Flashback Friday: Sydney Thorvaldson Earns Third State Title


On Oct. 26, 2019, it was a rainy and windy day at the Star Valley View Golf Course in Afton, Wyoming.

But Sydney Thorvaldson was on a mission. From the beginning, the junior went straight to the front to set the pace. 


As the raced progressed, Thorvaldson continued to add separation to the rest of the field. Cody's Riley Smith was trailing about a minute behind Thorvaldson. Smith's teammate Baylee Stafford, meanwhile, led a mini-pack of runners in the proceeding chase pack. 



At the finish line, Thorvaldson stopped the clock in 17:32.70. Smith finished in second with a 19:25.40 and her teammate Stafford finished in third at 20:07.50.

Cody won the 3A state title with 52 points with an average time of 20:27. The split between Smith and the fifth runner was 1:44. 

Thorvaldson finished the season as the sith-fastest runner -- she ran 16:40.60 at the Liberty Bell Cross Country Invitational earlier that season.

Later in the year, Thorvaldson won the Team Northwest Regional and finished third overall at Team Cross Country Nationals. 


3A GIRLS 5000 METER RUN FINALS	ALL RESULTS	
PLACE	ATHLETE		TEAM	RESULT	POINTS
1	Sydney Thorvaldson	11	Rawlins High School	17:32.70	1
2	Riley Smith	11	Cody High School	19:25.40	2
3	Baylee Stafford	12	Cody High School	20:07.50	3
4	Eve Mavy	10	Star Valley High School	20:14.20	4
5	Kendall Tietjen	10	Buffalo High School	20:19.70	5