Warriors sweep Seward Invite

SEWARD — When Wasilla High head coach Gary Howell asked his runners if there was anything else they’d like to do this season, the Warriors said they’d love to run in Seward again this season.

So Howell asked the Seward coaching staff if Wasilla could be added to the field. And the late additions ended up running away with the team titles. The Warriors swept the classes during the Frank Dieckgraeff Cross Country Running Invite on Friday in Seward.

Wasilla placed three runners in the top 5 and seven in the top 10 to win the girls team title by a landslide. Mariah Burroughs finished first to lead the defending state champions. Burroughs crossed the finish line at the 19-minute, 18-second mark, just two seconds ahead of teammate and runner-up Peggy Mathis.

Wasilla’s Jessica Pahkala (fifth), Jenna Ford (sixth), Riley Burroughs (seventh), Mandi Ringgenberg (ninth) and Alysha Devine (10th) also finished in the top 10.

Seward finished second in the team standings with 85 points.

Noah Ripley used a fourth-place finish to lead the Warriors to a win in the boys’ team standings. Brandon Lee (fifth), Josh Pahkala (seventh) and Keith Thompson (11th) also finished in the top-11 to help Wasilla edge Seward by four points in the team standings.

Frank Dieckgraeff Cross Country Running Invite

Friday in Seward

Girls team scores:

1. Wasilla, 21; 2. Seward, 85; 3. Homer, 96.

Girls Individual results:

1. Mariah Burroughs, Was, 19 minutes, 18 seconds; 2. Peggy Mathis, Was,19:20; 3. Bree Mucha, Sol, 19:46; 4. Danielle McCormick, Sol, 19:47; 5. Jessica Pahkala, Was, 19:51; 6. Jenna Ford, Was, 20:34; 7. Riley Burroughs, Was, 20:55; 8. Cassidy Soistman, Hom, 21:12; 9. Mandi Ringgenberg, Was, 21:43; 10. Alysha Devine, Was, 21:44; 11. Hannah Hutchison, Sky, 21:52; 12. Isabel Barnwell, Sew, 21:54; 13. Alice Pfeiffenberger, Sew, 22:08; 14. Laura Dyer, Sew, 22:24; 15. Alaine Miller, Hom, 22:31; 16. Sadie Fox, Sol, 22:33; 17. Jordan Cisac, Dillingham, 22:59; 18. Bianca Barrera, Unalaska, 23:08; 19. Valerie Mastolier, Hom, 23:10; 20. Josephine Braun, Sew, 23:21; 21. Tanya Chavez, Bethel, 23:32; 22. Maranda Merkes, Sol, 23:37; 23. Chelsey Bean-Polk, Bet, 23:50; 24. Katie Williams, Bet, 23:51; 25. Pam Jantzi, Hom, 24:00. 26. Meg Berry, Sew, 24:05; 27. Chelsea Winter, Sky, 24:13; 28. Nicole Jimmie, Bet, 24:39; 29. Mattea Peters, Hom, 25:01; 30. Catie Zweifel, Sew, 25:08; 31. Maggie Herbert, Sew, 25:16; 32. Jamie Erlich, Kotzebue, 25:17; 33. Elizabeth Lindley, Bet, 25:34; 34. Juliet Bramante, Sol, 26:01; 35. Ember Eck, Kot, 28:15; 36. Zeanna Savok, Kot, 29:42; 37. Margaret Horton, Kot, 31:46; 38. Courtney Hildreth, Kot, 33:07; 39. Veronica Schaeffer, Kot, 33:20.

Boys team scores:

1. Wasilla, 44; 2. Seward, 48; 3. Skyview, 65; 4. Homer, 98; 5. Bethel, 113; 6. Kotzebue, 171; 7. Soldotna, 182.

Boys individual results:

1. Miles Knotek, Sew, 16:37; 2. Micah Hilbish, Sky, 17:16; 3. Matt Moore, Sew, 17:25; 4. Noah Ripley, Was, 17:34; 5. Brandon Lee, Was, 17:34; 6. Dan Adickes, Hom, 17:41; 7. Joshua Pahkala, Was, 17:42; 8. Sam Janorschke, Sky, 17:56; 9. Elliot Hoffman, Bet, 18:01; 10. Michael Marshall, Sew, 18:05; 11. Keith Thompson, Was, 18:07; 12. Josh VanTrease, Hom, 18:17; 13. Bud Sparks, Sky, 18:23; 14. Jacob Marshall, Sew, 18:25; 15. Jeremiah Kleike, Bet, 18:30; 16. Dillon Jensen, Sol, 18:30; 17. Blake Larricaburu, Was, 18:31; 18. Matt Bullerdick, Sky, 18:31; 19. Connor McCarron, Hom, 18:32; 20. Brandon Moore, Sew, 18:33; 21. Grant Magdanz, Kot, 18:41; 22. Tannen Berry, Sew, 18:43; 23. Ryker Steiner, Was, 18:44; 24. Brenner Musgrave, Sky, 18:47; 25. Taylor Hoffman, Bet, 18:49. 26. Sam Atkinson, Kot, 19:05; 27. Connor Mattson, Was, 19:07; 28. Jake Worsfold, Hom, 19:17; 29. Jerre Kleika, Bet, 19:18; 30. Dylan Gillespie, Sew, 19:23; 31. Jerry McCall, Kot, 19:26; 32. Garren Lucas, Sky, 19:30; 33. Brandon Beachy, Hom, 19:32; 34. Kade Cooper, Sky, 19:41; 35. Carl Jimmie, Bet, 20:04; 36. Jared Miller, Dil, 20:09; 37. Joseph Henning, Una, 20:15; 38. Ryan Haskins, Una, 20:16; 39. Shane Miller, Sol, 20:37; 40. Darien Green, Sol, 20:45; 41. Justice Miller, Sol, 20:53; 42. John Walsworth, Hom, 20:58; 43. Christoff Swope, Bet, 21:06; 44. Landon Eck, Kot, 21:08; 45. Daniel Gallehorn, Kot, 21:08; 46. Colton Diehl, Sol, 21:09; 47. Jeremiah Gallehorn, Kot, 21:11; 48. Griffin Calvetti, Bet, 21:14; 49. Josh Reetman, Kot, 21:37; 50. Jory Hubbard, Sol, 22:34; 51. Daniel Lewis, Sol, 24:28; 52. John Vandeventer, Dil, 25:16.