{"id":109528,"date":"2015-09-15T14:52:06","date_gmt":"2015-09-15T20:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/runners-face-adversity\/"},"modified":"2015-09-15T14:52:06","modified_gmt":"2015-09-15T20:52:06","slug":"runners-face-adversity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/runners-face-adversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Runners face adversity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Courtesy photo:<br><br>The Mancos cross-country team at Saturday's meet in Lyons.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

As if running 5 kilometers weren\u2019t hard enough, the Mancos cross-country team endured a 10-hour drive and camped out the night before its race in Lyons on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Head coach Brady Archer understood how difficult of an undertaking the weekend would be, but was happy with his team\u2019s response.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe runners showed some toughness in being able to drive for 10 hours, camp, and then race as well as they did,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Competing against 36 teams in the St. Vrain Invitational, the Blue Jays boys finished in fourth place, and the girls were 14th.<\/p>\n

Ro Paschal led the way for the boys, finishing sixth and running the 5K in 16:49. He was followed by Simon Kearns in 12th place at 17:28.<\/p>\n

Nic Archuleta and Jake McKie crossed the finish line in 44th and 52nd with times of 18:42 and 18:53, and Asa Kearns finished in 75th at 19:33.<\/p>\n

Teslin Stecher was 94th (20:01), Caleb Yoder finished 104th (20:13), Vincent Grego was 113th (20:24), and Zane Goodell was 122nd (20:38).<\/p>\n

Zane Wilson (22:36), Alex Fleitz (24:03) and Joseph Knezek (24:31) rounded out the boys squad in 197th, 213th and 219th.<\/p>\n

The girls\u2019 14th-place finish was fueled by Emma Most and Brittney Peacock. Most led the team with a 44th-place finish (22:00), and Peacock wound up in 60th (22:55) even though she wasn\u2019t one hundred percent.<\/p>\n

\u201cBrittney was pretty sick,\u201d said Archer. \u201cBut she went out and ran a great race for the team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hannah Skinner and Kaylee Rose were next, finishing close together in 84th and 85th and times of 24:08 and 24:10. Mimi Archuleta finished in 122nd with a time of 27:16.<\/p>\n

Considering the long drive, the camp-out and Peacock\u2019s illness, Archer said the adversity his team overcame this weekend will make them stronger.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the type of meet that will pay off for us when we get to our regional meet later in the season,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Blue Jays\u2019 next meet is the \u201cRamble at the Reservoir,\u201d hosted by Ouray at Ridgway State Park next Friday, Sept. 18 at 2:30 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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