<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0fRKvk_0vhnJu2l00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0fRKvk_0vhnJu2l00" width="1280" height="974" >TUSCOLA — The Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School cross country team numbers are getting better and better.While they only ran six athletes at their own invitational one week ago, they ran eight athletes in the varsity race at the Tuscola Classic. The Panthers would take 14th at Tuscola, scoring 349 points. The outing was won by Urbana-based University High, who scored 66 points.The Panthers were led by senior Isaiah Busby, who finished the Wimple Park three-mile course in 17 minutes, 27.14 seconds, which was good for 29th.“I was a bit disappointed with my time,” said Busby. “I liked how I finished the race in the final mile of the race. I was conservative the first mile and went to work in the second mile.”Eli Grohler, Zane Latimer and Brady Young not only finished in the top 100, but each athlete also broke 20:00. Grohler (86th) and Zane Latimer (87th) finished in 19:25.34 and 19:27.62 respectively. Young was 99th in 19:51.58.“The sun beating down on me took a ton of energy out of me,” said Latimer. “I wanted to run faster than 19:00 for sure. My goal was 18:40. I learned a bit about the course. It is a fast and competitive course. You have to get out hard and stay a little uncomfortable. I also have to remember to stay hydrated and eat well the day before.”Three freshmen followed, which included the fifth scoring runner, Shane Alden. The freshman put the final points on the board for the Panthers, finishing 145th in 21:49.08.Zaidyn Wielert (115th) and Alex Jones (178th) finished in 22:25.28 and 24:31.14 respectively in their first time at Wimple Park. Arlo Linder, a senior, finished in 25:27.88, which was good for 185th place.The regional pairings were released this week and PBL has been assigned to the Tuscola Regional, which will be held at Wimple Park, the site of the recently run Tuscola Classic. The regional will be on Oct. 26 and the girls are slated to run at 10 a.m., while the boys will run at 10:45 a.m.“The Wimple Park course is my least favorite course,” said Grohler. “I was feeling pretty good until the final mile of the race. When we come here for the regionals, I need to pace myself better so I can have a better race overall.”This weekend, they will travel to the St. Joseph-Ogden Classic, which, while contested during the cross country season, will basically be a road race. The race will finish on the track at St. Joseph-Ogden High School. The SJO races are scheduled to start at 9:00 a.m. “The SJO Race presents two unique opportunities for us,” said Franckey. “Every year, the course is tremendously fast because the roads are faster than a normal cross country course. This year, we have a chance to see the teams from the south that will be running in the same regional as us. We are eager to see those teams.”</div></body>

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PBL boys cross country finishes 14th at Tuscola Classic

TUSCOLA — The Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School cross country team numbers are getting better and better. While they only ran six athletes at their own invitational one week ago, they ran eight athletes in the varsity race at the Tuscola Classic. The Panthers would take 14th at Tuscola, scoring 349 points. The outing was won by Urbana-based University High, who scored 66 points.