Cross Country Bishop Meet!

On November 2nd, the FMHS cross country team survived the eight hour drive to and from Bishop -- for the second time this season! All ten of our runners were able to compete in this dual meet against Bishop. The boys were up against twenty five other runners; the girls against fourteen. Here’s how they did:

Aden Wiebers took fourth place with a time of 19:34.

Dawson Ford came in sixth with a time of 20:27.

Nathan Steers was in tenth place with a time of 21:36.

Lucas Flores followed closely behind in eleventh place with a time of 21:56.

Otto Jensen came in twelfth with a time of 23:49.

Austin Flores was in thirteenth place with a time of 26:13.

Next was Johnn Castro in fourteenth place with a time of 29:38.

Eric Henning was injured this race, but finished strong in fifteenth place with a time of 30:38.

For the girls race, Masey Zimmerman came in tenth place with a time of 28:06.

The Bishop boys scored first place with 18 points; FMHS came in second place with 43 points.

The FMHS girls didn’t have enough runners to score as a team.

Great job to all of our Falcon runners! We wish you the best during the High Desert League Finals!

Interview With Team Captain Dawson Ford - via email

FB (the Falcon Beat): How do you feel the team did as a whole during this meet?

DF (Dawson Ford): I feel the team did their best and ran their hardest; Bishop is a hard course.

FB: How do you feel about the individual performances this meet?

DF: The individual times were outstanding!

FB: What do you think the outcome will be of the HDL Finals?

DF: Everyone will beat their times from the last home meet; and will be enthusiastic for Fresno.

FB: What are your goals as a team captain this season?

DF: To help the team succeed and continue to get better, so that maybe they could go to college to run.

FB: What are your goals as a runner this season?

DF: To PR at CIF's in Fresno.

FB: Thank you Dawson for answering our questions, have a great cross country season!

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