Wolves Cross Country team competes well in Riverton

The Green River High School Cross Country team faced new competition last week, but came away with some new wins.

The Wolves headed to Riverton for the Berry Bryant/Kyle Johnson Memorial CC meet hosted by Riverton last Thursday. Green River faced a total of 11 other teams, going up against Arapahoe, Burlington, Cody, Fort Washakie, Lander, Riverton, St. Stephens, Thermopolis, Pavillion, Worland, and Ethete.

For this meet there was “a giant hill in the middle of the course,” Head Coach Craig Leavitt explained, which was a challenge. There were also some new teams that the Wolves have not competed against, Cody being one of them.

Despite the challenges of the course, the Wolves worked hard and had a successful meet. Green River’s biggest victory was when the Junior Varsity boys won their division again. Five JV boys finished in the top 10, and the team took first overall against four other teams.

For the girls, JV placed first while Varsity had one girl finish in the top 10.

“We had a lot of kids that set personal records for the season,” Coach Leavitt said about the team.

Despite their good performances, the team did not have enough runners to score for the girls Junior Varsity, girls Varsity, or the boys Varsity.

For the Varsity team, Coach Leavitt explained that “Jordan Andrews ran pretty good. He set a season personal record.”

The next meet will be in Lander today. Coach Leavitt said that “the team is excited for this upcoming meet because they will be running on a new course and are excited to see it.”

Berry Bryant / Kyle Johnson Memorial CC Results

JV Boys

1st - Jesse Kimble, 19:51.04

2nd - Tavin Vendetti, 20:31.61

3rd - Arden Lamb, 20:58.06

9th - Hunter Rushing, 21:15.59

10th - Cade Toolson, 21:21.10

14th- Brake Covington, 22:02.82

17th - Jeramiah Musbach, 22:44.38

18th - Ryan Kranz, 22:46.31

25th - Alekzandar Johnson, 23:30.22

36th - Kayden Brueckner, 31:57.71

JV Girls

1st - Ellie Quiroz, 23:51.29

Varsity Boys

16th - Jordan Andrew, 19:17.25

28th - Isaiah Still, 20:58.06

Varsity Girls

6th - Isabelle Murdock, 22:41.35

13th - Meeka Iwen, 25:40.92

14th - Lily Murdock, 25:42.59