Monticello Boys Place 2nd At State Cross Country With Three Bucks Placing In The Top 10

The Monticello boys finished as runner-up at the state meet while the girls finished in fourth with three Buckaroos finishing top 10 individual finishes.

The Monticello boys cross country team finished as runner-ups at the state meet on Wednesday October 28.

The boys finished with a score of 52 just one points better than 3rd place Panguitch and well behind Bryce Valley’s point total of 26.

Monticello was led by a runner-up finish individually from Eli Carling who finished the 5k race in a time of 16:36. Carling’s first mile split was 5:12, with his second mile run at 5:32 and his final in a time of 5:52.

Also finishing in the top 10 for the Buckaroos was Charlie Welch. Welch ran his 5k in a time of 17:26 to finish in 7th place.

Next across the line for Monticello was Linden English who was 15th in a time of 17:58, while Gabe long was 23rd to round out scoring runners with a time of 19:28. Also running well for the Buckaroos were Christian Hunt (33rd, 19:58), Adrian Boone (68th, 23:34), and Bohdi Christensen (77th, 24:33).

The Monticello girls cross country team finished 4th at the state meet.

Monticello was led by Allie Carling who finished in 8th place in a time of 21:23. Carling ran her first mile in a time of 6:55, her second split was 7:20 and her final mile in a time of 7:06.

Latalia O’Harra was next across the line for Monticello in 19th place in a time of 22:48, with Xymenah Alvarado in 23rd place in a time of 23:14. Murryn Suttlemyre was the final scoring runner across the line for Monticello finishing 35th in a time of 24:15. Also running well for Monticello were Brenna Baxter (62nd 26:23) and Mikaylah Gillette (65th 27:01).