After a two year absence from the cross country running schedule, the 2021 Ted McKenney Invitational Cross Country Meet (formerly the Tsalteshi Invitational) drew a record crowd of runners from throughout the state for a one-day multiple race competition on the Tsalteshi Trails.
In total 597 runners, racing in four divisions, completed the Tsalteshi course and recorded times in both open and varsity competitions.
The varsity races included runners from Soldotna, Kenai and Homer; all eight DI Anchorage schools; Grace Christian, Valley schools including Colony, Wasilla, Palmer and Redington; and runners from as far as Bethel, Nome, Barrow and Unalaska.
McKenney Invitational Girls Varsity
Emily Erickson from Dimond High posted the fastest time in the girls varsity race with a time of 19:19 in a field of 106 runners. Kenai’s Jayna Boonstra recorded the top finish by a peninsula runner and the second-fastest time for a Division II girls varsity runner with a time of 20:20, good for eighth overall. Grace Christian’s Kai Waythomas placed seventh with the fastest DII time of 20:11.
The South girls won the team competition; Grace Christian was the top DII team with five runners in the top 35.
SoHi’s Jordan Strausbaugh finished 17th with a time of 20:56; Homer’s top finisher was Freda Renner in 41st.
McKenney Invitational Boys Varsity
Dimond senior Jared Gardiner posted a 16:37 for the varsity boys victory in a field of 122 runners. The Division II Grace Christian boys earned the team title.
Top peninsula finishers included: Seamus McDonough of Homer in ninth overall at 17:07; Kenai Greg Fallon finished 20th in 17:30 followed by Kenai’s Jack Laker, 22nd in 17:31; SoHi’s Nathanael Johnson placed 40th in 18:20.
McKenney Invitational Varsity Results
Girls Team Scores: 1. South, 45; 2. Chugiak, 81; 3. West, 87; 4. Grace Christian, 137; 5. Dimond, 156; 6. Colony, 164; 7. Kenai, 169; 8. Eagle River, 175; 9. Service, 227; 10. East, 246; 11. Soldotna, 278; 12. Homer, 323; 13. Palmer, 360; 14. Bethel, 421.
Girls Individual Results 1. Emily Erickson, Dimond 19:19 ; 2. Campbell Peterson, Chugiak 19:38 ; 3. Robyn Miller, South Anchorage 19:39 ; 4. Ella Hopkins, Colony 19:44 ; 5. Payton Smith, West Anchorage 19:55 ; 6. Elliana Zock, South Anchorage 19:55 ; 7. Kai Waythomas, Grace Christian 20:11 ; 8. Jayna Boonstra, Kenai Central 20:20 ; 9. Elizabeth Page, South Anchorage 20:20 ; 10. Zoe Rodgers, West Anchorage 20:21 ; 11. Ava Trembath, Eagle River 20:26 ; 12. Skyler Belmear, Chugiak 20:30 ; 13. Ava Murphy, South Anchorage 20:30 ; 14. Ella Atterbery, South Anchorage 20:31 ; 15. Kiley Dennis, Chugiak 20:46 ; 16. Maggie Keffalos, South Anchorage 20:54 ; 17. Jordan Strausbaugh, Soldotna 20:56 ; 18. Ina Kraus, Eagle River 20:59 ; 19. Marley Ireland, East Anchorage 21:03 ; 20. Cameryn Kauffman, South Anchorage 21:11 ; 21. Avrey Campbell, Dimond 21:25 ; 22. Anna Thomas, Bartlett 21:26 ; 23. Lily Pannkuk, West Anchorage 21:28 ; 24. Berit Meyers, West Anchorage 21:32 ; 25. Emily Moore, Chugiak 21:33. 