EUREKA — Peyton Wallace of the Humboldt Cubs was named Tri-Valley League cross country varsity boys champion at Thursday’s league meet in Eureka.
Eureka finished first with 30 points; Humboldt, 34 points, and Caney Valley, 38.
Wallace’s season-best time for the 5k race was 19:12. Brigg Shannon came in eighth place with a 20:38 mark to medal and be named an All-League honorable mention.
The Humboldt Cubs cross country team ran at Eureka and medaled a total of six runners with a varsity boy runner also taking the All-League championship title.
“I could not be prouder of Peyton. We had a race strategy and he ran it to perfection, staying with the top runner until 200 meters left and then gutting out a final sprint. He showed great determination and willpower,” said Humboldt head coach Eric Carlson.
Landon Bauer came in 19th with a 22:26 time, Caden Vink finished in 20th with a personal record 22:39 mark and Javyn Hess came in 22nd with a 23:29 time for a season-best time.
Gavin Jaro came in 24th place with a 23:41 and Maxtyn Mueller finished 28th with a 25:29 time.
The Humboldt girls won the varsity race, earning 19 points, and followed by Eureka, 27 and Caney Valley, 37.
The Humboldt girl runners came in first as a team.
McKenna Jones, Anna Heisler and Tori Melendez all medaled for the Cubs and earned All-League honorable mention.
Jones finished in sixth for a 23:46 time; Heisler came in seventh, 24:36, and Melendez finished in ninth place, 25:11.
“Our girls knew coming in the team title was in reach, and probably theirs to take home if they ran like they should. They did not disappoint us. We ran better than I expected,” Carlson said. “This is the second girls team title in our program history.”
Carsyn Haviland finished in 11th with a 25:50 time, Lulu Melendez registered a 27:12 time for a 14th place finish and Leah Mueller came in 18th with a time of 27:39. Sophia Barlow came in 19th place with a time of 27:40 and Danica Modlin came in 21st place with a 29:03.
Piper Jones rounded out the Humboldt varsity girl runners with a 25th place finish and a 34:10 finish.
Thatcher Mueller came in second for a medal in the middle school boys race with a time of 14:34. Jack Works also medaled with a fifth place finish in 15:51. Carter Collins came in sixth place with a 15:59 personal record tally.
