Palmer senior caps career with fifth-place finish on home trail

PALMER — Running on his home trails in the final race of his high school career, Palmer senior Wylie Mangelsdorf wanted to take a shot at running with the state’s best.

And that’s exactly what he did.

Mangelsdorf ran with Kodiak’s Dylan Anthony for the first third of the first third of the 4A boys race.

But Anthony distanced himself from the pack during the final two laps of the race, and claimed an individual title during the ASAA/First National Bank 4A State Cross Country Championships at the Michael Janecek Trails at Palmer High School on Saturday.

“I wanted to stay with Dylan the whole way and try to get him at the end,” said Mangelsdorf, who finished a career-high fifth in the state championships. “I did the first lap like that, but then he started pulling away.”

Anthony used a time of 15 minutes and 41 seconds to win the state title, the fourth by a Kodiak runner in as many years. Service’s Silas Talbot and Robert Walgren were second and third, respectively. Isaac Updike, of Ketchikan, finished fourth.

Mangelsdorf’s fast start may have been a gamble, but the Palmer senior was certainly happy with posting the top-five finish.

“I think I may have started a little too fast,” Mangelsdorf said, who clocked a time of 16:09.

But he also said it was a fast field.

“There were really good running conditions,” Mangelsdorf said. “The ground was hard the whole race.”

Mason Minturn was 30th and Jacob Whipple finished 33rd to also help lead Palmer to a Mat-Su-best seventh place finish in the team standings.

Service, with four runners in the top-15, won the team title. Juneau-Douglas was second and South Anchorage was third.

Senior Dylan Crawford used a 27th-place finish to help lead Colony to an eighth-place finish in the team standings.

“He was one who really stepped up,” Colony head coach Mark Strabel said of Crawford, and his time of 17:13. “He had a great race. Same with Tanner (Enloe).”

Enloe finished 36th for Colony, and Alex Reimer was 46th.

Wasilla placed a pair of runners in the top-40. Seniors Drew Ford and Alden Lee finished 39th and 40th respectively. Another senior, Jaron Christensen, recorded a personal best time of 17:35 with his 47th-place finish.

“As a senior for him to PR at state is pretty cool,” Wasilla head coach Gary Howell said.

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

ASAA/First National Bank State Cross Country Running Championships

Saturday, Palmer High School

4A boys team standings:

1. Service 40, 2. Juneau-Douglas 73, 3. South Anchorage 108, 4. West Anchorage 127, 5. Kodiak 148, 6. Lathrop 163, 7. Palmer 170, 8. Colony 195, 9. West Valley 197, 10. Wasilla 206, 11. Chugiak 214.

4A boys individual results:

1. D. Anthony, Kod 15:41.9; 2. S. Talbot, Ser 15:48.4; 3. R. Walgren, Ser 16:02.9; 4. I. Updike, Ket 16:08.2; 5. W. Mangelsdorf, Pal 16:09.6; 6. S. Thibodeau, Jun 16:10.0; 7. N. Knapp, East 16:26.1; 8. Z. Bursell, Jun 16:28.1; 9. P. Nugent, Lat 16:29.2; 10. N. Treinen, West 16:36.2; 11. J. Lane, Ser 16:41.2; 12. H. Roelle, West 16:41.5; 13. M. Huffman, SA 16:43.4; 14. D. Goodman, Ser 16:48.5; 15. D. Francis, Jun 16:49.1; 16. L. Hepler, Ser 16:54.5; 17. P. Mullett, Chu 16:57.3; 18. K. Grzeda, WV 16:57.7; 19. C. Smith, SA 16:58.1; 20. B. Brewster, SA 17:02.6; 21. L. Updike, Ket 17:05.1; 22. C. Davidson, Kod 17:06.0; 23. K. Hanson, Lat 17:06.6; 24. S. Wheeler, West 17:08.9; 25. A. Weathall, Ser 17:09.2; 26. T. Narvell, Jun 17:11.3; 27. D. Crawford, Col 17:13.7; 28. L. Schlemme, Ser 17:14.6; 29. A. Bunton, Jun 17:18.0; 30. Mason Minturn, pal 17:19.0; 31. A. Babos, Chug 17:19.2; 32. J. Novack, SA 17:19.5; 33. J. Whipple, Pal 17:19.8; 34. A. Bisho, WV 17:20.8; 35. T. Seims, Hom 17:21.9; 36. T. Enloe, Col 17:22.7; 37. J. Martin, SA 17:23.2; 38. J. Dermon-Harris, West 17:24.2; 39. D. Ford, Was 17:27.6; 40. A. Lee, Was 17:28.8; 41. E. Zelenkov, Chu 17:29.7; 42. G. Dweilde, NP 17:30.3; 43. R. Kornkven, Lat 17:30.8; 44. C. Christiansen, Kod 17:31.9; 45. J. Ledar, WV 17:32.1; 46. A. Reimer, Col 17:34.7; 47. J. Christensen, Was 17:35.3; 48. J. Salus, Kod 17:31.1; 49. M. Johnston, Was 17:39.6; 50. S. Knapp, Col 17:40.3; 51. C. Nymeyer, Kod 17:41.8; 52. S. Temple, Lat 17:43.9; 53. F. Hamlen, SA 17:45.7; 54. N. Ripley, Was 17:46.2; 55. Y. Mayo, WV 17:46.9; 56. L. Castellini, Lat 17:49.5; 57. C. Osiensky, Pal 17:49.7; 58. B. Wangberg, Col 17:52.5; 59. A. Odegarrd, West 17:52.8; 60. M. Gilbert, Kod 17:53.4; 61. J. Pahkala, Was 17:53.8; 62. P. LaFrance, Pal 17:56.5; 63. R. Woodby, Jun 17:59.9; 64. D. Nixon-Helms, Lat 18:00.2; 65. C. Bridwell, WV 18:00.8; 66. I. Patrick, WV 18:01.1; 67. P. Noon, WV 18:01.4; 68. J. Fogle, Kod 18:01.8; 69. W. Peltier, Pal 18:03.9; 70. C. Volk, Chug 18:05.4; 71. J. Day, Pal 18:10.6; 72. K. Thompson, Was 18:10.6; 73. J. Miller, Jun 18:13.8; 74. B. Strable, Chug 18:18.0; 75. N. Liotta, West 18:18.7; 76. K. Wilkerson, Lat 18:35.5; 77. D. Maxwell, West 18:35.8; 78. C. Kveseth, Chug 18:38.2; 79. K. Brewer, Chug 18:39.9; 80. N. Gumminger, Col 18:55.3; 81. K. Conway, Col 19:16.7; 83. K. Lervick, Ket 19:38.4.