26. Emilee Wilson, Kenai Central 21:39 ; 27. Ruthie Richardson, Service 21:39 ; 28. Sophia Mayers, West Anchorage 21:42 ; 29. Ada Burrup, Chugiak 21:52 ; 30. Shea Alaniva, Colony 21:58 ; 31. Tarja Latva Kiskol, West Anchorage 21:59 ; 32. Faith Mondeel, Grace Christian 22:02 ; 33. Sophia Coverdell, Grace Christian 22:02 ; 34. Elise Metzger, Grace Christian 22:05 ; 35. Georgia Thatcher, Grace Christian 22:06 ; 36. Alana Lim, Service 22:10 ; 37. Abby Novak, Colony 22:12 ; 38. Linnea Gray, Eagle River 22:16 ; 39. Nora McBride, Dimond 22:24 ; 40. Leah Fallon, Kenai Central 22:26 ; 41. Frida Renner, Homer 22:27 ; 42. Brynn Rathert, East Anchorage 22:29 ; 43. Rachel Danz, Colony 22:30 ; 44. Thea Offrink, East Anchorage 22:39 ; 45. Rebekah Annett, Grace Christian 22:45 ; 46. Katelynn Seibert, Dimond 22:45 ; 47. Azalea Daugherty, Chugiak 22:48 ; 48. Summer Foster, Kenai Central 22:52 ; 49. Liza Alderson, Service 22:53 ; 50. Keiko Wilson, Service 22:58; 51. Emily Moss, Kenai Central 23:07 ; 52. Eden Johnsen, Dimond 23:11 ; 53. Maia McCormack, Dimond 23:14 ; 54. Monica Bustillos, Colony 23:14 ; 55. Mya Campbell, Redington 23:17 ; 56. Arianna Espindola, Eagle River 23:19 ; 57. Jacey Spencer, Eagle River 23:19 ; 58. Lauren Gaskill, Dimond 23:25 ; 59. Anna Deaton, Eagle River 23:26 ; 60. Mykennan Rinella, Palmer 23:26 ; 61. Eryn Field, Homer 23:33 ; 62. Adelyn McCorison, Homer 23:34 ; 63. Piper Sears, West Anchorage 23:40 ; 64. Anna Abalos, Wasilla 23:44 ; 65. AwaLuk Nichols, Nome-Beltz 23:48 ; 66. Emma Hopkins, Colony 24:01 ; 67. Kaytlin McAnelly, Soldotna 24:04 ; 68. Sonia Montague, Soldotna 24:09 ; 69. Ellen Kruchoski, Chugiak 24:11 ; 70. Jordan Ruffner, Soldotna 24:12 ; 71. Monroe Swain, Palmer 24:15 ; 72. Kaidence Schaeffer, Soldotna 24:15 ; 73. Gracie Martin, Wasilla 24:21 ; 74. Adria Wuerth, Service 24:27 ; 75. Elisabeth Hennemann, Palmer 24:31. 76. Natalie Bader, East Anchorage 24:32 ; 77. Maddie Sivils, East Anchorage 24:37 ; 78. Riley Wilson, Eagle River 24:38 ; 79. Megan Whittom, Soldotna 24:40 ; 80. Fiona Phelan, Bethel 24:43 ; 81. Amanda Wright, East Anchorage 24:44 ; 82. Kiara Burnell, Barrow 24:45 ; 83. Mya Taylor, Kenai Central 24:48 ; 84. Kimberly Wolgemuth, Barrow 24:52 ; 85. Maya Komulainen, Bethel 25:26 ; 86. Della Medlin, Nome-Beltz 25:41 ; 87. Svea Thomas, East Anchorage 25:46 ; 88. Mariah McGuire, Homer 25:56 ; 89. Lucy Shea, Colony 25:59 ; 90. Gracie Norman, Palmer 26:05 ; 91. Winter Shaw, Palmer 26:06 ; 92. Maddox Berg, Homer 26:09 ; 93. Arriana Woods, Dillingham 26:17 ; 94. Elizabeth Lee, Wasilla 26:23 ; 95. Ariana Cannava, Soldotna 26:54 ; 96. Natallie Tobuk, Nome-Beltz 27:04 ; 97. Olivia Beck, Palmer 27:19 ; 98. Alqaq Small, Bethel 27:43 ; 99. Bea McDonough, Homer 28:30 ; 100. Leah Dunn, Homer 28:30. 101. Alex Buholm, Dillingham 29:25 ; 102. Cadence Cedars, Bethel 29:51 ; 103. Erin Martin, Dillingham 31:57 ; 104. Beth Hensley, Bethel 33:36 ; 105. Ayla Punzalan, Unalaska 34:32.
