson 20:06.6, Brock Johnson 20:08.4, Cutler Andersen 20:51.8, Treyson King 21:14.9