Grizzly Runners Heading To State

Last week the Grace Grizzlies participated in their district meet which took place on the ISU cross country course in Pocatello.  In the girls championship race the Lady Grizzlies only had two runners participate and there was only one other school with any runners in the race.  Rockland, being the only full team, walked away with the district title.  However Grace’s Lily Coleman was able to finish in second place overall and qualify individually for the state meet.  The Lady Grizzlies other runner in the race was Hayden Ball.  Hayden finished outside of state qualification but did run a season best time in the race.

The Grizzly boys team did have a full team but were up against a tough Bulldog squad who are among the favorites to win state.  The Grizzlies were able to put up some good times with some of the boys setting new personal records in the process.  Unfortunately it was not enough to overcome the powerful Bulldog team.  In such a small district coming in second meant missing out on automatically qualifying for state as a team.  However two Grizzly men did qualify individually. Colt Coleman finished third overall and Adrian Mejia came in sixth both qualifying for state.  The Grizzlies were able to petition for a wildcard spot at state as a team.  Late in the weekend Grace got the word that their boys team did earn a wildcard spot and will be competing at state.  The Grizzlies will travel north to Lewiston to run in the state meet this Saturday.

Grace Boys State Qualifiers: Colt Coleman, Adrian Mejia, Carter Mecham, Brock Johnson, Jonah Wilkerson, Treyson King, and Cutler Andersen

Grace Girls State Qualifier: Lily Coleman