Colony runner wins region crown, Knight boys place second

ANCHORAGE -- Colony junior Peter Doner used a late surge to run past a pack of opponents and claim the Region III cross-country title at Russian Jack Park in Anchorage on Saturday.

In cold and wet conditions, Doner finished the 5-kilometer trail in 16 minutes and 38 seconds to claim the individual region crown.

His first place finish helped the Knights claim second place in the boys team standings.

Doner finished 20 seconds ahead of Kodiak's Stig Ygnve.

Kodiak won the boys team title.

Ross Wise also finished in the top-10 for the Knights, placing eighth.

Wasilla placed sixth in the boys event and had two runners place in the top-15.

Kasey Thompson finished ninth and Chris Odum placed 15th.

The Palmer boys finished eighth.

John Hundley was the top Moose in the race, with a 22nd place finish.

Palmer, Colony and Wasilla finished fifth, sixth and eighth respectivley in the girls team standings.

Danielle Lincecum was the top finisher from the Valley in the girls' Region III run. The Palmer runner finished 12th with a time of 21:17.

Colony's Natalie Beach finished 13th at 21:18.

Wasilla's top runner was Charrisa Viertei, who finished 36th.

In the 123A race, the Houston boys finished fourth in the team standings, led by by a 29th place effort from Justin Bologna.

The Hawk girls finished sixth.

Girls 5k Run CC Girls 4A:

1. Goldstein, Ari, Soldotna, 19:15.50; 2. Franzmann, Katie, Soldotna, 19:35.64; 3. Phelps, Aleta, Homer, 19:58.98; 4. Baldwin, Lauren, Kenai, 20:09.17; 5. Hagen-Lillevik, Synneva, Kenai, 20:36.81; 6. Mohler, Marci, Skyview, 20:55.27; 7. Gauna, Valerie, Kodiak, 20:57.97; 8. Pankoski, Katy, Soldotna, 20:59.99; 9. Bird, Elana, Kenai, 21:11.62; 10. Reuter, Jenna, Kodiak, 21:14.45; 11. Rowley, Alee, Kenai, 21:16.45; 12. Lincecum, Danielle, Palmer, 21:17.69; 13. Beach, Natalie, Colony, 21:18.17; 14. McCarten, Rachel, Soldotna, 21:27.19; 15. Barker, Ariel, Skyview, 21:33.84; 16. Fitzgerald, Kate, Palmer, 21:39.37; 17. Warren, Claire, Colony, 21:39.61; 18. Doner, Johanna, Colony, 21:41.63; 19. Fields, Naphtali, Kodiak, 21:49.64; 20. Klaar, Erika, Homer, 21:52.50; 21. Mahan, Megan, Homer, 21:53.50; 22. LaFrance, Kathleen, Palmer, 21:55.08; 23. Merkes, Kendra, Skyview, 22:07.54; 24. Mach, Melanie, Homer, 22:15.17; 25. Oberg, Michelle, Kenai, 22:23.79; 26.

Arsenault, Katie, Homer, 22:24.79; 27. Denna, Brandi, Soldotna, 22:25.11; 28. Cunningham, Katie, Palmer, 22:27.61; 29. Reed, Emily, Kodiak, 22:28.23; 30. Brown, Mary, Palmer, 22:28.66; 31. Harrison, Hannah, Homer, 22:31.22; 32. Munger, Julia,Colony, 22:31.94; 33. Ivanoff, Ivy, Kodiak, 22:38.34; 34. Sonerholm, Britta, Colony, 22:46.81; 35. Byron, Lydia, Colony, 22:50.52; 36. Viertei,Charrisa, Wasilla, 22:52.96; 37. Spaeder, Johanna, Homer, 22:56.87; 38. Applin, Katy,Palmer, 23:27.66; 39. Cochran, Larissa, Kenai, 23:27.93; 40. Trumpler, Michelle, Skyview, 23:37.25; 41. Caldwell, Susanna, Wasilla, 23:41.66; 42. Hundley, Esther, Palmer, 23:42.51; 43. Dougherty, Emily, Colony, 23:52.48;

44. Sebastian, Brittany, Skyview, 24:01.78; 45. Edgerly, Eleanor, Kodiak, 24:50.89; 46. Coon, Audrey, Kenai, 25:26.46; 47. Miller, Jaime, Skyview, 25:38.76; 48. Deal, Jackie, Kodiak, 25:39.38; 49. Hermans, Lindsay, Wasilla, 25:49.01; 50. Thompson, Alice, Wasilla, 26:00.07; 51. Trushynski, Mari, Wasilla, 26:35.83; —. Williams, Sierra, Soldotna, DQ.

Boys 5k Run CC Boys 123A:

1. Tamura, David, Valdez, 17:09.98; 2. Adams, Matt, Seward, 17:11.94; 3. Ellis, Austin, Valdez, 17:46.17; 4. Blair, Tom, Seward, 17:49.21; 5. Gugel,Joseph, Grace, 17:55.21; 6. Moyer, Jonathan, Acs, 17:56.72; 7. Moore, Walter, Seward, 18:02.78; 8. Moe, Jesse, Acs, 18:07.40; 9. Arias, Carlos, Acs, 18:10.58; 10. Losenegard, Erlend, Valdez, 18:13.33; 11. Arias, Gerardo, Acs, 18:18.75; 12. Stewart, Ian, Valdez, 18:19.84; 13. Graika, Skylar, Valdez, 18:20.40; 14. Allen, Judah, Acs, 18:21.73; 15. Blair, Matthew, Seward, 18:25.54; 16. Apperson, David, Seward, 18:26.56; 17. Bardarson, Leif, Seward, 18:29.88; 18. Masog, Jacob, Acs, 18:36.79; 19. Kuchin, Adam, Valdez, 18:40.96; 20. McGregor, Grant, Acs, 18:42.74; 21. Perry, Steven, Grace, 18:52.36; 22. Booher, Steven, Grace, 18:57.44; 23. Buchanan, Nate, Seward, 18:57.77; 24.

