Cheyenne Walden takes 2nd in Fayetteville, whole team improves
/By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief
Varsity Girls take 42nd
Cheyenne Walden came in second at the 2015 Chile Pepper XC Festival. It was her first time this season not taking first place, but with 71 schools participating, it's still incredibly impressive. She was 12 seconds behind first place runner Chelsea Drum of Jackson High School and had a 12 second lead on third placer Tori Findley of Blue Springs South High School. Her streak of five first-place finishes may have come to an end, but she finished with a season-best 17:58.97, beating her previous season-best of 18:25 at Broken Arrow.
Alexis Davis finished second among the Lady Sandites and 209th overall with a season-best 21:26.91, improving on her 22:21 at Broken Arrow.
Third among the Lady Sandites was Nia Byrd with a season-best 22:30.80 for 315th place. Her previous best was 22:32 at Muskogee.
Next was Elizabeth Watts at 326th place with a season-best 22:37.55. Her previous best was 23:43.6 at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree.
Stephanie Genn took 404th place with a 23:39.84 season-best improvement on her 25:18 time at Broken Arrow.
Julia Lewis came in 456th place with a 24:34.29 season-best to overcome her 25:45 at Broken Arrow.
Varsity Boys take 64th of 84
Austin McCaskey raced neck-and-neck with Aden Baughman and came out on top with a season-best 18:12.48. This is his first time leading the Sandites as he finished 349th overall. His previous best was 19:34 at Broken Arrow.
Right behind McCaskey was Baughman in a 350th place finish with a time of 18:13.02. This is his personal best for the season, beating his 18:57 at Muskogee. In their last race, Baughman led the Sandites for the first time this season at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree.
Jacob Garbey had an impressive varsity debut, coming in 394th overall, third among the Sandites, with a time of 18:30.61.
Landin Green has led the Sandites in four races this season, but this time came in 444th with an 18:48.79 finish.
Not far behind was Brayden Hardesty with a season-best 18:50.46, overcoming his 19:48 at Muskogee for a 448th place finish.
Ian Baustert had his second-best time of the season, coming in 531st place at 19:33.16.
Phillip Elleman had his varsity debut at OSU where he finished in 20:31.2. This race he chipped that time down to 20:26.58 for a 598th place finish.
