Junior boys lead Blackhawks at Highlander

For a first meet, they performed well.

That was the assessment of Cheney High School cross country coaches Camille Moseley and Derek Slaughter of the Blackhawks performances at last Saturday's 35-team Highlander Invitational, run on the 2.5-mile course at Shadle Park High School.

There were of course some standouts. The first for both coaches was the Blackhawks junior boys, who finished third as a team in what would prove to be the day's fastest race.

Leading Cheney was Drake Johnson, who was competing in his first cross country meet. Johnson ran third for most of the race before falling back...