Schabron has LHS cross country program moving in right direction

Just as Laramie head cross country coach Greg Schabron had hoped, his Plainsmen made a nice run (pun intended) at the state title Saturday in Sheridan.

When the dust settled, the Plainsmen came up a little short in their quest for the title, finishing third, but just five points from the top spot.

Gillette won the title with 80 points, followed by Rock Springs at 83 and Laramie at 85.

Individually, sophomore Austin Reitsma earned all-state honors with his fifth place finish in 17 minutes, 6:49 seconds.

The Laramie girls also moved up one spot from last year’s finish when they finished in eighth place.

Maddie Byra was the top runner for the Lady Plainsmen in 25th place.

It proved to be a good and encouraging start for Schabron, who took over for Emily Williams this season. Like any first-year head coach, it takes some time for a program to build the way a coach envisions. Last week the Plainsmen won their first regional title in about 14 years.

Schabron, a former Plainsmen and UW runner, is off to a nice start. Look for more good things in the future.
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Boys’ team scores
1. Gillette, 80; 2. Rock Springs, 83; 3. Laramie, 85; 4. Green River, 92; 5. Star Valley, 112; 6. Cheyenne Central, 126; 7. Casper Kelly Walsh, 214; 8. Casper Natrona, 216; 9. Cheyenne East, 235; 10. Sheridan, 236; 11. Riverton, 274.
Boys’ individual results
1. Dominick Robinson (Gillette), 16:15.35; 2. Garrett Zans (Rock Springs), 16:37.14; 3. Brady Goyn (Green River), 16:58.62; 4. Jason Livingston (Star Valley), 17:05.49; 5. Austin Reitsma (Laramie), 17:06.49; 6. Cody Francom (Green River), 17:09.64; 7. Cody Brough (Star Valley), 17:10.60; 8. Todd Hueckstaedt (Rock Springs), 17:13.87; 9. Dylan Morin (Sheridan), 17:18.42; 10. Zach Burke (Rock Springs), 17:19.39.
Other LHS results — 15. Erik Boss, 17:37.29; 16. Jacob Heath, 17:37.73; 21. Ethan Lockwood, 17:58.34; 28. Zach Vaporis, 18:16.53; 39. Aaron Wolfinbarger, 18:28.76; 43. Gavin Reike, 18:36.08.
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Girls’ team scores
1. Cheyenne Central, 46; 2. Casper Natrona, 71; 3. Star Valley, 94; 4. Sheridan, 98; 5. Gillette, 131; 6. Cheyenne East, 153; 7. Casper Kelly Walsh, 176; 8. Laramie, 178; 9. Rock Springs, 214; 10. Green River, 251; 11. Evanston, 351.
Girls’ individual results
1. Nicole Peterson (Rock Springs), 18:48.70; 2. Jessica Lemaster (Central), 18:54.98; 3. Lela Carpenter (Sheridan), 19:27.62; 4. Christie Schiel (Central), 19:41.83; 5. Dana Morin (Sheridan), 20:04.90; 6. Abi Bever (East), 20:19.09; 7. Joannie Ouellet (Natrona), 20:19.74; 8. Chelsea Carrick (Natrona), 20:20.02; 9. Alysha Honaker (Central), 20:36.31; 10. Brook Nethercott (Star Valley), 20:36.62.
LHS results — 25. Maddie Byra, 21:41.06; 32. Ashley Lane 21:55.82; 33. Mary Goetz, 22:10.82; 35. Anna Smith, 22:16.97; 53. Millie Vercauteren, 23:00.42; 56. Mary Kozlowski, 23:12.74; 61. Hollie Sambrooks, 23:55.16.

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