BOYS
Boys Team Scores: 1. Grace Christian, 35; 2. West, 96; 3. Service, 108; 4. Dimond, 142; 5. Colony, 144; 6. South, 185; 7. Palmer, 235; 8. Chugiak, 243; 9. Eagle River, 251; 10. East, 256; 11. Kenai, 287; 12. Wasilla, 296; 13. Soldotna, 305; 14. Homer, 312; 15. Bethel, 422; 16. Nome, 449; 17. Unalaska, 490.
Boys Individual Results 1. Jared Gardiner, Dimond 16:37 ; 2. David Sliwinski, Grace Christian 16:53 ; 3. Seth Lochmann, Grace Christian 16:54 ; 4. Ethan Howe, East Anchorage 16:59 ; 5. Justin Lucas, Service 17:04 ; 6. Fischer Adams, Palmer 17:04 ; 7. Aiden Zingone, Grace Christian 17:04 ; 8. Ty Elliott, Grace Christian 17:05 ; 9. Seamus McDonough, Homer 17:07 ; 10. Hatcher Menkens, West Anchorage 17:08 ; 11. Ethan Eski, West Anchorage 17:12 ; 12. Aaron Power, Service 17:12 ; 13. Landon Hayes, Wasilla 17:14 ; 14. Max Johnsen, Dimond 17:16 ; 15. Robbie Annett, Grace Christian 17:17 ; 16. Liam Chisolm, West Anchorage 17:17 ; 17. Henry Michener, Eagle River 17:26 ; 18. Tobias Buchanan, Colony 17:28 ; 19. Owen Young, South Anchorage 17:29 ; 20. Gregory Fallon, Kenai Central 17:30 ; 21. Elias Soule, Service 17:30 ; 22. Jack Laker, Kenai Central 17:31 ; 23. Stephen Hafen, Colony 17:31 ; 24. Brennan Lackey, Wasilla 17:32 ; 25. Will Gerlach, Chugiak 17:32.
26. Ben Thatcher, Grace Christian 17:34 ; 27. Coby Marvin, Colony 17:35 ; 28. Issac Main, West Anchorage 17:41 ; 29. Blaise Boyer, South Anchorage 17:46 ; 30. Nicholas Prosser, Dimond 17:48 ; 31. Dylan Soberay, West Anchorage 17:49 ; 32. Jayden Rice, Colony 17:50 ; 33. Tobin Miller, Palmer 17:51 ; 34. Garret Simon, Service 17:58 ; 35. Lance Seneff, Homer 18:03 ; 36. Jevin Lim, Service 18:03 ; 37. Blake Brukardt, Chugiak 18:04 ; 38. Jason Hutchinson, South Anchorage 18:08 ; 39. Paul Hlsany, Service 18:11 ; 40. Murhpy Kimball, West Anchorage 18:18 ; 41. Nathanael Johnson, Soldotna 18:20 ; 42. Ryan Owens, Palmer 18:21 ; 43. Dash Dicang, Dimond 18:28 ; 44. Caleb Hilty, Colony 18:29 ; 45. Simon Nelson, Grace Christian 18:30 ; 46. Jonathan Gordon, Soldotna 18:34 ; 47. Joshua Penfield, Eagle River 18:35 ; 48. Rowan Robinson, South Anchorage 18:35 ; 49. Jack Klayum, Colony 18:36 ; 50. Forrest Rogers, West Anchorage 18:37. 