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Vikings win team titles at divisional cross country

Oct 24, 2024 03:16PM ● By Tom Haraldsen

Viewmont won two team titles during the 5A state divisional cross country races held at Lakeside Park in Orem on Oct. 15.

Runners from all state classifications met to determine which teams and individuals qualified for the Utah high school championships set for Oct. 30 at Sugar House Park. 

The Viking boys won the Section A team event, scoring 44 points (low score wins in cross country) and beating second-place Maple Mountain with 67 points. Alta was third at 71. Woods Cross placed ninth at 217. Maple Mountain senior Aaron Cope won the race in a time of 15:46.1. Viewmont seniors Peter Gehring and Talmage Bruschke were fourth and fifth at 16:05.7 and 16:09.3. Viking senior David Tervort was seventh at 16:19.4 and junior Clement Burton was ninth at 16:32.4.

Woods Cross  junior Samuel Phippen was 10th at 16:33.4. Viewmont senior Bryce Arbuckle was 19th at 16:48.7. Both Viewmont and Woods Cross advanced as teams to state.

In Section B, Bountiful finished sixth in team score with 126 points. West won at 49. Bountiful seniors Hayden Hooper (fourth at 15:57.4) and Simon Barlow (16:02.6) were the only local runners in the top 20 for this race. Bountiful also advanced to state.

In 5A girls, Woods Cross was second in Section A with 97 points, behind Timpview with 48. Bountiful was ninth at 184. Both teams advanced to state. Local runners in Section A top 20 also included Woods Cross senior Katie Hansen in fifth at 19:15.0, Woods Cross senior Kiara DeVries in eighth at 20:10.08, and Woods Cross junior Brie Nydegger 11th at 20:24.02.

Section B girls was won by Viewmont at 77 points, besting Springville with 85. Viewmont sophomore Alyssa Clayton was the top local runner, taking sixth at 18:46.6. Viking seniors Audrey Lemon and Tempe Anderson placed 14th and 15th respectively, in times of 19:39.0 and 20:00.0. Viewmont freshman Josie Lee was 20th at 20:25.6. Viewmont also qualified for state.

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In Section A of the boys division, Farmington placed third with 119 points and advanced to state. Senior Landon Sturgeon took 16th at 16:20.4 and senior Joseph Miller was 20th at 16:33.9. In Section B, Davis was fourth with 115 points. Leading the Darts was senior Carter Rawlings in 14th at 16:17.04. He was the only top 20 finisher, but the Darts as a team also qualified for state.

The girls races saw Farmington place 8th in Section A at 193. The Phoenix did not qualify for state as a team, but freshman Ellie Dorius will be there, as she finished second at Divisionals in a time of 18:36.0. Davis placed sixth in Section B and earned advancement to state. Sophomore Isabella Cram led the Darts with a 12th place finish in a time of 19:27.8. Davis freshman Erin Christensen took 20th at 20:09.2. λ