1-2-3A boys team standings:

1. Grace Christian 27, 2. Seward 84, 3. Nome 109, 4. Bethel 111, 5. Sitka 146, 7. Craig 149. 8. Mount Edgecumbe 174, 9. Eielson 205, 10. Galena 309.

1-2-3A boys individual results:

1, Kirk, Jacob, Grace, 15:43.4. 2, Arnold, Andrew, Grace, 16:43.5. 3, Payenna, Teddy, Nome Beltz H, 16:53.1. 4, Freidman, Niko, Sitka, 16:59.1. 5, Howell, Patrick, Wrangell, 17:00.1. 6, Klein, John, Grace, 17:02.1. 7, Paniyak, Harold, Chevak, 17:03.6. 8, Wison, Mickey, Skagway, 17:07.2. 9, Chase, Brett, Seward, 17:10.8. 10, Head, Jeremy, Nome Beltz H, 17:15.4. 11, Baker, Matt, ACS, 17:21.3. 12, Keeney, George, Valdez, 17:26.0. 13, Weber, Quinn, Skagway, 17:26.9. 14, Talerico, Andrew, Tri Valley, 17:32.7. 15, Weber, John, Grace, 17:33.5. 16, Dillon, Joseph, Grace, 17:34.3. 17, Night, Billy, Hooper Bay, 17:36.0. 18, Gillespie, Austin, Seward, 17:37.8. 19, LePore, Corbin, Bethel High, 17:39.6. 20, Hanson, Randy, Bethel High, 17:41.3. 21, Coffey, Daniel, Craig, 17:45.1. 22, Edwards, Jordan, Grace, 17:45.6. 23, Rogers, Jesse, Dillingham H, 17:46.4. 24, Strickland, Sebastian, Nikiski, 17:47.3. 25, Brewer, Chris, Eielson, 17:52.1. 26, Tennyson, Reed, Dillingham H, 17:55.4. 27, Davis, Caleb, Grace, 17:58.9. 28, Hamilton, Blake, Haines, 17:59.3. 29, Finn, Matt, ACS, 18:00.6. 30, Alexie, Adrian, Tuluksak, 18:02.9. 31, Klejka, Jeremiah, Bethel High, 18:04.7. 32, Buchanan, Andrew, Seward, 18:06.1. 33, Baxter, Ryan, Craig, 18:06.6. 34, Rosenkrans, Dirck, Kenny Lake, 18:08.1. 35, Phillips, Byron, Mount Edgecumbe, 18:08.3. 36, Knotek, Miles, Seward, 18:09.6. 37, Johnson, Steven, Wrangell, 18:10.8. 38, Marshall, Jacob, Seward, 18:11.1. 39, Talerico, Jonathan, Tri Valley, 18:14.8. 40, Carter, Jake, Tri Valley, 18:15.1. 41, Turner, Curtis, Mount Edgecumbe, 18:16.7. 42, Kahler, James, Sitka, 18:19.6. 43, Rogers, Mathew, Dillingham H, 18:21.7. 44, Ballot, Linus, Buckland, 18:22.2. 45, Sullivan, Tim, Nome Beltz H, 18:22.8. 46, Nelson, David, Craig, 18:23.5. 47, Asquith-Heinz, Quinn, Haines, 18:23.8. 48, O’Brien, Seth, Bethel High, 18:24.9. 49, Blandford, Nathan, Nome Beltz H, 18:26.1. 50, Castle, Dylan, Craig, 18:28.3. 51, Beier, Christian, Heritage, 18:29.0. 52, Pfluger, Samy, Seward, 18:31.4. 53, Ferguson, Conor, Chevak, 18:35.2. 54, McKennett, Jonathon, Port Alsworth, 18:38.0. 