Graika, Casey, Valdez, 19:00.26; 25. Hickel, Justin, Grace, 19:01.90; 26. Lewis, Alex, Grace, 19:05.07; 27. Horstkoetter, Paul, Grace, 19:22.58; 28. Tervooren, Danny, Grace, 19:24.46; 29. Bologna, Justin, Houston, 19:42.73; 30. Kellie, Ben, Nikiski, 20:12.08; 31. Doty, Robert, Nikiski, 20:21.93; 32. Morin, Paul, Nikiski, 20:56.53; 33. Penthale, Lance, Nikiski,21:08.62; 34.Quesnal, Ben, Nikiski, 21:29.23; 35. Frost, James, Houston, 21:56.67; 36. Westfall, Kaleb, Houston, 22:21.13; 37. Shumway, Kaden, Houston, 22:44.10;

38. Homann, Christian, Nikiski, 23:46.46; 39. Rawliuk, Ross, Houston, 23:55.27;—. Brown, Ilya, Houston, DQ.

Boys 5k Run CC Boys 4A:

1. Doner, Peter, Colony, 16:38.40; 2. Yngve, Stig, Kodiak, 16:58.83; 3. Boyle, Mick, Kenai, 17:02.89; 4. Garroutte, Monte, Homer, 17:03.31; 5. Baldwin, Trevor, Kenai, 17:08.16; 6. Costello, Sean, Kodiak, 17:28.00; 7. Walton, Ryan, Soldotna, 17:29.47; 8. Wise, Ross, Colony, 17:30.40; 9. Thompson, Kasey, Wasilla, 17:46.60; 10. Hutchinson, Eli, Skyview, 17:49.59; 11. Navarro, Rob, Soldotna, 17:53.01; 12. Gauna, Steven, Kodiak, 17:58.45; 13. Sutton, Levi, Soldotna, 18:03.54; 14. Gauthier, Elliott, Skyview, 18:05.53; 15. Odum, Chris, Wasilla, 18:05.99; 16. McGlasson, Jed, Kenai, 18:09.11; 17. Tegeler, Luke, Colony, 18:11.36; 18. Sundberg, Jared, Kodiak, 18:18.72; 19. Chase, Caleb,

Soldotna, 18:20.46; 20. Cooke, Joe, Colony, 18:24.08; 21. Whichard, Kenny, Kodiak, 18:25.14; 22. Hundley, John, Palmer, 18:27.21; 23. Spangler, Allan, Colony, 18:28.73; 24. Hundertmark, Alex, Soldotna, 18:32.94; 25. Dunbar, Miles, Kodiak, 18:37.87; 26. Heimerl, Joe, Colony, 18:40.04; 27. Steele, Jaron, Kodiak, 18:40.36; 28. Lewis, Ryan, Palmer, 18:44.30; 29. Jones,Morgan, Homer, 18:48.85; 30. Amen, Chris, Kenai, 18:52.13; 31. Klauder, Kerry, Colony, 18:55.42; 32. Thornton, Tyler, Skyview, 19:01.81; 33. Dudley, Kyle,Skyview, 19:03.19; 34. Farrens, Mike, Homer, 19:05.85; 35. Haberman, Matt, Soldotna, 19:13.68; 36. Equevilley, Aubrey, Wasilla, 19:22.99; 37. Bahn, Gunner,

Wasilla, 19:28.41; 38. Wilson, Jeff, Palmer, 19:30.93; 39. Craddick, Ethan,Palmer, 19:32.14; 40. Hoanin, Garret, Homer, 19:38.57; 41. Passmore,Brandon, Palmer, 19:40.88; 42. Hines, Travis, Homer, 19:41.77; 43. MacDonald, Cameron, Palmer, 20:02.31; 44. Chapman, Tyler, Palmer, 20:02.61; 45. Gauthier, Jacob, Skyview, 20:14.99; 46. McArthur, Colin, Homer, 20:17.08; 47. Daigle, Simeon, Homer, 20:20.12; 48. Leach, Dale, Skyview, 20:47.81; 49. Briceland, Ben, Wasilla, 20:50.23; 50. Vaissenberg, Anton, Soldotna, 20:57.41; 51. Johannes, Ian, Wasilla, 21:07.01; 52. Wachter, Steven, Wasilla, 21:14.94; 53.Kleinert, Simon, Skyview, 22:01.15; 54. Sanchez, Jed, Kenai, 22:48.33.

Girls 5k Run CC Girls 123A Team Scores; 1 Seward High School, 30; 2 Grace Christian School 61; 3 Valdez High School 82; 4 Houston High School 88; 5 Nikiski High School 105; 6 Anchorage Christian 150; Girls 5k Run CC Girls 4A Team Scores 1 Soldotna High School 52; 2 Kenai High School 54; 3 Homer High School 94; 4 Kodiak High School 98; 5 Palmer High School 108; 6 Colony High School 114; 7 Skyview High School 128; 8 Wasilla High School 227; Boys 5k Run CC Boys 123A Team Scores 1 Valdez High School 39; 2 Seward High School 44; 3 Anchorage Christian 48; 4 Grace Christian School 99; 5 Nikiski High School 160; 6 Houston High School 176; Boys 5k Run CC Boys 4A Team Scores 1 Kodiak High School 59; 2 Colony High School 69; 3 Soldotna High School 74; 4 Kenai High School 108; 5 Skyview High School 134; 6 Wasilla High School 146; 7 Homer High School 149; 8 Palmer High School 168