Blue Jay cross-country team earns top-finishes, donuts

FARGO — Donuts can be very motivating. The Jamestown High School cross-country team competed at the Fargo South Meet on Oct. 14. The Blue Jay boys team placed fourth with 88 points while the Blue Jay girls finished second with 44 points. "The unique award at this meet is two dozen Sandy s Donuts for the school with the lowest combined boys and girls team scores," JHS head cross-country coach Ken Gardner said. "The Blue Jays feasted on donuts on the ride home." Tristan Champagne was the top finisher for the Blue Jay boys with a time of 14:10. Flynn Wiley finished the 4,000-meter course in 15 minutes, 6 seconds to place 16th while Heath Heupel was close behind with a time of 15:22. "I was excited to see Tristan finish second with Flynn and Heath also in the top-20," Gardner said. The Jays had seven athletes place in the top-15 in the girls race. Marcella Maus led the way for Jamestown with a sixth-place finish. Maus finished her race in 16 minutes, 44 seconds. La