The second race in the “Big 3” of cross country running, the Region III Cross Country Running Championships, are scheduled for Saturday, September 23rd on the Wasilla Government Peak Course; and a final tune-up, fun run was held in Homer Saturday in advance of the state qualifying event.
The Homer Spit 5K Time Trials featured racing on the Homer Spit and the Soldotna Boys and Homer girls claimed the team titles.
Homer’s Jacob Davis and Seward’s Ruby Lindquist posted the fastest individual times. Davis covered the 5K course in 16 minutes and 29 seconds; Lindquist finished in 19 minutes and 12 seconds.
The Soldotna boys placed five runners in the top ten lead by Lance Chilton in second overall. The Kenai girls were lead by Jaycie Calvert in third and Brooke Satathite in fourth. SoHi’s Cameron Blackwell and Erika Arthur finish ninth and tenth overall.
Homer Spit 5K Time Trial
Boys Team Scores: 1. Soldotna, 26; 2. Homer, 41; 3. Unalaska, 88; 4. Seward, 105; 5. Kenai, 139; 6. Nikiski, 147.
Boys Individual Results
1. Jacob Davis, Hom, 16 minutes, 29 seconds; 2. Lance Chilton, Sol, 16:39; 3. Sean Verg-in, Sol, 16:47; 4. Neil Lindquist, Sew, 16:51; 5. Koby Vinson, Sol, 16:54; 6. Jordan Beachy, Hom, 16:55; 7. Josh Shuler, Sol, 17:01; 8. Luciano Fasulo, Hom, 17:16; 9. Mekbeb Denbrock, Sol, 17:27; 10. Michael Pereat, Una, 17:29; 11. Bradley Walters, Sol, 17:33; 12. Bill Rich, Hom, 17:45; 13. Karl Danielson, Ken, 17:48; 14. Denver Waclawski, Hom, 17:48; 15. Blaine Henning, Una, 17:48; 16. Trevor Wilson, Una, 17:59; 17. Ethan Anderson, Hom, 18:08; 18. Jack Harris, Sol, 18:09; 19. Bechler Metcalf, Sol, 18:10; 20. Mose Hayes, Hom, 18:11; 21. John-Mark Pothast, Sol, 18:19; 22. Evan Stockton, Ken, 18:20; 23. Zachary Trail, Niko, 18:24; 24. Jaden van Dyke, Sew, 18:32; 25. Chance Reynolds, Sol, 18:36.
26. Henry Simmonds, Una, 18:50; 27. Jode Sparks, Sol, 18:51; 28. Samuel Koster, Sew, 18:52; 29. Brendan McMurray, Sew, 18:54; 30. Clayton Beachy, Hom, 18:56; 31. Talon Shaishnikoff, Una, 19:06; 32. Travis Coffey, Hom, 19:10; 33. Dexter Lowe, Hom, 19:12; 34. Anchor Musgrave, Sol, 19:12; 35. Aaron McCollum, Nik, 19:14; 36. Bryan McCollum, Nik, 19:15; 37. Gavin Wallis, Nik, 19:33; 38. Joseph Yourkoski, Nik, 19:34; 39. Raul Garcia, Una, 19:41; 40. Michael Trail, Niko, 19:44; 41. Marcus Crampton, Sol, 19:48; 42. Seth Inama, Hom, 19:48; 43. Chris Garcia, Una, 19:51; 44. Peter Sythe, Hom, 20:12; 45. Josh Foster, Ken, 20:20; 46. Bruce Tan, Una, 20:27; 47. Trapper Allen, Sew, 20:29; 48. Tyler Neill, Sol, 20:33; 49. Andy Super, Hom, 20:38; 50. John Moriarity, Sew, 20:44.
51. Joseph Dammeyer, Sol, 21:03; 52. Justin McMurray, Sew, 21:18; 53. Clayton Peterson, Sew, 21:20; 54. Andrew Bezdecny, Ken, 21:31; 55. Egor Sturdy, Sew, 21:33; 56. Hunter Patton, Hom, 22:14; 57. Ben Wilson, Sol, 22:14; 58. Cole Norcross, Sew, 22:29; 59. Henry Heft, Nik, 22:36; 60. Triston Summers, Ken, 22:37; 61. Gabe Leblanc, Hom, 22:47; 62. Dylan Hogue, Sol, 22:56; 63. Rory Nelson, Sol, 23:27; 64. Jacob Nabholz, Ken, 23:42; 65. Draven Olson, Sol, 23:44; 66. Joel Williams, Sew, 24:21; 67. Paperman Sam, Sew, 25:54; 68. Cody Bryden, Sew, 26:18; 69. Ancil Chandlier, Hom, 28:26; 70. Braeden Tennis, Sol, 28:56; 71. Max Rogers, Sol, 29:05; 72. Gideon Collver, Ken, 32:35.
Girls Team Scores: 1. Homer, 34; 2. Seward, 50; 3. Kenai, 62; 4. Soldotna, 82; 5. Unalaska, 118.
Girls Individual Results
1. Ruby Lindquist, Sew, 19:12; 2. Autumn Daigle, Hom, 19:25; 3. Jaycie Calvert, Ken, 19:28; 4. Brooke Satathite, Ken, 19:49; 5. Brooke Miller, Hom, 19:57; 6. Alex Moseley, Hom, 20:05; 7. Emma Moore, Sew, 20:20; 8. Sienna Carey, Hom, 20:45; 9. Cameron Blackwell, Sol, 21:30; 10. Erika Arthur, Sol, 21:30; 11. Hana Cooney, Sew, 22:01; 12. Sadie Lindquist, Sew, 22:16; 13. Shine Carey, Hom, 22:16; 14. Dareena Doyle, Ken, 22:26; 15. Harmony Davidson, Hom, 22:48; 16. Hailey Wilson, Una, 22:49; 17. Maria Salzetti, Ken, 22:51; 18. Tanis Lorring, Sol, 22:52; 19. Kalista Rodriguez, Sew, 22:58; 20. Bridget Nalam, Una, 23:06; 21. Elizabeth Fefelov, Niko, 23:27; 22. Justina Fefelov, Niko, 23:37; 23. Sophia Dow, Sew, 23:42; 24. Sonora Martin, Sol, 23:43; 25. Isabelle Hickman, Niko, 23:48.
26. Irina Ivanov, Voz, 23:48; 27. Sophie Thomas, Sol, 23:54; 28. Kaya Cox, Ken, 23:58; 29. Abigail Go, Unal, 24:17; 30. Kathryn Difunctorum, Una, 24:30; 31. Ree’lynn Lisenby, Sol, 24:32; 32. Katie Delker, Sol, 24:35; 33. Kristin Klaich, Niko, 24:38; 34. Shiphrah Brueckner, Sew, 24:53; 35. Anahi Ochoa, Hom, 25:05; 36. Mykenna Foster, Sol, 25:19; 37. Maranatha Brueckner, Sew, 25:19; 38. Elizabeth Lisenby, Sol, 25:28; 39. Isabella Dammeyer, Sol, 25:29; 40. Julieanne Berikoff, Una, 25:53; 41. Tovia Bremond-Hilton, Sol, 26:28; 42. Domna Basargin, Voz, 26:30; 43. Abby Radeck, Sol, 27:33; 44. Victoria Denison, Sol, 27:35; 45. Mercedez Caudillo, Una, 27:44; 46. Morgan Nelson, Sol, 28:27; 47. Crystle Tapia, Sol, 28:29; 48. Michal Keyes, Ken, 28:34; 49. McKenzie Cook, Hom, 28:48; 50. Faena Basargin, Voz, 29:10.