MEEKER | The Eagle Valley Invitational, held at the Siena Golf Club south of Gypsum, drew a large field of teams and their runners this past Saturday. Haylee Steele and Abby Amick competed in the girls’ race, with Haylee at 138th place and 33:14, and Abby at 42:11 for 148th place.
The boys’ race found Wyatt Rollins finishing in 58th place at 20:49. Brad Conrado continues to impress this season, setting a new personal record of 20:51 and 61st. Aidan Tapia, Ashton Tapia and Ryan Hanberg pushed each other throughout the race, with 80th, 83rd, and 86th place finishes, at 21:58, 22:06, and 22:13 respectively — a new PR for Ashton. Haydyn Massey was not far behind in 94th place, at 22:51. Lucas Robinson was the Cowboys’ final runner this week, at 33:40 for 148th place. Meeker was ninth in team scoring.
“We get to see some great competition, and teams we do not often run against.” said coach Marty Casey. “We are excited to see some solid times, including PRs from our younger teammates. A great effort by all.” Meeker will compete at the Coal Ridge Invitational at VIX Park in New Castle this Friday.
improve. Two new boys ran their first cross-country meets this weekend. Kellen Lefevre led the boys’ team with a time of 20:35. Joseph Valdez finished his first race of the season with a time of 21:49, while Dylan Moran, running his first-ever meet, recorded a time of 22:38. Tavan Morgan finished with a time of 23:48, Titus Freich at 23:31, Kyler Fouts in his debut race with a time of 26:19, Matthew Morgan at 26:58, and Gage Nielsen with a time of 28:07.
The Rangely runners will race again on Friday, Sept. 20, at the Coal Ridge Meet.
