Burlington harriers see personal bests in Cody

The Foxes and Hounds meet in Cody is unique in its format and the Huskies were ready for the challenge. “We always enjoy the Foxes and Hounds meet. It comes at the time of year when a different race format is a welcome change,” said Coach Ryan Olson. “It’s fun to give some of our JV runners a head start, and at the same time, give our faster runners a chance to run from behind the pack.” 

Once times were adjusted for different start times, varsity runners Connor Hoyt and Bradford Davidson finished with personal bests. “It was great to also see Loomis Alexander race. He’s been battling a foot injury for most of the season, but still doing our workouts. He showed he can really help the team at the end of the season; he’s a great athlete. In the girls race, our two senior girls, Adelle Olson and Ryagen Andrew, both ended with season best times as well.” 

The middle schoolers ran in Thermopolis that same day. “I’ve been so proud of them this year. Our Basin boy runners, Kaleb Christopherson, Tanner Dunlap, and Kobe Winters have seen their teams continually improve this year. These kids work out with some great high school runners every day and never seem to get discouraged. They have improved so much since the beginning of the season and will do some great things as they get older,” said Olson. 

The middle school team will have their conference meet in Powell on Thursday with a start time of noon. Varsity will also compete in Powell with their last regular season meet on the same day with a start time of 1 p.m. 

FOXES AND HOUNDS RESULTS – 5000 METER 

GIRLS – 62, Adelle Olson, 25:27.65. 71, Raygen Andrew, 27:26.70. 78, Sydney Jacobson, 30:17.00. 

BOYS – 2, Kellen Winters, 16:27.24. 6, Connor Hoyt, 17:06.37. 18, Bradford Davidson, 17:44.85. 65, Loomis Alexander, 20:21.04. 77, Hyrum McNiven, 21:09.10. 92, Ben Mendenhall, 22:15.14. 94, Bryant Casey, 22:30.09. 101, Brian O’Barr, 24:30.54. 107, Jackson Olson, 28:26.01. 

THERMOPOLIS RESULTS - 3200 METER

BOYS – 9, Jaxon Buck, 11:56.90. 22, Bret Winters, 12:34.10. 25, Kaleb Christopherson, 12:42.60. 34, Spencer Hamilton, 13:06.60. 51, Davin Buck, 13:39.70. 59, Tanner Dunlap, 14:06.10. 64, Charles McNiven, 14:23.80.