Declo Inv. 2009
ALBION - Heading down the final stretch of Thursday's Declo Invitational, Sasha Kent of
Richfield went from a steady pace to an all-out sprint.
There was no need, really. After all, her nearest competitor was more than 30 seconds
behind. But the sophomore isn't necessarily racing against her peers.
"I just beat my best time by three seconds," said a smiling Kent. "When I'm winning, I try
to beat myself, just so that I can have more competition."
Kent finished the Campus Grove at Albion course in 21 minutes, 11 seconds. So far
this season, she has entered three races, and won all three.
"I just try thinking about state. I'm trying to get stronger so that when I go to state, I can
get top five. That's my main goal," said Kent, who was 19th at last year's state meet.
Gooding won the girls team title, led by third-place Caitlin Pickens (21:56) and
fourth-place Ashley Bullers (22:30). The Senators' 47 points edged out runner-up
Buhl's 53 points.
Declo's Sierra Zollinger (21:46) was runner-up in the girls' race.
Gooding also saw success in the boys race, with Mike McHan (17:13) cruising to the
finish line 37 seconds ahead of his closest competition. Declo's Davis Jones was
runner-up in 17:50.
Brian Crane led Kimberly to 45 points and the boys team title, beating out runner-up
Declo. Crane (17:56) finished third, while teammates Clay Stout (18:21) was fifth, Cory
Berry (19:39) was seventh and Wesley Kelly (19:11) finished 10th.
2009 Declo Invitational results
Boys
Team scores: 1. Kimberly 45, 2. Declo 77, 3. Buhl 93, 4. Gooding 110, 5. Filer 125, 6.
Oakley 125, 7. Wendell 139, 8. Valley 179.
Individual results (Top 20)
1. Mike McHan, Gooding, 17 minutes, 13 seconds; 2. Davis Jones, Declo, 17:50; 3.
Brian Crane, Kimberly, 17:56; 4. Bryce Beard, Filer, 18:14; 5. Clay Stout, Kimberly,
18:21; 6. Brett Arnell, Oakley, 18:28; 7. Cory Berry, Kimberly, 18:39; 8. Parley Pickett,
Oakley, 18:43; 9. Josh Geary, Declo, 18:43; 10. Wesley Kelly, Kimberly, 19:11; 11.
Colton Jones, Buhl, 19:12; 12. Jorge Diaz, Wendell, 19:40; 13. Michael Mullen, Oakley,
19:49; 14. Jordan Price, Declo, 19:49; 15. Matthew Ellis, Richfield, 19:52; 16. Jacob
Meiers, Buhl, 19:56; 17. Kevin Westcott, Filer, 19:57; 18. Matt Tranholt, Gooding,
19:57; 19. Logan Hutchinson, Buhl, 20:05; 20. Zach Thomander, Declo, 20:09.
Girls
Team scores: 1. Gooding 47, 2. Buhl 53, 3. Kimberly 96, 4. Valley 96, 5. Declo 113, 6.
American Falls 148, 7. Oakley 165, 8. Filer 173.
Individual results (Top 20)
1. Sasha Kent, Richfield, 21 minutes, 11 seconds; 2. Sierra Zollinger, Declo, 21:46; 3.
Caitlin Pickens, Gooding, 21:56; 4. Ashley Bullers, Gooding, 22:30; 5. Jocelyn
Gonzalez, American Falls, 22:47; 6. Teenie Kent, Richfield, 23:00; 7. Olivia Ford, Buhl,
23:12; 8. Kylie Becker, Gooding, 24:08; 9. Talya Murphy, Kimberly, 24:28; 10. Nikkaila
Bain, Buhl, 24:36; 11. Keely Pickens, Gooding, 24:47; 12. Dacia Hunter, Valley, 24:49;
13. Alyssa Henry, Valley, 24:57; 14. Anna Marchant, Oakley, 25:05; 15. Ali Dixon,
Kimberly, 25:08; 16. Flor Ibarro, American Falls, 25:16; 17. Tashica Jacobson, Buhl,
25:23; 18. Haley Jaynes, Buhl, 25:39; 19. Conny Chaires, Valley, 25:43; 20. Kami Cole,
Declo, 25:44.