POST FALLS — Sandpoint High sophomore Kai Budensiek was the top finisher in the boys freshman/sophomore class race at the 2-mile Post Falls River Run held Saturday at Kiwanis Park.

Budensiek finished the course in 11 minutes, 18 seconds to lead a 1-2-3-4 Bulldog effort. Sophomore Wyatt Lemon (11:32) was second, freshman Cy Marshall (11:48) third and sophomore Hobbes Conley (11:49) fourth while sophomore Riley Shadel (12:19) added a 10th-place finish amongst the 46-runner field.

In the junior/senior class race, junior Jack Lovin (10:53) posted the best time of the day for Sandpoint, finishing second out of 57 runners.

On the girls side, sophomore Delaney Barron posted a team-best time of 13 minutes, 59 seconds and placed sixth out of out of 46 runners in the freshman/sophomore class race. Sophomore Ruthie Laughridge finished ninth (14:26) while freshman Sophie Brubaker (14:30) placed 10th overall and was the second fastest freshman.

Junior Elizabeth Storms (14:05) cracked the top 10 in the junior/senior class race, placing eighth amongst the 35-runner field.

Sandpoint returns to action Friday for the Libby Cross Country Invitational.

BOYS 

(Top 10) 

JUNIOR/SENIOR RACE — 1, Caleb Royce, Timberlake, 10:51.49. 2, Jack Lovin, Sandpoint, 10:53.62. 3, Jonathan Barnhart, Timberlake, 10:53.80. 4, Frank McCarthy, Lakeland, 11:00.34. 5, Benjamin Farr, Genesee, 11:15.96. 6, Lucas Clements, Lewiston, 11:16.13. 7, Ethan Cowell, Bonners Ferry, 11:25.75. 8, Parker Sterling, Lakeland, 11:26.46. 9, Charlie Mattila, Lakeland, 11:32.55. 10, Cole Holley, Post Falls, 11:38.36.  

FRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE RACE — 1, Kai Budensiek, Sandpoint, 11:18.33. 2, Wyatt Lemon, Sandpoint, 11:32.54. 3, Cy Marshall, Sandpoint, 11:48.80. 4, Hobbes Conley, Sandpoint, 11:49.45. 5, Maxwell Grauke, Logos, 11:50.92. 6, Oliver Peters, Post Falls, 11:51.75. 7, Joseph Sateren, Timberlake, 12:05. 8, Cruz Andrich, Post Falls, 12:11.09. 9, Noah Childress, Lake City, 12:12.59. 10, Riley Shadel, Sandpoint, 12:19.10. 

GIRLS 

(Top 10) 

JUNIOR/SENIOR RACE — 1, Talia Bonville, Post Falls, 12:36.64. 2, Lola Eggleston, Timberlake, 13:19.91. 3, Taylon Lund, Lake City, 13:29.54. 4, Vanessa McLachlan, Timberlake, 13:45.63. 5, Maddison Chapple, Lakeland, 13:50.86. 6, Emily Wright, Timberlake, 14:01.28. 7, Bridget Hunter, Lake City, 14:04.1. 8, Elizabeth Storms, Sandpoint, 14:05.60. 9, Ainsley Parker, Post Falls, 14:08.4. 10, Kyliegh Chapman, Lake City, 14:08.33.   

FRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE RACE — 1, Olivia Meredith, Lakeland, 13:41.82. 2, Emma Darrah, Logos, 13:42.17. 3, Addisyn Storm, Lewiston, 13:52.12. 4, Livia Longshore, Logos, 13:55.49. 5, Kylie Calderone, Bonners Ferry, 13:57.32. 6, Delaney Barron, Sandpoint, 13:59.52. 7, Violet Hernandez, Lake City, 14:18.87. 8, Claire Farley, Logos, 14:21.77. 9, Ruthie Laughridge, Sandpoint, 14:26.14. 10, Sophie Brubaker, Sandpoint, 14:30.02. 

    Pictured are the top five finishers in the boys junior/senior race at the Post Falls River Run held Saturday at Kiwanis Park. From left are Benjamin Farr, Frank McCarthy, Jonathan Barnhart, Jack Lovin and Caleb Royce.