51. Nolan Miller, South Anchorage 18:38 ; 52. Joshua Baker, Eagle River 18:38 ; 53. David Schweizer, East Anchorage 18:38 ; 54. Jarrett Jackson, Dimond 18:39 ; 55. Jacob Johnson, Dimond 18:39 ; 56. Dylan Autrey, Service 18:41 ; 57. Demetry Hoseth, Dillingham 18:42 ; 58. Owen Farr, Chugiak 18:47 ; 59. Tyler Hippchen, Kenai Central 18:49 ; 60. Owen Smedley, Chugiak 18:56 ; 61. Liam Albertson, East Anchorage 18:56 ; 62. Ely Hawes, South Anchorage 18:57 ; 63. Mason Card, South Anchorage 19:00 ; 64. Noa Kam-Magruder, Dimond 19:02 ; 65. Jacob Strausbaugh, Soldotna 19:06 ; 66. Benjamin Ringsmuth, Chugiak 19:07 ; 67. Landon Smith, Bethel 19:09 ; 68. Damien Borchardt, Eagle River 19:17 ; 69. Nathaniel Moreau, Eagle River 19:18 ; 70. Julio Ramirez, East Anchorage 19:21 ; 71. Nathan Rehberg, East Anchorage 19:22 ; 72. Herwin Riodil, Unalaska 19:23 ; 73. Colton Bobo, Chugiak 19:29 ; 74. Mason Newell, Chugiak 19:30 ; 75. Gareth Lecrone, East Anchorage 19:35; 76. Avery Willets, Soldotna 19:36 ; 77. Justin Trail, Nikolaevsk 19:38 ; 78. Ziven Witczak, Palmer 19:41 ; 79. Keenan Vedros, Eagle River 19:46 ; 80. Oles Witczak, Palmer 19:47 ; 81. Samuel Stapley, Houston 19:48 ; 82. Quinn Cox, Soldotna 19:48 ; 83. Jody Goodrich, Homer 19:50 ; 84. Son Erikson, Nome-Beltz 19:52 ; 85. Peter Crow, Bethel 19:52 ; 86. Kimball Wadsworth, Wasilla 19:53 ; 87. Madden Cockroft, Bethel 19:53 ; 88. Orson Hoogendorn, Nome-Beltz 19:59 ; 89. Carson Deans, Palmer 19:59 ; 90. Kendall Greathouse, Wasilla 19:59 ; 91. Paul Dyment, Bethel 20:10 ; 92. Logan Magee, Wasilla 20:11 ; 93. Braydon Whiteside, Nikiski 20:26 ; 94. Nathan Haakenson, Kenai Central 20:31 ; 95. Myles Campbell, Redington 20:36 ; 96. Deacon Callahan, Nome-Beltz 20:42 ; 97. Brock Barth, Homer 20:43 ; 98. Caleb Szajkowski, Eagle River 20:47 ; 99. Jon Smith, Nome-Beltz 20:50 ; 100. Jacob “Remi Venema, Palmer 21:00; 101. Garrett Briscoe, Homer 21:04 ; 102. Kameron Rexford, Barrow 21:08 ; 103. Robert Carson, Kenai Central 21:16 ; 104. Hayden Leeper, Nome-Beltz 21:21 ; 105. Mark Ahsoak, Barrow 21:28 ; 106. Trenton Boots, Soldotna 21:36 ; 107. Charlie Moyer, Unalaska 21:36 ; 108. Jasper Ross, Houston 21:37 ; 109. George Wright, Kenai Central 21:42 ; 110. Charles Smith, Bethel 21:48 ; 111. Tristen Hobbs, Nome-Beltz 21:49 ; 112. KC Balbarino, Unalaska 21:52 ; 113. Dawson Cowell, Redington 22:01 ; 114. Andrew Cox, Soldotna 22:18 ; 115. Eldred Paradeza, Unalaska 23:13 ; 116. Tucker Hiller, Homer 23:46 ; 117. Kyler Rexford, Barrow 24:13 ; 118. Lliam Boss-Harmon, Homer 25:02 ; 119. Nick Luois Amora, Unalaska 26:14 ; 120. Ricky Delarosa, Barrow 26:43.
McKenney Invitational Open Division
In the girls open division 156 runners finished the course with Addison Capozzi from Chugiak posting a 21:05. The boys open division featured 213 runners with Preston Wethington of Grace Christian posted a 17:34.
