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PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Sandpoint boys post fourth-place finish at Timberlake Farragut Invitational

MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 11 months, 2 weeks AGO
by MAX OSWALD
I grew up in the small town of Orwigsburg, Pa., where I resided all of my life before moving to Sandpoint. I attended Blue Mountain High School, where I participated in cross country and track and field, a sport that I ended up falling in love with. I went on to attend and run for DeSales University (with other brief stints at Susquehanna University and Elizabethtown College) and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sport communication with a minor in sport management. I remember just how great it made me feel when I was mentioned in my hometown newspaper. I want to be able to give that feeling to every athlete in Bonner County, no matter how big or small their accomplishments are. As an athlete myself, I know how many hours of work are put in on a daily basis, and that hard work deserves to be recognized. It is my goal to cover as much of the Bulldogs, Spartans and Wampus Cats as I can. I want to work with every athlete, parent, coach, administrator and the community to ensure the best stories are published. | September 6, 2025 5:15 PM

ATHOL — Sophomore Wyatt Lemon placed 23rd out of 168 runners to pace the Sandpoint boys to a fourth-place team finish out of 24 scoring teams at the Timberlake Farragut Invitational held Saturday at Farragut State Park.

Junior Jack Lovin (27th, 17:15), sophomore Kai Budensiek (31st, 17:21), sophomore Hobbes Conley (47th, 17:42) and junior Trace Evans (50th, 17:45) rounded out the day's scorers. The spread between the Bulldogs' top five, which tallied 178 points, was just 30 seconds.

In the junior varsity race, senior Paul Kent ran to a time of 17 minutes, 24 seconds to finish second out of 193 runners.

For the girls, junior Elizabeth Storms and sophomore Delaney Barron finished 37th and 38th, respectively, out of 114 runners with times of 21 minutes, 29 seconds.

Sophomore Ruthie Laughridge (53rd, 22:12), freshman Sophie Brubaker (57th, 22:31) and junior Sienna Todd-Murray (65th, 22:52) rounded out the top five for the Lady Bulldogs, which finished 10th out of 15 scoring teams. Sophomore Sienna Szabo (66th, 22:54) and freshman Vivian Schuck (67th, 22:54) trailed not far behind in the No. 6 and No. 7 spots.

In the junior varsity race, freshman Addyson Sychla was second out of 64 runners in 22 minutes, 22 seconds. Sophomore Lillian Grant was third in 22 minutes, 23 seconds.

Sandpoint is idle until Saturday, Sept. 20, when they'll head to the University of Montana Golf Course for the Mountain West Classic.

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Coeur d'Alene 33; 2, Mt. Spokane 97; 3, Gonzaga Prep 134; 4, Sandpoint 178; 5, Timberlake 203; 6, Lewis & Clark 206; 7, Borah 234; 8, McCall-Donnelly 251; 9, Moscow 252; 10, Freeman 283; 11, Skyview 318; 12, Capital 345; 13, Lakeland 355; 14, Lake City, 361; 15, Colville 384; 16, Logos 413; 17, Lewiston 420; 18, Post Falls 424; 19, Bonners Ferry 501; 20, Valley Christian 574; 21, Troy 591; 22, Deer Park 621; 23, Prairie 687; 24, Coeur d'Alene Charter 701.

(Top 10, locals)

1, Wyatt Carr, Coeur d'Alene, 15:36.70; 2, Zach Frazier, Gonzaga Prep, 15:43.00; 3, Miro Parr-Coffin, Gonzaga Prep, 15:47.00; 4, Wyatt Morgenstern, Coeur d'Alene, 16:03.70; 5, Rowan Henry, Coeur d'Alene, 16:17.20; 6, Charlie Speirs, McCall-Donnelly, 16:19.10; 7, Mitchell Rietze, Coeur d'Alene, 16:19.10; 8, Malik Ortiz, Colville, 16:23.50; 9, Christopher Peterson, Skyview, 16:27.20; 10, Jacob Mascheroni, McCall-Donnelly, 16:29.20; 23, Wyatt Lemon, Sandpoint, 17:04.80; 27, Jack Lovin, Sandpoint, 17:15.30; 31, Kai Budensiek, Sandpoint, 17:21.50; 47, Hobbes Conley, Sandpoint, 17:42.60; 50, Trace Evans, Sandpoint, 17:45.40; 56, Landon Connor, Sandpoint, 18:06.50; 73, Cy Marshall, Sandpoint, 18:31.00.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Coeur d'Alene 54; 2, Gonzaga Prep 98' 3, Borah 105; 4, Mt. Spokane 127; 5, Logos 171; 6, Timberlake 171; 7, Lake City 175; 8, Capital 178; 9, Post Falls 189; 10, Sandpoint 216; 11, Lakeland 237; 12, Moscow 265; 13, Bonners Ferry, 346; 14, Chesterton Academy of Notre Dame 350; 15, Prairie 364.

(Top 10, locals)

1, Annabelle Carr, Coeur d'Alene Charter, 18:53.00; 2, Olivia May, Coeur d'Alene, 19:10.40; 3, Talia Bonville, Post Falls, 19:15.60; 4, Victoria Howard, Coeur d'Alene, 19:17.10; 5, Amelie Purcell, Capital, 19:40.90; 6, Dakota Keyworth, Coeur d'Alene, 19:44.60; 7, Cora Crawford, Moscow, 19:47.20; 8, Jane Wycoff, Mt. Spokane, 19:53.60; 9, Lucy Johnson, Borah, 19:54.00; 10, Erin McMahon, Gonzaga Prep, 19:56.40; 37, Elizabeth Storms, Sandpoint, 21:29.00; 38, Delaney Barron, Sandpoint, 21:29.10; 53, Ruthie Laughridge, Sandpoint, 22:12.20; 57, Sophie Brubaker, Sandpoint, 22:31.10; 65, Siena Todd-Murray, Sandpoint, 22:52.90; 66, Sienna Szabo, Sandpoint, 22:54.50; 67, Vivian Schuck, Sandpoint, 22:54.80.

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