Cardinals Going To State/ Wood Is District Champ
Nov 13, 2025 11:14AM ● By Jody Reeves
The Cardinal teams will be going to state after Districts, including District champ Ellie Wood.
The Soda Springs cross country teams hosted the district championships at Kelly Park last week. The Cardinals boys and girls teams entered the races with high hopes of coming away with some district championships and qualifying for the state meet which takes place Saturday in Lewiston.
The Soda Springs boys team’s biggest competition was Malad. The Dragons had been able to finish ahead of the Cardinals all season long. The Cardinal men had hoped for an upset last week but the Dragons proved to be too tough. Despite coming in second place the Cardinals did enough to qualify them for the state meet. The talented freshman Reuben Uskoski was the top finisher for the Cardinals followed by Landon Moldenhauer who has led the team for much of the season.
The Lady Cardinals were also in contention for a district title going into the championship race. Just like the boys team the girls’ toughest competition came from the Malad Lady Dragons. And just like the boys the Lady Cardinals were unable to overcome a tough Malad team. Despite the second place finish the girls will also compete as a team in the state meet. The highlight of the district meet was senior Lady Cardinal Ellie Wood winning the individual district championship. Ellie finished the race nearly twenty seconds ahead of the second place runner. After following Wood’s career over the last couple of seasons it seemed like this was always in the cards for the determined young lady. She has steadily progressed over the years and was primed to get the title last week.
Ellie and the rest of the Cardinals will make the long journey to Lewiston this weekend and should contend for some hardware to add to the trophy case.
Cardinals Boys State Qualifiers: Landon Moldenhauer, Reuben Uskoski, Jaxson Horsley, Kage Kirby, Dre Lloyd, James Birch, Jonathan Beutler and Alt: Elias Green
Cardinals Girls State Qualifiers: Ellie Wood, Brinley Kunz, Courtnee Gronning, Rosie Harris, Mollie Renfroe, Maddie Kempe, Mylee White, and Alt: Riley Goode
