San Juan XC opens season in Spanish Fork

by Rhett Sifford
Sports Editor
The San Juan High School cross country team opened the 2024 season this past Saturday, August 24 at the Utah Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association Invitational at the Spanish Valley Sports Complex.
Seven members of the boys team competed in the varsity race which featured 206 athletes representing 30 schools, ranging all six Utah State classifications.
Senior Abram Lyman led the way for the Broncos in 109th place overall when he crossed the line in 17:44.4. Teammate, junior Rosendo Martine, was one second behind in 110th place.
Next across the line for San Juan was sophomore Platte Lyman in 142nd with his time of 18:14.8. Sophomore Jack Kartchner took 162nd with a time of 18:40.2.
Three Broncos finished within 30 seconds of each other to round out the team’s race. Sophomore Oren Bradford was 192nd in 20:07.6, junior Ethan Francom was 194th in 20:12.8, and senior Austin Pincock was 196th in 20:33.2. San Juan finished 24th as a team.
Three San Juan girls competed in the junior varsity (N through Z) race, led by junior Brinley Jones who took 17th overall in 23:20.6.
Junior Rose Kartchner came home 59th with her time of 28:02.7 and junior Jessica Black took 71st with a 32:30.3 performance.
It won’t be nearly as long a road trip for the team this week. They’ll travel just 20 miles north to Monticello where they’ll compete in the annual Loyds Lake Classic.