Eight athletes from Joliet Run Club competed at Nike Cross Regionals Northwest on November 16th in Boise, Idaho. The weather as perfect and all of the athletes put in commanding performances on the fun, challenging course alongside some of the top runners from Montana, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Alaska and Hawaii.
Auston Schellig was bestowed the honor of receiving a bid to compete in the Champions race. An honor bestowed upon only 24 Montana boys. He set a new personal record for the course, 16:15.6, and finished 117th out of 217 runners. He was 14th out of all the Montana runners and earned a little redemption as 1st in Class B. He placed third at the MHSA state xc meet just a few weeks prior. In Idaho, however, Schellig handled both of them easily.
Younger sibling, Sophia Schellig, racing for the first time in Idaho, was placed in the first girls open invitational and finished 10th in Montana Class B runners.
The remaining five runners were placed in the third boys open invitational race. This was their last year of eligibility for high school racing at NXR and they took full advantage. In all, there were 1009 male runners, throughout all the open invites.
Jack Cline, set a new personal course record, 17:44.10, and finished 2nd in Class B runners, 391st overall.
Adin Matthes came in second for the team, setting a new personal record for the course, as well, at almost a minute faster than 2023. He was 4th in Class B and 501st overall.
Grady Nardinger set a massive personal record for the course finishing in 18:34.40, a minute and 23 seconds faster than the previous year. He was 7th in Class B and 642nd overall.
Gavin Evertz rounded out the top 10 Class B runners and put in a strong performance as well, he just missed his course record by less than 1 second.
Keith Frank made his debut at Nike Cross Regionals and showed he was there to compete! He set an impressive new personal record of 21:05.50, almost a minute faster than he ran three weeks earlier at the state meet!
The Joliet Run Club would like to thank everyone who has supported them and helped send this group to experience this amazing opportunity. They are supported entirely through donations and fundraising. Money raised goes toward competition fees, uniforms and travel costs for the Nike Cross Regionals race.
At this time, Nike Cross Regionals is the only solely supported event by the Joliet Run Club. They also compete in USA Track and Field club competitions throughout the summer and indoor track meets in the winter. For these meets, Joliet Run Club is able to cover competition entry fees, but athletes and families support travel costs.
Joliet Run Club trains throughout the year. For more information, contact Terra Rockhold Stene at 406-702-6698 or jolietrunclub@gmail.com.
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