Sheridan Cross Country Meet [VIDEO]

The Michelle Ludwig cross county meet was held in Sheridan on Saturday with those state championship meets right around the corner.

For the ladies in this event, Abby Cutler from Hill City, South Dakota finished 1^st with a time of 19.31.73.  Sheridan’s Ella Kessner took the silver in 19.49.4 with Haillie Wilhelm from Natrona taking the bronze in 19.52.91. Natrona put 3 runners in the top 11 with Madyson Willis taking 5^th place and Deliah Baedke getting 11^th, Baedke took 5^th at last year’s state championship. Finishing 4^th in the girl's race in Sheridan was Hailey Jones of Moorcroft who is the defending 2A state champion in the 800 and 1600 meter runs in track and field.

In the ladies team standing, Natrona has enjoyed a solid season with and won this meet with 48 points, Sheridan was right behind in 2^nd place with 52 points and Buffalo was 3^rd with 76. Cody placed 4^th and Hill City 5^th

For the guys, Mason Henry of Natrona ran 16.45.32 to take the tape with Dylan Wichman of Billings Central 2^nd in 17 flat.72  Austin Akers of Sheridan was 3rdd in 17.04.99 while Cameryn Spence of Douglas placed 4^th in 17.05.37. Cody’s Owen Preston was 5^th. In the boy's team standings, Sheridan was first by a wide margin with 33 points, Natrona 2^nd with 74, followed by Cody, Tongue River, and Gillette. The state cross country championships will be in Afton will be October 26th.