All County XC Honors

Once again this season the county produced some terrific cross country runners that finished the year competing very well at state.  Unlike other fall sports, cross country is a little more cut and dry when it comes to performance.  The intangibles of the sport are on display in every race.  The runners are timed and perform on the same course so it makes it a little more clear who the top athletes in the sport are.  However we don't want to diminish the hard work put in by each and every runner.  Just because one runner finishes under seventeen minutes and another exceeds twenty minutes does not mean that each runner did not put in the same effort.  All that being said, when we select our all county runners it is hard not to look at the results and pick those runners with the top times.  This year both Grace and Soda Springs had some impressive runners on their teams.  Both schools also fared well at state in their respective classifications.  But it was the Cardinals who really impressed with their times.  Both Soda Springs boys and girls teams had some excellent runners and our selections this year will reflect that.  We would like to congratulate all of our cross country runners on a terrific season and we look forward to what the future holds for them.

 All County Girls XC Athlete Of The Year: Ellie Wood (Soda Springs).  Sometimes it is difficult to go out and select an athlete of the year but Wood made this year's selection an easy choice.  Her relentless determination and grit was clear to see in every race this season.  Wood led the Lady Cardinals all season and finished an exemplary career with a personal best time at state finishing with a blistering time of 18:55.6.

All County Boys XC Athlete Of The Year: Landon Moldenhauer (Soda Springs).  As Moldenhauer entered his junior year campaign most people expected him to lead the Cardinals boys team.  What may have come as somewhat of a surprise was how much the younger members of the team would push him.  After getting just edged out in districts by one of his teammates Moldenhauer bounced back at the state championships finishing with a personal best time of 16:21.8.  Moldenhauer will return for his senior year where he will lead a very good young group of runners.