The excitement was running high after the race. We all wanted to congratulate Layne! We were all so excited for her. She was pretty excited too. Picture time is a requirement. Here is the dynamic duo! Layne and Lucy! Two amazing humans!
Kristin and Layne!
Smiles all around!
The freshman stars!
High fives from me!
Love this picture! Look at grandpa's face! He was full of joy!
I had to get in the picture action!
Coach Ken, her high school coach, came to watch her run. He said it was so worth getting up early and making the drive to Lewiston. I agree completely.
Coach Ken was trying to be taller to match Layne's height!
No more pictures and time for a cool down. I think Layne mentioned a 5 mile cool down. Really? Not sure what they did but I am sure it was a long one. After the cool down or in the middle of it they took time to cheer on the men's team.
As we were getting ready to leave we were talking with Layne and her teammates. We were sharing how they all did such a great job at the meet. They jumped right in and talked about Layne and the improvement she made. These are some pretty special young women just like Layne. It was great to know she was surrounded by such special teammates. What a blessing!
It's hard to put into words what it is like to share in experiences like this with our grandchildren. More to come for sure! It is definitely a gift from God! They are all so precious.
These are the words that were written about Layne on the Montana Grizzly website. So very special.
Freshman Layne Lathrop finished fourth for the Grizzlies in a time of 18:24. In her third collegiate race, the Deer Park, Wash. native improved by nearly a full minute from her previous best of 19:21 in Missoula last month.
"It's a key thing when your number four runner has to sit out because of a little injury that Layne steps up," Fraley said. "She's beginning to solidify her position on our team. A young lady who was a walk-on who just continues to get better and better and proves she is going to have a good future in our program.”
"For freshmen like Layne and Kaden to come in and take chunks like that off of their PR's, it shows you that they are integrating well into the training program and getting used to being a college cross country runner," Fraley said. "It bodes well for our team."
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