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PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Schuck, Shadel lead Sandpoint at Thompson Falls Invite

MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 10 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 29, 2025 2:00 PM

THOMPSON FALLS, Mont. — Freshman Vivian Schuck placed 15th out of 79 runners with a new personal best time of 22 minutes, 5.07 seconds to propel the Lady Bulldogs to a fourth-place finish out of 10 scoring teams at Thompson Falls Invite held Saturday at Rivers Bend Golf Course.

Senior Hannah Ricks (25th, 23:19) and junior Abby Eldore (33rd, 23:51) held down the No. 2 and No. 3 positions while freshmen Emery Evans (45th, 24:45) and Anne Brubaker (46th, 24:46) ran to new personal bests in the No. 4 and No. 5 spots for Sandpoint's girls, which tallied 164 points in total.

For the boys, sophomore Riley Shadel finished 19th out of 114 runners with a new personal best time of 18 minutes, 20.55 seconds.

Junior Jagger Lindgren (30th, 18:57), senior Julian Knight (36th, 19:01), sophomore Thomas Esposito (48th, 19:24) and senior Evan Brubaker rounded out the top five scorers for Sandpoint, which placed fourth out of 17 scoring teams with 185 points.

Lindgren's, Knight's, and Esposito's times were all new personal bests.

Sandpoint returns to action Saturday for the 8th Annual Battle for the 509 at the Spokane Polo Grounds in Airway Heights, Wash.

BOYS

Length: 5,000 meters

Field: 114 runners

TEAM SCORES — 1, Columbia Falls 68. 2, Ronan 120. 3, Plains 129. 4, Sandpoint 185. 5, Salmon 197. 6, Libby 207. 7, Lincoln County 217. 8, Bigfork 232. 9, Florence-Carlton 253. 10, Bonners Ferry 254. 11, Polson 273. 12, Arlee 320. 13, Stevensville 329. 14, Loyola-Sacred Heart 329. 15, Whitefish 349. 16, Two Eagle River 446. 17, St. Ignatius 479.

(Top 10, locals)

1, David DiGiallonardo, Polson, 16:11.03; 2, John Jermyn, Plains, 16:16.17; 3, Cord Greer, Plains, 16:35.04; 4, Ben Martin, Darby, 16:45.45; 5, Cody Watson, Libby, 16:58.60; 6, Seba Schroeder, Florence-Carlton, 17:04.95; 7, River Blazejewski, Columbia Falls, 17:15.08; 8, Weston Block, Thompson Falls, 17:19.81; 9, Aiyers Powell, Columbia Falls, 17:34.65; 10, Benjamin White, Stevensville, 17:34.90; 19, Riley Shadel, Sandpoint, 18:20.55; 30, Jagger Lindgren, Sandpoint, 18:57.21; 36, Julian Knight, Sandpoint, 19:01.20; 48, Thomas Esposito, Sandpoint, 19:24.97; 52, Evan Brubaker, Sandpoint, 19:33.71; 56, Aaron Cornelius, Sandpoint, 19:44.54; 65, Wesley Gunter, Sandpoint, 20:09.33.

GIRLS

Length: 5,000 meters

Field: 79 runners

TEAM SCORES — 1, Columbia Falls 49. 2, Polson 54. 3, Whitefish 130. 4, Sandpoint 164. 5, Bigfork 186. 6, Libby 205. 7, Ronan 206. 8, Florence-Carlton 213. 9, Bonners Ferry 218. 10, Lincoln County 319.

