Bulldog boys dominate Vaquero Stampede
By Joe Naiman
Not only did Ramona High School’s boys cross country team take first place in the junior-senior division of the Vaquero Stampede at Lindo Lake Park in Lakeside, but the Bulldogs had the top four finishers.
Running as a pack, Ramona’s Dylan Blankenbaker, Alec Richardson, Forrest Riley and Donny McKay placed first, second, third and fourth in the junior-senior race at the Vaquero Stampede in Lakeside on Saturday. Photo/Sherri Cortez
Senior Dylan Blankenbaker, junior Forrest Riley, senior Alec Richardson, and senior Donnie McKay finished within five seconds of each other.
“It was like a blue wall coming in,” said Assistant Coach Sherri Cortez.
The junior-senior course was 2.15 miles. Blankenbaker had a time of 10:33, Riley took 10:35, Richardson’s time was 10:37, and McKay spent 10:38 on the course.
“That was pretty awesome,” Blankenbaker said. “We all just worked together…We had a good time.”
Two other Bulldogs finished in the top 10: Senior Graham Gantzer had a ninth-place time of 11:06 while junior Cory Thomas finished 10th at 11:07. Ramona’s seventh runner, junior Josh Spieker, took 11:32 and finished 21st.
“It was a good race for our team, good season opener,” Blankenbaker said.
The junior-senior race had a total of 118 runners, and nine of Ramona’s 13 runners finished in the top quarter of the field. Junior Tristan Stidham’s time of 11:45 gave him 24th place while senior Ian Pedlow was 27th after completing the course in 11:47.
Ramona’s boys took second as a team in the 1.65-mile freshman-sophomore race while seven of the 10 runners placed in the top half of the field. Freshman Collin Uekert was
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on Sep 8 2011. Filed under Sports.
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