Watonga Eagles’ Cross Country Recap

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With the last two Cross Country meets of the season fast approaching the Watonga Eagles Cross Country Teams spent the last 3 weeks tuning up for Regionals and the OSSAA 2A State Meet. The Lady Eagles have been ranked #1 and #2 in the State and are in a familiar battle with the Hooker Lady Bulldogs. Last year the Lady Eagles edged out the Lady Bulldogs by 1 point to win the 2019 2A State Cross Country title and this year’s meet will no doubt be a classic battle. The Eagles are rebuilding their team with just 2-4 runners on the team the last 2 years. Never the less, Senior Cy Walters has continued to improve over the past 2 years and is the Eagles top runner consistently finishing in the top 10 overall during this season.

The Eagles regular season Cross Country meets often include 2A, 3A, 4A & 5A teams which only strengthens the Eagles by completing against bigger schools and stronger runners. Preparation and building endurance through structured practices by Coach Jim Bob

Coleman, lays the ground work for a successful regular season and making a run at the podium for State.

Pre-State Meet at Edmond Santa Fe High School

September 26th 2020 brought the Eagles their first real test against their 2A competion across the State at the Pre-State Meet at Edmond Santa Fe High School. The meet at Edmond Santa Fe is a new location and provided a peek at a new course layout for the upcoming OSSAA State Cross Country Meets which will be held there on October 31st, 2020.

For the 2A Girls The Lady Eagles finished 2nd overall behind the Lady Bulldogs of Hooker.

3200m Run Individual finishers for the Lady Eagles:

Riley Coleman placed 1st with a time of 12:28.86

Caitin Parker placed 12th with a time of 14:14.04

Shelby Miller placed 15th with a time of 14:18.79

Landri Hussey placed 20th with a time of 14:29.37

Jocelyn Turney placed 21st with a time of 14:29.70

Julien Roman Nose placed 28th with a time of 14:51.17

Shawnda McMillen placed 67th with a time of 16:57.92

Ady Hightower placed 123rd with a time of 18:04.51

Caton Cope placed 141st with a time of 19:21.05

5k Run Individual finishers for the Eagles:

Senior Cy Walter placed 6th with a time of 18:39.47

Freshman Rylan Miller placed 73rd with a time of 22:40.47

Watonga Cross Country Invitational

October 3rd, 2020 was the Watonga Cross Country Invitational and the Lady Eagles finished 2nd behind the 4A Kingfisher Lady Jackets.

3200m Run Individual finishers for the Lady Eagles:

Riley Coleman placed 3rd with a time of 12:47.56

Jocelyn Turney placed 12th with a time of 13:23.78

Caitin Parker placed 15th with a time of 13:36.84

Shelby Miller placed 19th with a time of 13:46.12

Landri Hussey placed 23rd with a time of 14:00.38

Julien Roman Nose placed 27th with a time of 14:21.21

Ady Hightower placed 104th with a time of 17:03.06

Caton Cope placed 123rd with a time of 18:41.66

5k Run Individual finishers for the Eagles:

Cy Walter placed 7th with a time of 18:02.09

Rylan Miller placed 100th with a time of 22:01.31

Chisholm/OBA Cross Country Invitational

October 10th, 2020 took the Eagles to the Chisholm/OBA Cross Country Invitational held on the OBA Campus in Enid. The Lady Eagles finished 4th overall being edged out of 3rd place by 1 point by the Lady Bulldogs of Hooker. 4A Teams Kingfisher Lady Jackets finished 1st and Weatherford Lady Eagles finished 2nd.

3200m Run Individual finishers for the Lady Eagles:

Riley Coleman placed 5th with a time of 12:29.5

Jocelyn Turney placed 11th with a time of 12:55.8

Caitin Parker placed 17th with a time of 13:11.8

Shelby Miller placed 25th with a time of 13:37.5

Landri Hussey placed 26th with a time of 13:39.0

Julien Roman Nose placed 27th with a time of 13:52.0

Ady Hightower placed 123rd with a time of 16:28.4

Caton Cope placed 155th with a time of 18:12.6

5k Run Individual finishers for the Eagles:

Cy Walter placed 7th with a time of 17:48.6

Rylan Miller placed 103rd with a time of 21:10.7

The Watonga Eagles now face 1 of the last 2 final but most important meets of the Cross Country season. October 24th 2020 the Eagles travel the distance to the eastern part of the state to compete at their Regional Site at Keifer High School. Which will likely set up an exciting rematch at the 2A OSSAA State Cross Country Meets October 31st at Santa Fe High School in Edmond.