The Seeley-Swan High School Girls Cross Country team Ava Thornsberry, Sariah Maughan, Hannah Ayers and Emily Maughan prepare to start the race at Linda Vista, Oct. 16.
The Maughan sisters Sariah and Emily finished first and second in the final meet before State.
MISSOULA – The Blackhawks Cross Country team continued to pick up speed Friday, Oct. 16 at the Linda Vista meet hosted by Darby and Seeley-Swan High School. Head Coach Shawn Holmes said the runners had a great meet where they hosted mainly B schools there for their Divisional.
In the middle school race, eighth grader Sam Ayers took the bronze, setting a new season record of 13:15. He only missed his personal record from last year set at the Arlee Fish Hatchery by 14 seconds.
For the boys, Conner Chadwick placed 49th with a time of 24:35 in what Holmes called "a very tough field." Three B schools competing in the race will be fighting for a State Championship next week.
Only four Lady Blackhawks were able to compete at the meet so they did not get a team score. However, Holmes said they all did great.
Sariah Maughan not only led the Ladies but the entire field placing first. She set a new season record of 21:04.
Maughan's sister Emily was second to cross the finish line, taking the silver with a time of 21:32.
Ava Thornsberry set a new personal record in her second place of the season. She finished in 23:11, just over a second faster than her first race, taking seventh in the race.
SSHS's Hannah Ayers finished in 23:47 placing 11th in the field.
The Blackhawks Cross Country team heads to Rebecca Farms in Kalispell Saturday, Oct. 24 for the State Meet. The girls will run at 10:30 a.m. to defend their championship title from last year. The boys will run at 11:30 a.m.
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