Prep runners take on Border Wars, prepare for Davis Invite
Sep 19, 2024 11:45AM ● By Tom Haraldsen
Davis sophomore Isabelle Cram, at right, finished eighth in the championship girls’ race at Border Wars. Photos by Tom Haraldsen
Davis High sophomore Isabelle Cram raced to a strong eighth-place finish in the championship girls division at the Border Wars cross country competition on Saturday. With hundreds of runners competing in several different divisions at Valley Regional Park, Cram finished the 2.8 mile race in a time of 16:41, helping the Darts to a fifth-place team finish.
Olympus junior Adria Favero won the race in a time of 15:51. Riverton won the team title.
Cram was followed by teammates Erin Christensen, freshman, in 25th at 17:25, senior Helen Glaze in 33rd at 17:39, sophomore Courtney Burbidge in 51st at 18:15, and freshman Addison Loveland in 60th at 18:41.
In the championship boys division, Davis was fifth and Farmington ninth. Taylorsville won the team title. Farmington senior Landon Sturgeon was the top local finisher, coming in 15th at 14:18. Davis sophomore Harrison Skousen was 29th at 14:32, Davis senior Carter Rawlings was 38th at 14:39, Farmington senior Joseph Miller placed 39th at 14:39.4, and Davis sophomore Jonas Clay also cracked the top 50, finishing 49th at 14:46.
In varsity girls, Bountiful placed 10th in team scoring and Farmington was 20th. North Summit won the team competition. Bountiful senior Ella Becker led local runners with a 21st place finish at 18:43. Bountiful junior Taya Sander was 23rd at 18:23, Bountiful sophomore Ellie Showalter was 52nd at 19:12. Farmington’s top runner was junior Gabriella May in 54th at 19:15.
The varsity boys division was won by Jordan, with Bountiful taking 10th place. Five Redhawks placed among the top 80 racers. Sophomore Evan Ostler finished 44th at 15:43, senior Mason Christopherson was 47th (15:46), sophomore David Ebert 59th (15:53), junior Elijah Guzman was 71st (15:58) and junior Drew Babcock was 79th (16:08).
A number of schools and racers did not participate in the event, gearing up for the annual Davis Invitational that was set for Wednesday afternoon at Layton Commons Park. Results were not available before our press deadline but will be included in a story in next week’s City Journal.