55, Borbely, Michael, Eielson, 18:40.5. 56, Leahy, Daniel, Kenny Lake, 18:42.4. 57, Turner, Brian, Mount Edgecumbe, 18:43.7. 58, MacIntyre, Stephen, Sitka, 18:44.1. 59, Tedrick, Daniel, ACS, 18:44.5. 60, Stooksbury, Stephen, ACS, 18:44.8. 61, Klejka, Jesse, Bethel High, 18:48.0. 62, Miller, Jared, Kotzebue, 18:49.0. 63, Connolly, Patrick, Eielson, 18:49.4. 64, Woolsey, Sam, Sitka, 18:50.1. 65, Mlynarik, Koebryn, Cook Inlet, 18:51.0. 66, Bergamaschi, Asa, White Mountain, 18:52.8. 67, Patrick, William, Sitka, 18:53.9. 68, Conger, Emerson, Nome Beltz H, 18:57.0. 69, Schmidt, Tim, Nome Beltz H, 18:58.0. 70, Shepherd, Keaton, Kenny Lake, 18:58.5. 71, Andrews, Brian, Chevak, 19:02.2. 72, Haskins, Kyle, Unalaska Hig, 19:02.6. 73, Sia, Ian, Mount Edgecumbe, 19:02.9. 74, Chavez, Ryan, Bethel High, 19:04.1. 75, Brouillard, Ross, Monroe, 19:09.2. 76, Jones, George, Sitka, 19:09.9. 77, Atherton, Jesse, Seward, 19:11.3. 78, Morden, Jimmy, Delta, 19:12.6. 79, Polk, Michael, Bethel High, 19:13.8. 80, Burke, Michael, Su-Valley, 19:15.3. 81, Horner, Henry, Mount Edgecumbe, 19:15.7. 82, John, George, Toksook Bay, 19:17.3. 83, Pelto, Eric, Delta, 19:17.8. 84, Magdanz, Grant, Kotzebue, 19:18.2. 85, Atkinson, Sam, Kotzebue, 19:18.5. 86, Brandon, Daniel, ACS, 19:28.5. 87, Gale, Cooper, Sitka, 19:29.0. 88, Charters, Luke, ACS, 19:29.3. 89, Johnson, Jeremiah, Nome Beltz H, 19:43.6. 90, Johnson, Jordan, Mount Edgecumbe, 19:49.0. 91, Brand, Willie, Craig, 19:58.2. 92, Jacobson, Zach, Hutchison, 19:58.6. 93, Westlake, Johnathon, Kiana, 20:00.4. 94, George, Sam, Barrow High, 20:01.4. 95, Solomon, Nasuayaaq, Barrow High, 20:05.4. 96, Valero, Jeremy, Eielson, 20:08.1. 97, Tirrell, Tony, Delta, 20:09.0. 98, Spindler, David, Hutchison, 20:10.9. 99, Green, Jack, Galena Jr/Sr, 20:19.7. 100, Kavairlook, John, Galena Jr/Sr, 20:21.2. 101, Kelly, Bill, Su-Valley, 20:36.8. 102, Rogers, Terry, Mount Edgecumbe, 20:58.7. 103, Almenzor, DJ, Craig, 21:00.1. 104, Price, Mitchell, Eielson, 21:02.1. 105, Huhndorf, Sidney, Galena Jr/Sr, 21:08.0. 106, King, Jackson, Eielson, 21:09.0. 107, Smith, Chris, Eielson, 21:14.8. 108, Goodwin, Matthew, Galena Jr/Sr, 21:49.3. 109, Quigley, Patrick, Craig, 22:08.6. 110, Dewey, Joshua, Galena Jr/Sr, 23:56.5. 111, Kruger, Kyle, Galena Jr/Sr, 24:11.6. 112, Erick, Ethan, Galena Jr/Sr, 27:28.4.