Buckaroo cross country runs in Fernley, North Tahoe


The Lowry High School cross country team was back on the course on Friday, Sept. 1, for the Fast Fernley 4K.

Brooklyn Swensen, a junior for the Buckaroos, placed eighth with a time of 20 minutes, 23 seconds.

Elko had the first three finishers in Lilianna Hayes (17:17), Elvia Lozano-Jimenez (17:55) and Tandi Ratliff (19:19). 

Fernley’s Laila Kinnick (19:29) and Kori Scott (19:47) rounded out the top five.

On the boys side, Lowry’s Jace Frydendall (17:59), Lennox Zebroski (18:23) and Finn Baldwin (18:23) were 13th, 14th and 15th, respectively. Keaton Kenison placed 18th with a time of 20:15.

Elko senior Braylon Bagget won the boys race with a time of 12:12 and Fernley’s Kael Paz (14:27) was second.  Elko’s Dexter Wallace (15:04), followed by Fernley’s Alex Mergell (15:59) and Cael Wilson (16:04).


Buckaroos compete in Tahoe City

Lowry traveled to Tahoe City, Calif., this past Friday for the North Tahoe Kiwanis Mountain Motivational Invitational.

In the 2-8-mile freshmen/sophomore girls race, freshman Natalia Cassinelli placed 13th with a time of 34.51 and sophomore Mariah Ramos, a sophomore, finished 14th at 35:28. North Tahoe’s Hailey Gordon won with a time of 24:27.

Swensen placed 22nd in the girls 3.3-mile varsity race with a time of 31:53. South Tahoe’s Lyla Landy won with a time of 25:14 and North Tahoe’s Britta Johnson was the runner-up at 26:06. 

Mammoth’s Sierra Wright (26:47) and Tenaya Keogler (27:01) were third and fourth, respectively, and North Tahoe’s Kalena Steves rounded out the top five with a time of 27:56.

On the boys side, Baldwin finished   13th in the 2.8-mile freshman boys race at 26:09. 

North Tahoe had the first three runners in Max Avril (20:14), Luka Karnickis (20:22) and Delyan Steves (21:06).

Frydendall placed eighth in the sophomore race, stopping the watch at 26:06. North Tahoe’s Ezra Schnierl won with a time of 21:35.

In the boys varsity race, Zebroski placed 41st with a time of 30:27 and Kenison was 46th at 34:10. 

Mammoth’s Dane Karch won with a time of 22:03 in the 3.3-mile race.

Lowry is back in Fernley on Thursday for the Fernley Roadhill Invitational.