Local middle school runners endure hot conditions at first meet of the season

Nine schools competed under hot conditions Thursday, Sept. 3, at Foster Gulch Golf Course, as middle school runners from Lovell, Rocky Mountain, Burlington, Cody, Lander, Powell, Riverton, Thermopolis and Worland tested themselves on the rolling course.

The meet drew 241 finishers across the boys and girls races, giving athletes from throughout the Big Horn Basin and central Wyoming an early-season chance to measure their progress against a large field.

Local results are:

Lovell Middle School Boys

Johnny Allen, 53rd, 16:07

Thayne Walker, 60th, 16:27

Hyatt Weber, 90th, 19:01

Brett Cordova, 92nd, 19:14

Junior Garcia, 104th, 21:57

Travis Bohn, 106th, 22:19

Devin Stoker, 110th, 23:44

Lovell Middle School Girls

Payton Clark, 44th, 17:04

Athena Grant, 65th, 19:14

Ruthie Sukut, 83rd, 21:40

Mallory Sanders, 96th, 22:59

Megan Layne, 98th, 23:12

Olivia Phillips, 114th, 25:08

Sawyer McCollam, 121st, 28:39

Rocky Mt. Middle School Boys

Kaiden Adey, 19th, 14:11

Canyon Weinand, 98th, 20:24