The Blackhawks headed to The Gorge Amphitheater on Saturday to compete against the majority of the teams and the same course as the regional meet in 3 weeks. The weather was cool calm and cloudy, just about perfect for racing fast. Backwards from most races the varsity teams raced first with the girls setting the tone for the rest of the day.
Racing smart once again the Varsity Girls ran relaxed for the first half and moved up through the field in the second half, showing their top-end strength, and good depth. Led by Sanne and Kinsey going 1-2 with Amie 4th overall, the Blackhawks finished first as a team with 38 points to Ephrata's 64. Others racing varsity included Anika (16th) Savannah (17th) Amanda (21st) and Sydney (26th).
Up next was the Varsity Boys, who raced equally as well moving up in the last mile of the race. Led by Nash (6th overall), the top four boys raced as a pack and showed that their hard work is paying off; Devon finished (8th) with Jacob (9th) Aaron (13th) Nick (39th) Corey (53rd) and Spencer (59th). Overall they finished second to Deer Park, but are closing the gap every week, only losing by four points 69-73.
The Boys JV were next and had their best showing of the year so far placing first overall with 30 points ahead of 2nd place Deer Park with 57 points. Leading them were James (2nd) and Tom (3rd) earning Varsity spots for the next race. Also scoring for the boys were Dakota (7th) DJ (10th) and Kyle (11th).
To finish the day off the Girls JV raced in dominated fashion led by a 1-2 finish from freshman Mariah and Sarah respectfully. Also running for the girls were Katie (4th) and Johanna (5th).
Up next for the Blackhawks is the third league meet of the year at East Valley High School against West Valley and Pullman on Wednesday 13th. Having already raced East Valley the Blackhawks will only be scored against the other two schools. The season has flown by so far with only 3-4 weeks left for most runners.
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