(Top 10, locals)

1, Morgan Delaney, Polson, 19:00.45; 2, Quinn Delaney, Polson, 19:33.73; 3, Kimora Scott, Polson, 20:19.91; 4, Toren Wenz, Bigfork, 20:52.42; 5, Ashley Andrews, Columbia Falls, 21:11.98; 6, Findley Dezzani, Columbia Falls, 21:15.86; 7, Lily Adair, Darby, 21:18.42; 8, Hazel Alexander, Columbia Falls, 21:24.06; 9, Kylie Calderone, Bonners Ferry, 21:31.17; 10, Noelle Svennungsen, Columbia Falls, 21:42.09; 15, Vivian Schuck, Sandpoint, 22:05.07; 25, Hannah Ricks, Sandpoint, 23:19.00; 33, Abby Eldore, Sandpoint, 23:51.21; 45, Emery Evans, Sandpoint, 24:45.36; 46, Anne Brubaker, Sandpoint, 24:46.00.

McLaimtaig, Gunkle break 19-minute barrier at Lake Spokane

NINE MILE FALLS, Wash. — Freshman Tadhg McLaimtaig placed 31st out 92 runners with a new personal best time of 18 minutes, 34.8 seconds to pace the Spartans at the Lake Spokane Invite held Saturday at Lakeside High.

Junior Daniel Gunkle placed 42nd with a new personal best time of 18 minutes, 59.5 seconds.

For the girls, senior Capri White was 33rd out of 104 runners with a time of 23 minutes, 32.8 seconds while senior Kyla White was 39th with a time of 24 minutes, 3.9 seconds for the Lady Spartans, which placed 11th out of 12 scoring teams.

Priest River will compete next at the Pinehurst Golf Course on Thursday for the Ben Castro Invite hosted by Kellogg High.

BOYS 

Length: 5,000 meters

Field: 92 runners

TEAM SCORES — 1, Timberlake 48. 2, Mead 51. 3, Freeman 76. 4, Shadle Park 79. 5, Lakeside (Wash.) 116. 6, Ferris 173. 7, Garfield-Palouse 202. 8, Deer Park 226. 9, Kellogg 241. 10, Colfax 264. 11, Colton 277. 12, Reardan 316. 

(Top 10, locals)

1, Becks Bird, Shadle Park, 15:53.40; 2, Caleb Royce, Timberlake, 16:15.10; 3, Jonathan Barnhart, Timberlake, 16:45.50; 4, Kyle Biernat, Shadle Park, 17:08.00; 5, Josiah Kann, Freeman, 17:10.90; 6, Tanner Baerlocher, Colton, 17:12.00; 7, Brendan Smart, Mead, 17:13.70; 8, Mcquang Nguyen, Mead, 17:24.60; 9, Carter Edwards, Mead, 17:28.80; 10, Micah Bessire, Freeman, 17:29.80; 31, Tadhg McLaimtaig, Priest River, 18:34.80; 42, Daniel Gunkle, Priest River, 18:59.50; 73, Maxwell Hewitt, Priest River, 21:29.30.

GIRLS 

Length: 5,000 meters

Field: 104 runners

TEAM SCORES — 1, Timberlake 39. 2, Lakeside (Wash.) 55, 3, North Central 120. 4, Freeman 135. 5, Shadle Park 149. 6, Chesterton Academy of Notre Dame 168. 7, Republic 189. 8, Mt. Spokane 213. 9, Deer Park 236. 10, Newport 242. 11, Priest River 256. 12, Colfax 257. 

(Top 10, locals)

1, Lola Eggleston, Timberlake, 19:24.60; 2, Vanessa McLachlan, Timberlake, 19:54.80; 3, Audrey Santman, Freeman, 20:34.90; 4, Olivia Collins, Newport, 20:50.10; 5, Olivia Divine, Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls), 20:53.90; 6, Naomi Hartman, Chesterton Academy Of Notre Dame, 20:59.00; 7, Ava Meusy, Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls), 20:59.70; 8, Jillian Owen, Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls), 21:01.10; 9, Emily Wright, Timberlake, 21:06.70; 10, Alexandra Aden, North Central, 21:07.90; 33, Capri White, Priest River, 23:32.80; 39, Kyla White, Priest River, 24:03.90; 62, Alannah McLaimtaig, Priest River, 25:50.80; 79, Maiyu Smith, Priest River, 27:06.80; 91, Breelynn Duran, Priest River, 28:33.00.

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