Dakota Lange Performs Well in Foot Locker West Regional Race

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Dakota Lange, a ninth-grade student at Payson Junior High, finished 14 out of 75 elite freshman and sophomore cross country runners in the Foot Locker West Regional Cross Country Championship. The event was held at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California on December 3 and featured elite runners from all over the western United States. Dakota completed the 5 kilometer course with a time of 17:25, averaging 5-minute and 36-second miles.

Commenting about the day, Dakota said, “I did a lot better than I thought I would especially since this course has some major hills. I ran this course last year and started off way too fast, so this year I kind of hung back and moved up on the hills; I think this strategy worked very well. I was really pleased with the way the race went.”

Dakota also commented on how well fellow runners from Utah performed in the race. “My favorite part of the day was seeing all the Utah runners doing so well. It was awesome!” said Dakota.

 

 

 

Pictured: Dakota Lange displays his finishing medal after running in the Foot Locker West Regional 5K.

 

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Curtis Burton