The Utopia High School Running Buffs recently competed at the Jacob Krebbs Cross Country Invite Meet at Harper High School, with the boy’s team bringing home the trophy for first place.
Senior Luke Leavelle brought home the 1st place trophy, winning the 3-mile boys event with a time of 18:46.95, followed by Taylor Wiekamp, who finished 5th with a time of 19:57.89., followed by Brayden Long with a time of 21:06.702, placing 14th. Soon after, Rodrigo Rios placed 22nd with a time of 23:03.896. Subsequently, with a time of 23:06.470, Lawson Leavelle placed 23rd. Shortly after, Ivan Campos finished with a time of 23:58.023 and placed 27th. Lastly, for the Utopia XC boys, Issac Golden finished 32nd and a time of 25:03.689. Finishing 1st for the girls and 15th overall, Kinsley Cox ran an impressive 15:00.478. In 26th place, Emily Wiekamp finished at 17:11.430. Following shortly, Sarabeth Tondre came in 35th place with a time of 18:33.962. The Running Buffs high school and junior high teams next compete at Ingram High School on Saturday September 16th.