Cougars Took Part of 5-Team Multiple

The Laughlin boys and girls cross-country teams participated in a 5 team multiple held at Sunset Park in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Other teams competing included Spring Valley, Del Sol, Canyon Springs, and Trinity High Schools.
The Laughlin boys placed 4 in the top 10 finishers to win the meet easily with 22 points. Spring Valley was 2nd with 47 points followed by Del Sol with 75 and Trinity with 90 points.
The Cougar boys were led by a strong 1-2 finish by Scott Eubanks and Derek Fajardo. They covered the 2.3 mile course in 13:55 and 14:24 respectively. The scoring was completed with a 5th place finish by Devin Tilley in 16:23, a 6th place finish by Kyle Winters in 16:26, and a 9th place finish by Julian Estrada in 17:04. Other finishers included Richard Swartz (13th) in 17:17, Shaun Rees (19th) in 17:58, Steven Koonce (20th) in 18:00, Josh Fajardo (23rd) in 18:43, and Jacob Magaw (32nd) in 24:52.
The Laughlin girls were led by Gracie Geremia’s 6th place finish in 19:37 followed by Alexandra Condray in 8th place with a time of 20:01.

Quotes from Coach Lori Petrik:
“I thought our boys looked strong today particularly in our top 5. These kids are all working hard and really pushing each other both in practice and in meets. It always feels good to walk away with a win.”

The Cougars will next compete in the Las Vegas Invitational to be held at Basic High School in Henderson on Saturday, Sept 10th.

Coach Petrik Extremely Pleased….

The Laughlin High School Cross-Country teams opened the 2005 season at the Grizzly Jamboree in Las Vegas on Saturday at Spring Valley High School. The boys team kicked off the season with an impressive 3rd place finish and were honored with the New Comer Award at the meet.

The Grizzly Jamboree differs from typical cross-country events in that it is set up in a relay format. Members of each high school team are broken up into 2 man relay teams. Each runner on the relay team runs two 1.5 mile segments for a total race distance of 6 miles for each pair. Team scores are tallied by adding the finishing position of your first 3 pairs.

The relay team of Scott Eubanks and Derek Fajardo led the Cougars with an outstanding 2nd place overall finish in a time of 33:45. Eubanks was able to overtake 2 competitors in the final 1/2 mile of the race to secure the 2nd place position. Completing the team scoring for the Cougar squad was a 16th place finish by Julian Estrada and Devin Tilley in 41:09 and a 20th place finish by Shaun Rees and Kyle Winters in 42:53. The relay team of Josh Fajardo and Steven Koonce finished 23rd and Richard Swartz participated on a relay team which finished 34th.

The Laughlin boys team finished 3rd out of the 9 team field with a score of 33 points behind 4A teams from Shadow Ridge and Palo Verde High Schools. Other schools participating included Bonanza, Centennial, Spring Valley, Western, Pahrump, and Faith Lutheran High Schools.

The Laughlin girls had 2 relay teams entered with Freshman Alexandra Condray part of the 14th place team and the relay pair of Chynna Yates and Gracie Geremia finishing 17th. The girls team finished 6th overall.

Quotes from Coach Lori Petrik: “I’m extremely pleased with how the kids went out and competed today. This was a great way for our boys to open up the season. For a school our size (1A) to finish 3rd here in a field of predominantly 4A schools, that’s very exciting. I think the team of Scott and Derek turned some heads today. Scott is going to be a very tough competitor. He does not like to lose and that makes him very fun to watch. As I’ve said before, if we can keep these boys healthy and eligible, they are going to do some good things this year.”

The Cougars will next compete at the Lake Mead Invitational in Boulder City on September 3rd.

Girls Lead By Alexandra Condray

The Cougars had 10 high school boys and 3 girls participate. Laughlin was the only 2A school participating in the 9 team field. The Laughlin boys captured 3rd with 33 points behind 4A powers Shadow Ridge and Palo Verde High Schools. The boys strong effort enabled them to capture the New Comers Award as well.

The Grizzly Jamboree was run as a relay event where each team was broken down into pairs with each runner completing two 1.5 mile segments. Team scores were determined by tallying the placing of the first 3 pairs from each team. The relay pair of Scott Eubanks and Derek Fajardo was able to capture 2nd place overall in 33:45. Julian Estrada and Devin Tilley were 16th and scoring was completed with a 20th place finish by the Shaun Rees and Kyle Winters. Josh Fajardo and Steven Koonce were 23rd and Richie Swartz was a member of the 34th place pair. Jacob Macgaw competed in the open event where he placed in the 2nd relay pair.

The girls were led by Alexandra Condray’s 14th place finish. Gracie Geremia and Chynna Yates finished 17th.