FAIRBANKS �” There was a lot of green at the front of the pack on Saturday.

Nine different Colony runners scored top 10 finishes to lead the Knights to a sweep of the team titles at the Interior Invitational in Fairbanks on Saturday.

“It was very exciting,” Colony co-head coach Mark Doner said. “Beautiful day, beautiful trails, great meet. The team ran very well.” Sydney Stewart was the first of four Knights to finish in the top 10 of the girls race to lead Colony to a nine-point win over perennial power West Valley and Tanner Enloe was the first of five CHS boys in the top 10 to lead his squad to a lopsided win over the second-place Wolfpack.

Doner said the Knights traveled to the meet not really knowing what to expect.

“We didn’t really know what they had. West Valley has been a power house for years on the girls’ side, and they’ve been creeping up on the boys side. It turned out Lathrop had the guns there. It was a close race between those two teams,” Doner said. “It was exciting to see what Fairbanks had. We got to see the Peninsula schools at Skyview last week, and this was a good chance to see what Fairbanks had and run with them.”

Stewart finished in fifth with a time of 21 minutes and 46 seconds. Maria Wick (sixth, 21:46.8) and Abby Jahn (seventh, 21:53) finished right on Stewart’s heels.

“A big pack of green came in,” Doner said.

Heidi Doner (22:24) followed in 12th, while Taylor Stewart (13th, 22:41) and Alyssa Hutchins (14th, 22:44) also finished in the top 15.

Enloe finished in third to lead the Knights with a time of 18:15.6, but teammate Steven Sinnett crossed the finish line just 0.2 seconds later for CHS.

Doner said the work of Sinnett a first-year runner for the Knights, was certainly a highlight in the race.

“He’s never run for us before, but he’s a very good athlete,” Doner said.

Schyler Knopp (seventh, 18:46), Jeff Ford (ninth, 18:53) and Alex Reimer (10th, 19:03) also finished in the top 10 for CHS.

Houston also competed in the event. Joe Warner led the HHS boys with a 40th-place finish, while Alicia Kaer paced the Houston girls with a 76th-place finish.

Contact Frontiersman sports editor Jeremiah Bartz at sports@frontiersman.com.

Girls team results:

1. Colony 41, 2. West Valley 50, 3. Lathrop 51, 4. North Pole 97, 5. Eielson 140,

Girls individual results:

