The 2022 Kenai Peninsula Borough Cross Country Running Championships were contested on the Homer Split trails, hosted by Homer High School, and the top runners from peninsula high schools led the pack for borough individual championships.
Seward’s Hailey Ingalls won the girls competition posting a time of 19:08 followed by 2021 champion Kenai’s Jayna Boonstra at 19:21 and SoHi’s Tania Boonstra in 20:16.
In the boys varsity race, Homer’s Seamus McDonough topped the field in 15:21, running away from the pack on the Homer Spit course. Kenai’s Greg Fallon finished second in 16:49.
Kenai Peninsula Borough Championships Race Results
Girls Team Scores: 1. Seward, 41; 2. Soldotna, 51; 3. Kenai, 56; 4. Homer, 73.
Girls Individual 5-kilometer Results
1. Hailey Ingalls, Sew, 19:08; 2. Jayna Boonstra, Ken, 19:21; 3. Tania Boonstra, Sol, 20:16; 4. Annie Burns, Sol, 20:21; 5. Daisy Walker, Hom, 20:34; 6. Aly Guernsey, Sew, 21:05; 7. Emilee Wilson, Ken, 21:07; 8. Katie Van Buskirk, Sew, 21:08; 9. Eryn Field, Hom, 21:22; 10. Claira Booz, Hom, 21:23; 11. Elena Badajos, Hom, 21:29; 12. Emily Moss, Ken, 21:32; 13. Maddie Haas, Sew, 22:03; 14. Kaytlin McAnelly, Sol, 22:20; 15. Beatrix McDonough, Hom, 22:26; 16. Delanie Wagers, Sol, 22:26; 17. Juniper Ingalls, Sew, 22:30; 18. Laurel Johnson, Sol, 22:59; 19. Frida Renner, Hom, 23:06; 20. Megan Whittom, Sol, 23:15; 21. McKenna Black, Hom, 23:39; 22. Natalie Sieminski, Sew, 24:15; 23. Mya Taylor, Ken, 25:14; 24. Stella Dow, Sew, 44:18.
Boys Team Scores: 1. Homer, 23; 2. Kenai, 43; 3. Soldotna, 66.
Boys Individual 5-kilometer Results
1. Seamus McDonough, Hom, 15 minutes, 21 seconds; 2. Greg Fallon, Ken, 16:49; 3. Lance Seneff, Hom, 16:49; 4. Jacob Strausbaugh, Sol, 17:05; 5. Theodore McDonough, Hom, 17:05; 6. Jack Laker, Ken, 17:15; 7. Chase Laker, Ken, 17:54; 8. Johannes Bynagle, Hom, 18:04; 9. Trevor Guernsey, Sew, 18:08; 10. Ethan Styvar, Hom, 18:12; 11. Jonah Mershon, Hom, 18:25; 12. Jody Goodrich, Hom, 18:36; 13. Levi Mickelson, Sol, 18:41; 14. Elijah Jedlicki, Sol, 18:54; 15. Olin Lijlemark, Sew, 19:07; 16. Jonathan Gordon, Sol, 19:42; 17. Zane Tews, Ken, 19:52; 18. Logan Cartwright, Ken, 19:53; 19. Isaac Chavarria, Sol, 20:05; 20. Finnley Loop, Sol, 20:22; 21. Noble Cassidy, Sol, 20:34; 22. Zane Pellegrom, Ken, 20:44.
The 2022 Region III Cross Country Running Championships are next on the running schedule and set for Saturday, October 1st on the Tsalteshi Trails at Skyview Middle School.