The Colony Invitational opened the high school running season with nine varsity boys teams, three varsity girls teams and an open division. The teams raced on a 5-kilometer course in Palmer on Saturday.
The Grace Christian Grizzlies raced to team titles in both the girls and boys varsity divisions.
The Soldotna girls took third overall in the 5-kilometer varsity race lead by a fourth place finish by Kellie Arthur, who completed the course in 22:09.
Palmer’s Sophie Wright posted the fastest time with a 21:07.
The Star boys also finished third, out of nine teams, with five runners in the top 25. Lance Chilton finished eighth to lead the Stars. Bradley Walters, 13th; John Mark Pothast, 18 th; Sean Verg-in, 20th; and Bechler Metcalf, 24th placed for SoHi.
Grace Christian School’s Blake Bennett topped the field completing the 5-k course in 16:48.
Complete race results including varsity and open races available at athletic.net.
