Plainsmen harriers win Wyoming Invitational
Sep. 4—LARAMIE — The Laramie High boys proved they are the top long-distance running team in the region at the large Wyoming Invitational.
The high school races Saturday morning on a 5-kilometer course at Little America Golf Course in Cheyenne featured packed fields with 24 boys teams and 23 for the girls from around Wyoming and Colorado.
The LHS boys had a low of 86 points. Cheyenne Central was second at 115 and Niwot was third at 121.
The Plainsmen placed two runners inside the top 10 in a field that had 222 runners. Junior Dominic Eberle was fifth in 16 minutes, 33.5 seconds and senior Meyer Smith was eighth in 16:51.0. Resurrection Christian sophomore Jackson Fagerlin won in 16:17.1.
The three Plainsmen were senior Cooper Kaligis (18th, 17:13.5), sophomore Gideon Moore (26th, 17:26.7) and senior Nathan Martin (29th, 17:31.8).
The Lady Plainsmen were ninth with 263 points. Dakota Ridge won with 116, Central was runner-up at 138 and Natrona County was third with 146.
Junior Addison Forry led the LHS girls when she finished 12th in 20:14.7. Liberty Common junior Isabel Allori won in 17:20.2. There were 234 student-athletes in the girls race.
The next two Lady Plainsmen runners were junior Leah Schabron (26th, 21:01.3) and freshman Libbie Roesler (33rd, 21:19.4).
Up next for the Plainsmen and Lady Plainsmen will be next Saturday at the Chief Nation Invitationals hosted by Wyoming Indian High in Ethete. The races will also serve as an early state preview at the same venue for the culminating state championships on Oct. 22.
