PHS senior runs to second

ANCHORAGE — Grace Christian’s Jacob Kirk needed a late push to top Palmer senior Wylie Mangelsdorf during the boys’ five-kilometer race at the Lynx Invitational at Kincaid Park in Anchorage on Saturday.

Mangelsdorf, who finished seventh in the 4A state championships as a junior, led for more than half of the race. But it was Kirk, the defending 1-2-3A state champ, who used a time of 15 minutes and 52.6 seconds to win the race.

Mangelsdorf finished second with a time of 16:08.

Thanks to Mangelsdorf’s finish, Palmer finished third among 15 squads in the team standings.

Mason Minturn (15th, 17:24) and Jacob Whipple (18th, 17:33) also posted top-20 finishes for Palmer.

The Colony boys finished sixth in the event with 142 total points.

Schyler Knopp broke into the top-20 with a time of 17:39. Tanner Enloe was 23rd and Dylan Crawford finished 28th for CHS.

The Colony girls’ led by Alyssa Hutchins’ ninth-place finish, placed third in the team standings.

Sydney Stewart was 13th and Audrey Michaelson finished 20th for the Knights.

Palmer finished 13th in the girls standings.

Despite not having a runner finish higher than eighth, South Anchorage won the girls title.

Skyview’s Ivy O’Guinn was the top runner in the girls’ race. Kenny Lake’s Kailey Wilson finished second.

Local prep cross country running teams will return to the Valley next weekend to participate in the Palmer Invitational on Saturday at Palmer High School.

Lynx Invitational

Saturday, Kincaid Park

Boys team scores:

1. Service 33, 2. Grace Christian 80, 3. Palmer 104, 4. South 125, 5. West 140, 6. Colony 142, 7. West Valley 184, 8. Chugiak 211, 9. Dimond 219, 10. East 281, 11. Anchorage Christian 288, 12. Eagle River 319, 13. Skyview 348, 14. Bartlett 349, 15. Unalaska 434.

Individual results: (Top-50)

1. Jacob Kirk, Grace, 15:52.2; 2. Wylie Mangelsdorf, Pal, 16:08.2; 3. Silas Talbot, Ser, 16:13.9; 4. Jani Lane, Ser, 16:24.8; 5. Nathanial Knapp, East, 16:26; 6. Robert Walgren, Ser, 16:36.1; 7. Nick Treinen, West, 16:52.1; 8. Andrew Arnold, Grace, 16:59.6; 9. Dane Goodman, Ser, 17:09.1; 10. Brandon Brewster, South, 11. Lucas Hepler, Ser, 17:21.3; 12. John Klein, Grace, 17:22.1; 13. Carl Smith, South, 17:24.8; 14. Ben Wheatall, Ser, 17:27.5; 15. Mason Minturn, Pal, 17:29.7; 16. Scott Wheeler, West, 17:31.9; 17. Kuba Grzede, WV, 17:32.4; 18. Jacob Whipple, Pal, 17:33; 19. Matt Baker, ACS, 17:35.1; 20. Schyler Knopp, Col, 17:39.4; 21. John Weber, Grace, 17:40.9; 22. Eric Zelenkov, Chu, 17:42.9; 23. Tanner Enloe, Col, 17:44; 24. Mason Huffman, South, 17:44; 25. Andrew Bishop, WV, 17:45.2; 26. Luke Adams, Dim, 17:47.2; 27. John Novak, South, 17:49.4; 28. Dylan Crawford, Col, 17:52.7; 29. Lucas Schlemme, Ser, 17:53.4; 30. Samuli Harju, Sky, 17:55.1; 31. Alex Babos, Chu, 17:57; 32. Alex Reimer, Col, 17:58.3; 33. Eric Wichorek, West, 18:04.8; 34. Piers LaFrance, Pal, 18:08.4; 35. George Keeney, Valdez, 18:08.6; 36. Wyatt Peltier, Pal, 18:09.2; 37. Matt Finn, ACS, 18:13.5; 38. Ian Patrick, WV, 18:13.9; 39. Joseph Dillon, Grace, 18:16.5; 40. Blake Wangberg, Col, 128:16.5; 41. Jake Alward, Dim, 18:18.9; 42. Alex Odegaard, West, 18:20.7; 43. Kerrick Eagle, Dim, 18:19.1; 44. Max Dan, West, 18:20.7; 45. Mark Schmidt, Chu, 18:20.7; 46. Chris Osiensky, Pal, 18:21.3; 47. Jordan Edwards, Grace, 18:21.7; 48. Zack Keskinen, WV, 18:23.1; 49. Alec Tenne, Bart, 18:24.1; 50. Caleb Davis, Grace, 18:24.5.