1. Christi Schmitz -North Pole 21:00.2; 2. Heather Edic -Lathrop 21:14.7; 3. Kayla Teslow -West Valley 21:30.0; 4. Hannah Boyer -West Valley 21:39.7; 5. Sydney Stewart -Colony 21:46.0; 6. Maria Wick -Colony 21:46.8; 7. Abby Jahn -Colony 21:53.3; 8. Sydney Stone -Lathrop 22:18.4; 9. Eliza Rorabaugh -West Valley 22:21.3; 10. Heidi Doner -Colony 22:24.3; 11. Megan Edic -Lathrop 22:26.2; 12. Kim Fitzgerald -Lathrop 22:39.9; 13. Taylor Stewart -Colony 22:41.4; 14. Alyssa Hutchins -Colony 22:44.3; 15. Lizzy Bennett -Monroe 22:48.1; 16. Elizabeth Whisenhant -West Valley 22:57.3; 17. Caitlin Skvorc -Colony 23:00.9; 18. Liza Laughlin -Colony 23:07.8; 19. Jorden Lisac -Dillingham 23:12.1; 20. Rita Spann -North Pole 23:17.0; 21. Kristen Gronlund -Colony 23:38.3; 22. Mikayla Hamlin -Lathrop 23:43.3; 23. Megan Bowker -Colony 23:49.6; 24. Tessa Laughlin -Colony 23:49.7; 25. Molly Callahan -West Valley 23:52.9; 26. Kieran O`Neil -West Valley 23:55.9; 27. Kelly Schmitz -North Pole 24:19.1; 28. Chanda Simon -West Valley 24:19.9; 29. Nicole Schreder -Monroe 24:25.5; 30. Jamie Krediet -Colony 24:31.6; 31. Nikki Spencer -Lathrop 24:33.9; 32. Jill Phillips -West Valley 24:34.7; 33. Elle Reinhard -West Valley 24:46.2; 34. Keri Lyn Fitzgerald -Lathrop 24:46.9; 35. Megan Schreder -Monroe 24:57.1; 36. Thea Ruckhaus -Lathrop 25:26.0; 37. Dani Buckley -Colony 25:33.0; 38. Jenn Payer -West Valley 26:03.8; 39. Crystal Green -Delta 26:04.9; 40. Megan Thompson -West Valley 26:05.7; 41. Rachelle Hall -Lathrop 26:16.5; 42. Breanna Howard -Eielson 26:17.2; 43. Katie Forstner -Colony 26:26.5; 44. Madeline Button -Lathrop 26:26.7; 45. Kassandra Morris -Houston 26:28.6; 46. Anitra Winkler -Cantwell 26:48.5; 47. Shannon Van Bavel -Colony 26:50.5; 48. Hillary Heater -Monroe 26:53.3; 49. Amanda Hurben -Lathrop 26:53.8; 50. Taylor Boyd -Eielson 26:54.2; 51. Emma Musick -Lathrop 27:05.9; 52. Bridget Noon -West Valley 27:08.6; 53. Katie Troxel -Colony 27:11.4; 54. Maggie Black -West Valley 27:26.8; 55. Jordin Reitano -West Valley 27:27.1; 56. Maurina Weeks -West Valley 27:44.3; 57. Abby Noon -West Valley 27:57.2; 58. Amy Olsen -West Valley 27:58.8; 59. Katie Shier -Lathrop 28:05.5; 60. Windy Gore -Cantwell 28:10.1; 61. Abby Nagel -Colony 28:30.7; 62. Mille Nagel -Colony 28:36.0; 63. Angie Heintz -Delta 28:37.7; 64. Mackenzie Belt -Eielson 28:37.9; 65. Brittany Streicher -Colony 28:45.5; 66. Brooke Wilson -West Valley 28:51.1; 67. Anna Villa -North Pole 28:51.6; 68. Paige Warnke -Lathrop 29:10.2; 69. Amelia Sikes -Lathrop 29:10.4; 70. Robin Spielman -West Valley 29:18.7; 71. Heather Hinzman -West Valley 29:18.9; 72. Michelle Benedix -Lathrop 29:41.8; 73. Claire Greenblatt -West Valley 29:46.3; 74. Rhonda Harbuck -Eielson 29:58.1; 75. Heather Parsons -Lathrop 30:02.6; 76. Alicia Kaer -Houston 30:07.6; 77. Kelsey Smith -Lathrop 30:33.6; 78. Nichole Rood -North Pole 30:39.4; 79. Sarah O`Leary -North Pole 31:10.0; 80. Jessica Garvin -North Pole 31:13.5; 81. Kelsey Andresen -West Valley 31:30.9; 82. Adele Solski -Lathrop 31:50.7; 83. Brittany Donker -North Pole 31:55.9; 84. Jennifer Frisby -Hutchison 31:58.5; 85. Kayla Berg -West Valley 32:12.3; 86. Laura Griffin -Eielson 32:18.5; 87. Saima Ledgett -Eielson 32:29.1; 88. Flora Kielland -West Valley 32:36.7.

Boys team results:

1. Colony 33, 2. West Valley 50, 3. Lathrop 70, 4. North Pole 120, 5. Hutchinson 154, 6. Eielson 157, 7. Delta 162, 7. Monroe 219.

Boys individual results:

