Wasilla boys score team title in Seward

WASILLA — Following the lead of their fast freshman, the Wasilla boys’ cross-country running squad chased down its second team title of the regular season.

Freshman Hunter Hayes used his third-place finish to help Wasilla win the Frank Diekgraeff Invitational Friday in Seward. The Warriors, who also won the Colony Invitational at the beginning of the season, finished with 65 team points in the team standings, beating runner-up Soldotna by a dozen.

Hayes finished with a time of 17 minutes, 26 seconds in the 5-kilometer race. Isaak Bell also grabbed a top-10 finish placing eighth with a time of 18:03.

Gavin Block scored a top-5 finish for the Colony boys, placing fifth with a time of 17:54.

Colony finished third in the girls’ team standings. A trio of Knights finished in the top 7. Jill Bowker used a time of 20:18 to lead all Valley runners, and place fourth. Coleen Geraghy (20:50) and Elisabeth Bowker (20:55) followed with fourth- and fifth-place finishes.

Alison VanPelt led Houston with a time of 20:58, and an eighth-place finish. Jens Knutson was 15th to lead the Houston boys.

Frank Diekgraeff Invitational

Friday, Seward

Boys team scores: 1. Wasilla, 65; 2. Soldotna, 77; 3. ACS, 80; 4. Grace, 80; 5. Colony, 127; 6. Seward, 146; 7. Kenai Central, 167; 8. Tanalian, 186; 9. Homer, 251.

Girls team scores: 1. Kenai, 35; 2. Grace, 52; 3. Colony, 54; 4. Seward, 119; 5. ACS, 133; 6. Soldotna, 152; 7. Wasilla, 163.

Boys individual results:

1. Hunter Kratz, Sew, 16:48; 2. Blake Bennett, ACS, 16:59; 3. Hunter Hayes, Was, 17:26; 4. Trent Fritzel, Gra, 17:31; 5. Gavin Block, Col, 17:54; 6. Luke Fritzel, Gra, 17:56; 7. Braden Olsen, Ken, 17:57; 8. Isaak Bell, Was, 18:03; 9. Karl Danielson, Ken, 18:05; 10. Gabe Martin, Gra, 18:12; 11. Josh Shuler, Sol, 18:13; 12. Koby Vinson, Sol, 18:17; 13. Sean Verg-in, Sol, 18:20; 14. Kaleb Greathouse, Was, 18:23; 15. Jens Knutson, Hou, 18:26; 16. Callen Davis, Tanalian, 18:31; 17. William Parks, ACS, 18:32; 18. Thorsten Warhus, Was, 18:35; 19. Kaleb Smith, ACS, 18:37; 20. Ben Sobek, ACS, 18:38; 21. John-Mark Pothast, Sol, 18:43; 22. Trevor Wilson, Unalaska, 18:47; 23. Bradley Walters, Soldotna, 18:47; 24. Jackson Peters, Col, 18:51; 25. Eliasson VanPelt, Was, 18:53. 26. Josh Taylor, Col, 18:54; 27. John Sanford, ACS, 18:56; 28. Daniel Waitman, Was, 18:58; 29. Addison Downing, Sol, 19:00; 30. Shannon LeMay, ACS, 19:01; 31. Ethan Isaacson, Gra, 19:03; 32. Case Estes, Sew, 19:06; 33. Levi Gionet, Gra, 19:07; 34. Zen Petrosius, Sew, 19:12; 35. Bechler Metcalf, Sol, 19:16; 36. Colson Voran, Tanalian, 19:18; 37. McKinley Larson, 19:20; 38. Tobin Karlberg, Gra, 19:23; 39. Luke Arthur, Col, 19:24; 40. Henry Simmonds, Unalaska, 19:29; 41. Taylor Davis, Tanalian, 19:29; 42. Austin Edwards, Col, 19:37; 43. Brendon McMurry, Sew, 19:39; 44. Sam Deering, Col, 19:42; 45. Trevor McGee, Tanalian, 19:43; 46. Raul Garcia, Unalaska, 19:54; 47. Roman Hamner, Sew, 19:54; 48. Cy Dull, Ken, 20:00; 49. Drake Halfacre, Col, 20:01; 50. Aaron McCollum, Nik, 20:01. 51. Isaac Smoldon, Hou, 20:04; 52. Mose Hayes, Hom, 20:05; 53. Dillon Fogg, ACS, 20:05; 54. Ethan Anderson, Hom, 20:05; 55. Talon Shaishnikoff, Unalaska, 20:07; 56. Bjorn Nilsson, Sew, 20:07; 57. Seth Inama, Hom, 20:09; 58. Elan Carroll, Hom, 20:20; 59. Vincent Coverdell, Gra, 20:21; 60. Shawn Dolohan, Unalaska, 20:21; 61. Gideon Collver, Ken, 20:27; 62. Alden Bookey, Ken, 20:28; 63. Jaycob Goff, Ken, 20:28; 64. Caleb Rausch, Hom, 20:43; 65. Gavin Wallis, Nik, 20:43; 66. Joseph Yourkoski, Nik, 20:45; 67. Jackson Davis, Tanalian, 20:46; 68. Sullivan Hause, Sew, 20:58; 69. Corbin Mattingly, Hom, 21:05; 70. Bryan McCollum, Nik, 21:09; 71. Luke Beiser, Ken, 21:23; 72. Lain Guim, Hou, 21:35; 73. Carey Boston, Unlaska, 21:43.

