Clover cross country teams run at Owen Valley

Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Isabel Monnett meets the official as she crosses the finish line. (Banner Graphic/JOHNATHON GOODE)

SPENCER--The Cloverdale boys' and girls' cross country team made the travel down to Spencer to compete in an event against the Owen Valley Patriots Tuesday.

Based on the top four placers, both Patriot teams took home the gold.

They won with scores of 13 (girls) and 20 (boys).

RT Mann pushing it out with about 800 yards left to go. (Banner Graphic/JOHNATHON GOODE)

The clovers finished with scores of 23 (girls) and 35 (boys).

"We came in pretty sore," Clover coach Andy Tyler said. "We've been working pretty hard. We worked pretty hard yesterday, plus this is a pretty hard course, so I knew times would be down. That part of this time of season."

Clare Plamondon mastered the course with a fourth place best in the girls' event to lead the Clovers.

Junior Clare Plamondon tops the Clovers girls. (Banner Graphic/JOHNATHON GOODE)

She finished in 25 minutes flat.

The Clovers took the next two spots, as well. Laura Worthington finished with a 26:06 time and Tori Szalay finished just behind her with a 26:15.

Isabel Monnett completed the Clovers with a time of 28:32.

Brooke Hey of Owen Valley finished the event in 23:19 to best the girls.

Cloverdale's Nick Blundell topped the Clovers boys' team with a 20:58 and that was good enough for fifth overall.

The Clovers took four straight spots behind Blundell.

Chad Stevens (21:04), Evan Monnett (21:41), RT Mann (21:48) and Nolan Maners (22:23) all finished in the top ten.

Owen Valley's Casey Hancock finished with a course best time of 19:02.

Coach Tyler says despites not improving personal records they still did well on a hard course.

"I could tell guys were working hard," Tyler said. "That's what we're looking for. I know we're working hard and that's all we're looking for. We were pretty far off from PR, but then again I knew that would happen going into it."


At Owen Valley

Girls' event

23:19: Brooke Hey (OV), 24:40: Elinor Coffin (OV), 24:53: Hannah Kiefer (OV), 25:00: Clare Plamondon (C), 26:06: Laura Worthington (C), 26:15: Tori Szalay (C) , 27:59: Katelyn Osborne (OV), 28:32 Isabel Monnett (C), 29:54: Darby DeFord (OV), 35:10: Anna Michalon (OV).


Boys' event

19:02: Casey Hancock (OV), 19:07:Jacob Staley (OV), 20:32: Chris Erb (OV), 20:43: Robert Herrington (OV), 20:58: Nick Blundell (C), 21:04: Chad Stevens (C), 21:41: Evan Monnett (C), 21:48: RT Mann (C), 22:23: Nolan Maners (C), 22:43: Zach Gardner (OV), 24:19: Eddie Mannan (C), 24:42: Andrew Monnett (C), 24:46: Evan Williamson (C), 27:24: Abel Bates (C), 30:51: Aaron Fulkerson (C), 33:25: Zach Nees(C).

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