1. Jacob Remington -West Valley 18:13.1; 2. Pat Nugent -Lathrop 18:15.7; 3. Tanner Enloe -Colony 18:38.6; 4. Steven Sinnett -Colony 18:38.8; 5. Robert Stolzberg -West Valley 18:39.0; 6. Josh Ray� -North Pole 18:44.7; 7. Schyler Knopp -Colony 18:46.4; 8. Ealum Howe -West Valley 18:52.7; 9. Jeff Ford -Colony 18:53.0; 10. Alex Reimer -Colony 19:03.2; 11. Zachariah Ginn -Lathrop 19:07.6; 12. Dylan Crawford -Colony 19:08.8; 13. Blake Wangberg -Colony 19:09.3; 14. Nick Best -Eielson 19:10.4; 15. Zack Keskinen -West Valley 19:13.3; 16. Blake Hughes -Hutchison 19:13.8; 17. Gavin DeWilde -North Pole 19:20.7; 18. Stefan Hajdukovich -Lathrop 19:23.2; 19. Luke Castellini -Lathrop 19:27.5; 20. Robert Hovda -Lathrop 19:33.1; 21. Gunner William -Colony 19:37.1; 22. Ian Patrick -West Valley 19:39.1; 23. Nathan Gumminger -Colony 19:39.6; 24. Abe Meyerhofer -Colony 19:54.2; 25. Blake Olson -Dillingham 20:02.4; 26. Curtis Henry -West Valley 20:03.5; 27. Daniel Lange -Colony 20:07.4; 28. Alex Weldon -Eielson 20:07.6; 29. Kyle Boss -Colony 20:09.7; 30. Austin Hinzman -West Valley 20:18.8; 31. Kyle Hanson -Lathrop 20:24.1; 32. Kipp Wilkinson -Lathrop 20:36.6; 33. Carl Bridwell -West Valley 20:47.0; 34. Neil Toelle -West Valley 20:50.2; 35. John Meaney -Colony 21:06.1; 36. Alex Holmes -Lathrop 21:09.1; 37. Brandon Kowalski -West Valley 21:14.1; 38. Kenny Conaway -Colony 21:14.4; 39. Charles Coisman -Colony 21:15.6; 40. Joe Warner -Houston 21:16.6; 41. David Spindler -Hutchison 21:21.5; 42. Riley Leonard -West Valley 21:24.4; 43. Simon Viavant -West Valley 21:27.9; 44. Kyle Wilson -Colony 21:29.4; 45. Carlton Eide -North Pole 21:32.2; 46. Jamison Richey -Houston 21:37.1; 47. Josh West -Colony 21:37.7; 48. Anthony Oliver -Colony 21:45.8; 49. Dustin Dodds -Houston 21:46.0; 50. Matt Kelly -Colony 21:53.9; 51. David Sanders -Tanana 22:03.0; 52. Logan Basner -Colony 22:06.5; 53. Eric Pelto -Delta 22:07.5; 54. Charlie Herman -Delta 22:11.6; 55. Nikolaus Andresen -West Valley 22:13.0; 56. John Heintz -Delta 22:13.7; 57. Garth Hulbert -Colony 22:15.3; 58. Kevin Rima -Hutchison 22:20.9; 59. Jon Mastroyanis -Colony 22:22.2; 60. Tony Tirrell -Delta 22:23.2; 61. Kyle Ballam -North Pole 22:25.1; 62. Chris Frazier -North Pole 22:25.5; 63. Jacob Buck -Colony 22:26.1; 64. Gavin Nixon -Colony 22:31.5; 65. Cy Conrad -Tanana 22:36.1; 66. Zach Jacobson -Eielson 22:36.3; 67. Ezra Conrad -Tanana 22:40.2; 68. Scott Weis -Lathrop 22:46.2; 69. Randy Starr -Tanana 22:55.6; 70. Jason Paskvan -West Valley 23:06.2; 71. Ross Brouillard -Monroe 23:06.7; 72. Alrich Bocko -Lathrop 23:08.0; 73. Alec May -Colony 23:19.7; 74. Luke Faulkner -Colony 23:23.0; 75. Adam Paskvan -West Valley 23:25.1; 76. Nick Shook -Cantwell 23:29.9; 77. Bryce Nichols -Cantwell 23:47.7; 78. Brandon Burgett -Hutchison 23:59.1; 79. Caleb Brown -Delta 24:10.1; 80. Codi Schneider -Eielson 24:15.4; 81. Terrance Sommer -Hutchison 24:16.0; 82. Brian Richtarcsik -Colony 24:16.3; 83. Carlton Warnberg -Colony 24:20.9; 84. Logan Pitney -West Valley 24:51.7; 85. Jared Triplehorn -Monroe 24:55.5; 86. Jeremiah Harrington -West Valley 25:52.7; 87. Tom Cerny -Monroe 26:06.3; 88. Taylor Cole -Lathrop 26:21.4; 89. Trace Harris -Colony 26:22.7; 90. Devin Davis -Lathrop 26:25.9; 91. Patrick Davis -Eielson 27:06.4; 92. Tyler Scheff -North Pole 27:13.6; 93. Micky Reynolds -Eielson 27:54.4; 94. Kyle Dancer -Hutchison 28:45.5; 95. Adam Weis -Monroe 28:50.6; 96. Kevin McGowan -Monroe 31:02.8; 97. Danny Cerny -Monroe 31:05.6; 98. Gus May -Monroe 33:33.4;

Palmer junior third at Homer Invite

HOMER �”� Palmer junior Wylie Manglesdorf finished third in the boys’ race to lead Mat-Su runners at the Homer Invitational in Homer on Friday.

