Ellinwood cross country traveled to Wichita Saturday morning to compete in the Wild Wind Fest. The bulk of the schools were from the metro area but also included teams from as far west as Liberal and as far east as Joplin, Mo.
The high school fed off the energy of a course packed with rowdy spectators for seven personal records (PRs). Jenna Borror, Ali Gonzalez, Madison Dombroski, Shae Hoskins, Ethan Robl, Grey Ringwald, and Jonas Kern all set new bests for themselves.
Some of our points of focus this year have been staying engaged and aggressive late in the race and being fast finishers. The high school did that very well and with the timing system scoring the teams at the halfway point we were able to get evidence of that focus. The girls' team moved up two places in the last half of the race and the boys' team gained one spot.
This was the last meet for the middle school, and they had a great morning. Eden Ringwald (5), Addilyn Joiner (24), Caleb Herrman (22), and Cody Knop (29) all medaled. All middle school races were combined into two large fields, 6-8 girls and 6-8 boys. In addition to these medalists, nearly all middle schoolers had PR's (Personal Records) in the 2 mile. Eden Ringwald, Addilyn Joiner, Leah Steffan, Lauren Rugan, Emmalynn Perron, Maggie Kern, and Victoria Recinos all had PRs. Chloe Vaupel also ran a gutsy race finishing in the middle of our pack and only seconds off her PR after battling some sickness midweek.
The middle school boys squad all with PRs included Caleb Herrman, Cody Knop, Josh Zook, Kaden Clawson, Zarron Luker, and Jace Drake.
Great work! We look forward to more great racing over the next few weeks. Pictured - Middle school boys walking to the line one last time. Cody Knop, Kaden Clawson, Josh Zook, Caleb Herrman, Zarron Luker, and Jace Drake.