Cheney senior Damien Mager-Reeser sets the pace at the Highlander Invitational Cross Country meet last Saturday at Shadle Park High School with a time of 17:25.90 in the two-and-a-half mile run.
Junior girls try to keep pace with Cheney's Izzy Weed, during the Highlander Invitational Cross Country meet last Saturday at Shadle Park High School. She finished the two-and-a-half mile run in 21:38.90.
SPOKANE - For Cheney cross country "It was a day for the young runners," head coach Derek Slaughter said via email as freshman boys finished second and girls were third.
The Blackhawks Andrew (13:25.80) and Carter Ward (13:32.50) finished second and third to Mead's Stejer Franklin at 13:19.30 as Mead won that team title 15-18.
Cheney's freshmen girls earned 34 points to champ University's 19 and were led by Abigail Scharosch in a time of 16:32.90, good for third place. Kiera Lanier was 10th at 18:05.70.
Sophomore girls finished in a fourth-place tie with University as Bella Adaszewski finished eighth in a time of 16:56.60 and behind Morgan Delaney from Poison, Mont. at 15:04.
"Bella Adaszewski ran a great race to get a top 10 finish," Slaughter said.
The athlete that dropped the most time from 2023 to 2024 was senior Rylan Rajewski who trimmed over 1 minute, 30 seconds in her race.
Caitlin Shaffer won the wheelchair event in a time of 21:20.03.
In other boys events, Sam Hilton was coming off sickness to place fifth in the sophomore boys race in a time of 13:13.70.
The Blackhawks now enter Greater Spokane League competition, Sept. 25 at Mead with CV and G-Prep. "We will be at almost full strength," Slaughter said.
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