Manglesdorf, who opened the season with a first-place finish in the Colony Twilight Meet, crossed the finish line in 18 minutes and 33 seconds, only four seconds behind first-place Leif Karlberg of Grace Christian.

Wasilla freshman Simon Fischer led the Warriors boys to a second-place finish in the team standings by placing 11th in the 5-kilometer race. Fischer hit the finish line at 19:39.

Teammate Baruch Chamberlin finished in 14th for WHS.

Four Warriors finished in the top 15 of the girls’ race to lead Wasilla to a third-place finish in the girls’ team standings.

Katie Bialka (23:34) was a team-high 10th, followed by Brooke Nelson (12th, 23:42), Kendra Miner (13th, 23:44) and Alison Kelley (14th, 23:55).

Gretchen Winter (26:13) led the Moose with a 35th-place finish.

Homer Invitational

Friday, Homer

Boys team scores:

1. Grace Christian 37; 2. Wasilla 79; 3. Seward 112; 4. Soldotna 112; 5. Skyview 114; 6. Anchorage Christian Schools 132; 7. Palmer 149; 8. Nome 176; 9. Homer 243; 10. Kenai 263.

Boys individual top 10:

1. Leif Karlberg, GC, 18:29; 2. Josh Holly, Cook Inlet Academy, 18:30; 3. Wylie Mangelsdorf, Pal 18:33; 4. Jacob Kirk, GC, 18:36; 5. Mike Moerlein, Sky, 18:46; 6. Jeremy Head, Nome, 18:51; 7. Travis Price, Sew, 18:52; 8. Lars Arneson, CIA, 19:10; 9. Andrew Arnold, GC, 19:23; 10. Travis Semmens, Sol, 19:27.

Other Valley finishers:

11. Simon Fischer, Was 19:39; 14. Baruch Chamberlin, Was 19:47; 19. Michael Johnston, Was 20:13; 20. Patrick Wise, Pal 20:18; 23. Noah Ripley, Was 20:24; 24. Drew Ford, Was 20:29; 26. Aldon Long, Was 20:32; 38. Cameron Sholar, Was 21:09; 41. Brandon Wolsterman, Pal 21:30; 46. Ben Ballard, Pal 21:45; 51. Kevin Montgomery, pal 22:13; 66. Lance LaRue, Pal 24:07.

Girls team scores:

1. Soldotna 48; 2. Grace Christian 53; 3. Wasilla 62; 4. Kenai 105; 5. Seward 111; 6. Homer 161; 7. Palmer 198; 8. Anchorage Christian Schools 231.

Girls individual top 10:

1. Allison Barnwell, Sew, 22:07; 2. Molly Watkins, Ken, 22:08; 3. Bree Mucha, Sol, 22:11; 4. Ivy O'Gyuinn, Sky, 22:21; 5. Melanie Smith, Sol, 22:29; 6. Mariah Applegate, GC, 22:37; 7. Maranda Merkes, Sol, 22:39; 8. Marjie Dupea, GC, 23:02; 9. Holly Kopp, GC, 23:13; 10. Katie Bialka, Was, 23:34.

Other Valley finishers:

12. Brooke Nelson, Was 23:42; 13. Kendra Miner, Was 23:44; 14. Alison Kelley, Was 23:55; 19. Emily Ripley, Was 24:04; 20. Rachel Hoffman, Was 24:18; 22. Jessica Pahkala, Was 24:26; 35. Gretchen Winter, Pal 26:13; 39. Morgan Lundt, Pal 27:04; 40. Hannah Smith, Pal 27:36; 46. Grace Bohman, Pal 27:59; 55. Kiersten Dahms, Pal 30:01; 59. Hilary Denoncour, Pal 31:36.