Girls team scores:

1. South 69, 2. West Valley 73, 3. Colony 94, 4. Service 134, 5. Grace Christian 150, 6. Eagle River 156, 7. Soldotna 165, 8. Dimond 183, 9. West 222, 10. Chugiak 243, 11. Skyview 277, 12. East 281, 13. Palmer 335, 14. Bartlett 376, 15. ACS 405.

Girls individual results (top-50):

1. Ivy O’Guinn, Sky, 19:14.6; 2. Kailey Wilson, Kenny Lake, 19:24.4; 3. Amelia Hennessy, Dim, 19:39.7; 4. Courtney Kisner, WV, 19:40.4; 5. Marisa Rorabaugh, WV, 19:50.4; 6. Hannah Boyer, WV, 19:54.6; 7. Bree Mucha, Sol, 19:57; 8. Emma Minge, South, 20:00.7; 9. Alyssa Hutchins, Col, 20:02.7; 10. Stephanie Kirk, South, 20:06.6; 11. Melanie Smith, Sol, 20:09.7; 12. Jenette Northey, Ser, 20:18.2; 13. Sydney Stewart, Col, 20:21.9; 14. Mariah Applegate, Grace, 20:26.7; 15. Evdokyia Hail, ER, 20:30.4; 16. Katherine Culver, South, 20:39.9; 17. Tsaina Mahlen, South, 20:46.5; 18. Monae Boyles, Grace, 20:48; 19. Rachel Roelle, West, 20:51.1; 20. Audrey Michaelson, Col, 20:55.3; 21. Hannah Hutchinson, Sky, 20:57.3; 22. Danielle Gerik, West, 20:57.7; 23. Jessica Yeaton, South, 20:58.9; 24. Beth Anne Davis, Grace, 20:59.8; 25. Sarah Frankl, ER, 21:17.6; 26. Abby Jahn, Col, 21:23.1; 27. Krystal Muller-Stubbl, Ser, 21:25.2; 28. Eliza Rorabaugh, WV, 21:27.5; 29. Alex Okeson, Ser, 21:29; 30. Katherine Lange, Chu, 21:36.2; 31. Taylor Stewart, Col, 21:39.1; 32. Sarah Freistone, Dim, 21:46.6; 33. Madison Halloran, Ser, 21:49.5; 34. Rebecca Boggs, ER, 21:53.6; 35. Jill Phillips, WV, 21:54.4; 36. Kaillee Skjold, Sol, 21:57.7; 37. Hayley Patin, ER, 21:58.7; 38. Sarah Jarvis, Ser, 22:08.9; 39. Elizabeth Whisenhant, WV, 22:04.5; 40. Liz Wheatall, Ser, 22:08.9; 41. Andre Samaniego, Chu, 22:11.1; 42. Rebecca Farr, East, 22:11.6; 43. Maranda Merkes, Sol, 22:12.3; 44. Krista Lundberg, Chu, 22:13.4; 45. Leisha Anderson, ACS, 22:14; 46. Brittany Hippe, Dim, 22:15.7; 47. Anna Trujillo, Grace, 22:19.8; 48. Robin Stramp, Dim, 22:21.3; 49. Chrysa Johnson, West, 22:23.1; 50. Jocelyn Murchie, ER, 22:25.5.