The Star Valley Braves had four of the top seven overall runners as they claimed first place in the 4A West Regional Cross-Country meet on Friday in Casper with a team total of 35 points. Kelly Walsh was second with 68 and Natrona County was third with 82. 

Colton Cranney took the regional championship by nearly 27 seconds with a time of 15:55.76. Natrona County’s Champ Ransom was second with finish of 16:22.03. The top ten was dominated by the Braves with Brigham Hahn (4th), Sullivan Wilson (5th) and Luke Harris (7th) all earning all-conference. 

Lexi Longhurst of Kelly Walsh took the girls individual championship with a time of 19:17.25 on what was essentially her home course although the race was technically hosted by Natrona County at the Paradise Valley Golf Course in Casper. Star Valley’s Gracey Visser crossed the line second with a time of 19:38.57. Teammate Kelsie Dunne was sixth overall with a time of 20:17.80 Both girls earned all-conference with their performances. Evelyn Scharmann, Carlee Angell and Tylita Bond rounded out the scoring five for Star Valley, all finishing in the top 13 runners. 

Kelly Walsh took the team title over Star Valley but not by much as they finished with 36 points  buoyed by four finishers in the top eight. The Lady Braves were second with 44 and Jackson was third with 86. 

The SVXC teams will now travel to Cheyenne and the course at the Little America for the 2025 Wyoming State Championships where the Braves will be looking to extend a current three-peat of 4A team titles. Cranney will have the opportunity to extend a Star Valley individual champ for the fourth straight year as well, with Habtamu Wetzel and Jase Burton combining to win the last three. As a program, the Braves have had the individual boys champ in eight of the last nine seasons they have raced with five of those coming in the 3A classification and the last three in the 4A classification.

• Junior Varsity Champs

In addition to the varsity performance, the Star Valley JV claimed a pair of first place finishes in the meet as well with the boys scoring a near-perfect 20 points and the girls scoring 52. Evanston’s Wyatt Reese won the boys JV race with a time of 17:51.44. Star Valley had the next five finishers of Carter King, Jonah Finch, Kade Linford, Gabe Mathews and Caleb Anderson. Tel Parry was also eighth overall. 

The Lady Braves’ JV had McKayla Baker and Reagan Skinner place fifth and sixth with Emry Kennington placing eighth. 

Star Valley Girls
Gracey Visser 19:38.57 (2nd)
Kelsie Dunne 20:17.80 (6th)
Evelyn Scharmann 20:51.87 (11th)
Carlee Angell 20:56.40 (12th)
Tylita Bond 20:57.34 (13th)
Kylee Linford 20:58.63
Adrie Kennington 22:14.75

4A Girls Team Scores
Kelly Walsh 36
Star Valley 44
Jackson 86
Natrona County 103
Evanston 126
Rock Springs 139
Green River 178

Star Valley Boys
Colton Cranney 15:55.76 (1st)
Brigham Hahn 16:39.17 (4th)
Sully Wilson 16:39.52 (5th)
Luke Harris 16:44.67 (7th)
Caleb Crowther 17:25.69 (19th)
Ben Hirschi 17:42.82
Maven Oliversen 17:58.91

4A Boys Team Scores
Star Valley 35
Kelly Walsh 68
Natrona County 82
Jackson 88
Evanston 111
Riverton 167
Rock Springs 184
Green River 196

SVHS JV Girls
McKayla Baker 22:24.15 (5th)
Reagan Skinner 22:25.92 (6th)
Emry Kennington 22:30.16 (8th)
Emma Daniel 23:11.74 (15th)
Gracie Dunne 23:22.41 (18th)
Keira Allred 23:40.98
Bria Jack 24:22.81

SVHS JV Boys
Carter King 18:05.50 (2nd)
Jonah Finch 18:26.30 (3rd)
Kade Linford 18:27.74 (4th)
Gabe Mathews 18:27.84 (5th)
Caleb Anderson 18:32.48 (6th)
Tel Parry 18:35.81
Max Jirak 19:05.10