CHS girls finish as runner up in NLC championships

HOMER — Sophomore Greta Jenkins posted a pair of ninth-place finishes to lead the Colony Knights to a runner-up finish in the girls’ team standings of the Region III Championships last weekend in Homer.

Jenkins finished ninth in the classic race on Friday, and posted another ninth-place finish in the 5-kilometer skate Saturday. Jenkins clocked a time of 19 minutes and 15 seconds in the classic, and a mark of 17:37 in the skate.

Jenkins was one of four Knights to place in the top 16 of Friday’s classic event. Tracie Haan (12th), Bailey Meier (15th) and Tatjana Spaic (16th) also posted top-16 finishes. A trio of Knights — Jenkins, Spaic (12th) and Haan (13th) — were among the top 13 skiers in the skate.

Colony placed third in the boys’ team standings, led by Darien Sinnett’s top-5 finish in the 7.5-K skate. Sinnett used a time of 20:13 to finish fifth in the skate. The senior was the first of two Knights in the top 8 and four in the top 16.

Lyon Kopsack (eighth), Brandon Schafer (14th) and Leo Jaschek (16th) also placed in the top 16.

Sinnett led the Knights with a 10th-place finish in the 5-K classic. Schafer (11th), Kopsack (13th), Jascheck (16th) and Nick Harrison (20th) also finished in the top 20 for the Knights.

Kiersten Johnson led the fifth-place Palmer girls with a 10th-place finish in the skate. Johnson finished at 17:37.5, just .10 behind Jenkins.

Anne Woodings was 19th in the skate for Palmer. Woodings was the top Palmer skier in the girls’ classic, with a 13th-place finish. Johnson was 19th.

Tobin Sworts led the Palmer boys with a ninth-place finish in the classic and 20th-place finish in the skate.

Grace Christian swept the top 2 spots in each of the individual races and cruised to the girls’ team title.

Soldotna used Luke Michael’s win in the classic to win the boys’ team title.

Local skiers will cap their season this weekend with the ASAA/First National Bank Nordic Skiing State Championships at Kincaid Park in Anchorage.

The championships start with the boys’ 7.5-K classic Thursday at noon. The girls’ 5-K classic follows at 1 p.m. The girls’ 7.5-K freestyle is slated for 11 a.m. Friday, with the boys’ 10-K freestyle scheduled to follow at noon.

The final day features the mixed technique girls’ relay at 11 a.m. and boys’ relay at 12:30 p.m.

Region III Championships

Friday-Saturday, Homer

Girls team results:

1. Grace Christian 2:16:51; 2. Colony 2:32:41; 3. Homer 2:33:10; 4. Soldotna 2:34:06; 5. Palmer 2:41:17; 6. Kenai 2:41:39; 7. Skyview 2:53:58.

Boys team results:

1. Soldotna 2:22:55; 2. Kenai 2:27:42; 3. Colony 2:28:06; 4. Grace 2:30:02; 5. Homer 2:36:24; 6. Palmer 2:44:18; 7. Skyview 2:50:47.

Boys 5-K Classic:

1. L. Michael, Sol 14:37; 2. T. Cooper, Ken 14:57; 3. D. Serventi, Gra 14:57.4; 4. D. Jensen, Sol 14:58; 5. J. Sneiders, Val 15:17; 6. L. Michael, Sol 15:22; 7. L. McLaughlin, Gra 15:24; 8. C. Diehl, Sol 16:43; 9. T. Sworts, Pal 15:36; 10. D. Sinnett, Col 15:43.

Other Valley finishers:

11. B. Schafer, Col 15:47; 13. L. Kopsack, Col 16:10; 15. A. Nelson, Col 16:18; 16. L. Jaschek, Col 16:29; 20. N. Harrison, Col 16:49; 28. J. Lynn, Pal 17:29; 30. C. Pulver, Was 17:32; 31. D. Banse, Pal 17:32; 36. Z. Marsh, Pal 17:57; 37. D. Bell, Pal 18:00; 39. D. Dahms, Pal 18:01; 42. C. Hand, Pal 18:20.

Girls Classic:

1. A. Trujillo, Gra 17:34; 2. E. Arnold, Gra 17:56; 3. S. Fox, Sol 18:07; 4. C. Trujillo, Gra 18:07; 5. H. Pothast, Sol 18:48; 6. B. Hirsch, Hom 19:03; 7. K Rowe, Gra 19:09; 8. C. Soistman, Hom 19:12; 9. G. Jenkins, Col 19:15; 10. C. Applegate, Gra 19:30.

Other Valley finishers:

12. T. Haan, Col 19:48; 13. A. Woodings, Pal 19:49; 15. B. Meier, Col 19:58; 16. T. Spaic, Col 20:17; 19. K. Johnson, Pal 20:34; 24. K. Jenkins, Col 21:17; 26. M. Meyerhofer, Col 21:24; 28. E. Bingham, Pal 21:40; 31. M. Lasselle, Pal 22:09; 34. R. Burroughs, Was 22:20; 39. D. Ingersoll, Was 22:44; 43. D. Salmon, Pal 23:53; 47. H. Clark, Was 25:12.

Girls 5-K Skate:

1. A. Trujillo, Gra 15:19; 2. C. Trujillo, Gra 15:41; 3. E. Arnold, Gra 15:57; 4. S. Fox, Sol 16:13; 5. B. Hirsch, Hom 16:31; 6. E. Merioles, Val 16:49; 7. K. Rowe, Gra 17:04; 8. A. Saigle, Hom 17:17; 9. G. Jenkins, Col 17:34; 10. K. Johnson, Pal 17:37.

Other Valley finishers:

12. T. Spaic, Col 18:03; 13. T. Haan, Col 18:09; 19. A. Woodings, Pal 18:45; 26. K. Jenkins, Col 19:06; 27. M. Meyerhofer, Col 19:37; 28. M. Lasselle, Pal 19:44; 30. B. Meier, Col 19:50; 35. E. Bingham, Pal 20:54; 36. R. Burroughs, Was 21:35; 39. D. Ingersoll, Was 21:38; 41. D. Salmon, Pal 21:45; 44. H. Clark, Was 22:24; 45. M. Lundin, Pal 22:35.

Boys 7.5-K Skate:

1. D. Serventi, Gra 18:59; 2. D. Jensen, Sol 19:18; 3. T. Cooper, Ken 19:34; 4. L. Michael, Sol 20:07; 5. D. Sinnett, Col 20:13; 6. L. McLaughlin, Gra 20:24; 7. J. Snelders, Val 20:37; 8. L. Kopsack, Col 20:38; 9. G. Sasakura, Hom 20:46; 10. B. Rowe, HOm 20:48.

Other Valley finishers:

14. B. Schafer, Col 21:17; 16. L. Jaschek, Col 21:56; 19. N. Harrison, Col 22:28; 20. T. Sworts, Pal 22:48; 29. J. Lynn, Pal 23:48; 32. D. Banse, Pal 24:10; 33. A. Nelson, Col 24:29; 34. C. Pulver, Was 24:43; 38. C. Hand, Pal 24:55; 39. Z. Marsh, Pal 25:08; 40. D. Dahms, Pal 25:12; 44. D. Bell, Pal 25:41.