Girls individual results:

1. Ruby Lindquist, Sew, 19 minutes, 58 seconds; 2. Riana Boonstra, Ken, 20:05; 3. Jaycie Calvert, Ken, 20:11; 4. Jill Bowker, Col, 20:18; 5. Grace Gannon, Gra, 20:45; 6. Coleen Geraghty, Col, 20:50; 7. Elisabeth Bowker, Col, 20:55; 8. Allison VanPelt, Hou, 20:58; 9. Brooke Satathite, Ken, 21:02; 10. Mazzy Jackson, Gra, 21:11; 11. Ithaca Bergholtz, Ken, 21:29; 12. Charlee Demientieff, Gra, 21:36; 13. Addison Gibson, Ken, 21:42; 14. Maddy Morgan, Gra, 21:43; 15. Grace Annett, Gra, 21:44; 16. Cathelyne Powers, Col, 21:47; 17. Tessa O’Harra, ACS, 22:00; 18. Kellie Arthur, Sol, 22:08; 19. Laura Ellis, Gra, 22:12; 20. Brooke Plaster, Gra, 22:25; 21. EmmaLee Moore, Sew, 22:28; 22. Molly Erickson, Sol, 22:45; 23. Geneva Higley, Col, 22:48; 24. Malea Voran, Tanalian, 23:01; 25. Brynn Steiner, Was, 23:10. 26. Destiny Reimers, ACS, 23:20; 27. Ashley Fuller, ACS, 23:24; 28. Julie Wilson, Ken, 23:31; 29. Lily Sessom, Col, 23:37; 30. Carissa Vasquez, Was, 23:44; 31. Izabella Block, Col, 23:50; 32. Tanis Lorring, Sew, 23:57; 33. Coral Petrosius, Sew, 23:59; 34. Cameron Blackwell, Sol, 24:04; 35. Mary Kate Parks, ACS, 24:13; 36. Bridget Nalam, Unalaska, 24:27; 37. Jordan Burroughs, Was, 24:31; 38. Ruth Sobek, ACS, 24:37; 39. Kayla Lopez, Was, 24:39; 40. Ally Chryss, Sew, 24:40; 41. Sophie Thomas, Sol, 24:41; 42. Emily Tedrick, ACS, 24:56; 43. Hailey Wilson, Unalaska, 25:02; 44. Katelyn Johnson, Tanalian, 25:12; 45. Emma Armond, Sew, 25:22; 46. Sadie Lindquist, Sew, 25:23; 47. Mercedez Caudillo, Unalaska, 25:24; 48. Breann Drourbaugh, Was, 25:28; 49. Julieanne Berikoff, Unalaska, 25:39; 50. Caitlin Bales, Was, 26:27. 51. Fiona Boze, Sol, 26:31; 52. Kaitlyn Blom, Tanalian, 26:54; 53. Mia McWilliams, Unlaska, 27:07; 54. Makenzie Hofacker, ACS, 27:33; 55. Selby Hill, Sol, 27:51; 56. Elizabeth Lisenby, Sol, 28:32; 57. Brenna McCarron, Hom, 28:43.