9 Inches of Snow at NXN Northwest 2014 Did Not Defeat Runners

9 Inches of Snow at NXN Northwest 2014 Did Not Defeat Runners

digitalsportsnews | November 18, 2014
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Boise, Idaho area accumulated a total of 9 inches of snow over a 48-hour period, right before the Nike Cross Northwest Regionals on Saturday, November 14th. The course proved to be more than interesting for the runners of the NXN course at Eagle Island State Park, just west of Boise, where hard-packed snow covered the course. Plows and four-wheelers did their best to remove some of the snow and ice to make it somewhat manageable. North Central standout Tanner Anderson said, "It takes a few minutes to get your snow legs under you. Maybe we have a small advantage being from Spokane where we run in conditions like this at least a couple months out of the year." The hill definitely proved to be one of the biggest obstacles even for the most seasoned runner, as it was completed iced over. Slipping and falling was the number one fear for this part of the course. Even if the snow was removed, the mud would prove challenging. For the girls, Grant High School’s #22 Ella Donaghu (OR) glanced at her time as she took the win over #1 Allie Ostrander (AK), #8 Makena Morley (MT), and #12 Annie Hill(MT). Taking first place for the boys, Tanner Anderson from North Central, WA, followed by Levi Thomet from Kodiak, AK, and Idaho native, Elijah Armstrong, finished strong in third with a time of 16:28.30, just 7 minutes and 10 seconds behind Thomet. See some of the action here: