Soldotna’s Tania Boonstra and Kenai Central’s Greg Fallon finished in the top 10 at the massive George Plumley XC Invite on Saturday at Palmer High School.
In the girls race, which had 180 finishers, Boonstra was second in the 5-kilometer race at 19 minutes, 44 seconds, with Colony’s Morgan Ainsworth taking the win at 19:41.
Chugiak won the girls team title with 42 points, while Soldotna led the peninsula by finishing fifth at 151.
Also scoring for the Stars were Kathryn DeBardelaben in 18th, Sasha Brott in 35th, Annie Burns in 37th and Kathryn Cox in 79th.
Seward, the defending Division II champions, were the top Division II team in the field. Scoring for the Seahawks were Hailey Ingalls in 34th, Selah Brueckner in 50th, Katie Van Buskirk in 57th, Juniper Ingalls in 72nd and Maddie Haas in 78th.
Emilee Wilson led Kenai at 66th, Claira Booz led Homer at 69th and Adelyn McCorison led Ninilchik at 70th.
In the boys race, Robbie Annett of Grace Christian stayed undefeated this season by winning at 16:18, while Fallon was fifth at 17:05.
South won the team title with 87 points, while Homer was the top peninsula squad, taking 11th with 311 points.
Scoring for the Mariners were Johannes Bynagle at 54th, Reid Rauch at 56th, Ethan Styvar at 57th, Jai Badajos at 61st and Tait Ostrom at 95th.
Noble Cassidy led Soldotna at 42nd, while Ridge Conant led Seward at 92nd.
George Plumley XC Invite
Saturday at Palmer High School
GIRLS
Team scores: 1. Chugiak, 42; 2. South, 99; 3. Colony, 105; 4. Juneau-Douglas: Yadaa.at Kale, 121; 5. Soldotna, 151; 6. Service, 175; 7. West, 175; 8. East, 176; 9. Seward, 257; 10. West Valley, 322; 11. Grace Christian, 359; 12. Lathrop, 381; 13. Wasilla, 394; 14. Palmer, 397; 15. Monroe Catholic, 398; 16. Kenai Central, 421; 17. Kodiak, 443; 18. Homer, 448; 19. North Pole, 537; 20. Ketchikan, 576; 21. Unalaska, 588; 22. Dillingham, 642; 23. Barrow, 646.
Top 10 5-kilometer finishers
1. Morgan Ainsworth, Col, 19:41; 2. Tania Boonstra, Sol, 19:44; 3. Hannah Shaha, Chu, 19:44; 4. Miyana Kam-Magruder, Ser, 19:48; 5. Ida Meyer, JD, 19:49; 6. Alliyah Fields, Chu, 19:59; 7. