Cross-country…

The Meeker Cowboys cross-country team took the short trip to Rifle for its last regular season meet. The girls ran first, and Meeker’s Julia Eskelson finished in 16th place with a time of 21:48. Briar Meszaros, left, was the second Cowboy to compete the course, and she did so in 23:19 for 39th place. The boys’ race followed, and Meeker’s Marshal Pool had a solid showing with a 7th-place finish and a time of 17:56. Matthew Beck was the next Cowboy across the line with a 21:06 and 75th place. Meeker’s next three runners were close at 21:12, 21:15, and 21:24. Christopher Strate, Clay Anderson and Pake Burke claimed those times, along with 82nd, 85th and 90th places, respectively. Rounding out the Meeker team were Josh Cochran, in at 22:37 and 112th place, and Alex Murray, finishing 141st in 28:54. On the right side of the photo is Rangely’s Phalon Osborn.