Olympus Doubles Up At Bob Firman
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It was a surprisingly efficient day for Olympus on Saturday at the Bob Firman Invitational.
The high school from Holladay, Utah, featured two individual winners over the elite races, with senior JoJo Jourdon and freshman Adria Favero both clinching wins in different ways.
For Jourdon, the nationally-ranked runner who finished fourth at the Timpanogos Invitational on Sept. 1, he outkicked Woodbridge XC Classic champ Evan Noonan by seven-tenths of a second to win in 14:55.00.
Favero, meanwhile, clocked a winning time of 17:50.80, surging past Boise Senior sophomore Audrey Orme, who was second in 17:57.90.
Jourdon's win may have opened up the door toward something bigger down the season. Not only did he beat Noonan, but he also downed MileSplit No. 2 Landon Heemeyer, who was fourth overall in 15:12.90.
Orem's Austin Westfall was third in 15:00.90, while his squad finished second behind Herriman in the team standings.
ELITE BOYS 5000 METER RUN FINALS
PLACE ATHLETE TEAM RESULT POINTS
1 JoJo Jourdon 12 Olympus 14:55.00 1
2 Evan Noonan 11 Dana Hills (SS) 14:55.70 2
3 Austin Westfall 12 Orem 15:00.90 3
4 Landon Heemeyer 12 Rocky Mountain High School 15:12.90 4
5 Nate Stadtlander 11 Meridian High School 15:25.60 0
6 Luke Stockett 12 Victory Charter 15:26.00 0
7 William Steadman 12 Herriman 15:26.90 5
8 Davis Rydman 12 Layton 15:29.00 6
9 Habtamu Wetzel 11 Star Valley High School 15:29.70 7
10 Jack Meier 12 West Salem 15:30.20 8Yet again, it was another big win Herriman, newly ranked as No. 1 in MileSplit's national team rankings. The Utah squad scored 59 points, compiled a spread of just 14 seconds and averaged 15:34 for 5K.
Orem (156), Layton (169) and Rocky Mountain (194) went two, three and fourth, the three schools separated by just 38 points.
The girls race, meanwhile, was won by Portland Lincoln (OR), which scored 74 points on places of 3-4-24-36-40.
Boise Senior (100) and Rocky Mountain (162) followed in second and third.
THE SCOOP:
Page 1: Latham, Stegall Earn Individual Titles At Wingfoot XC
Page 2: The Top 10 Marks at 5K and 3-Miles From The Weekend
Page 3: Deer Creek, Lucas Lovejoy Roll At Cowboy Jamboree
Page 5: Olympus Doubles Up At Bob Firman Invitational
Page 6: The Rodriguez Sisters Open Up In Washington
Page 7: Notable Performances From The Weekend