From Deseret News archives:
Park City girls and Mountain View boys win team titles at BYU Autumn Classic
And Mountain View made a surge in the last mile to take the boys team title over Davis.
"I had a feeling we'd win it," said Bill Kahn, Park City's head girls coach. "This is the first time we've had all our girls run together."
The defending 3A champs, currently ranked fifth in the Southwest region, beat fourth-ranked Mountain Crest by utilizing a pack running mentality.
"We had all seven girls within a 50-second gap," Kahn said. "We don't have a star runner, but I knew we'd get seven runners in before most teams got their third in. That's what cross country is all about. It's not how fast your first runner is, it's how fast your seventh runner is."
Junior Elli Reed was the Miners' first runner in at 15th place, followed by Julie McMahon and Jesse Christjans. Individually, Bingham senior Kim Quinn came away with the victory in a classic battle. Quinn took the lead early, as she went through the mile mark in 5:50.
"My coach talked to me about my race plan," Quinn said. "He said, 'Now you're a senior, you have more confidence. You need to go out from the very start, and once you hit the mile mark, just turn it on."'
Quinn did turn it on and opened up a small lead to the two-mile mark. Davis sophomore Candace Eddy then made a huge surge and moved ahead, with Quinn tailing her all the way.
"I really wasn't sure if I was going to get her," Quinn said. "I saw the very end, and she (Eddy) just went off to the side. I think she thought that was the finish. I thought 'Now's my chance.' That was really lucky for me.'
Quinn sprinted ahead in the final few meters, taking the win in 18:50.
For the boys, Mountain View took the team title in a battle over Davis. The Bruins and Darts are currently ranked third and fourth, respectively, in the Southwest region. Both squads lived up to their billings, as Mountain View escaped with a narrow victory, posting 123 points to Davis' 139.
"I knew going in that it was going to be a battle," said Mountain View coach Mike Hunter. "With this team I wasn't sure how they'd run as a favorite, because they hadn't really been tested yet. I think it came down to that last mile. The guys just gutted it out."
The Bruins ran without an individual standout, as Coulsen Goodwin led the team with his 14th-place finish. The difference was made lower in the ranks, as all five Mountain View scorers finished before Davis' fourth man.
Grand Junction's Richard Medina led from start to finish individually, as he took Judge Memorial's Luke Puskedra out in a blistering pace. Davis' Jared Ward made a charge in the last mile to finish third overall, followed by Stephen Clark of Skyline and Chris Dorton of Lehi.
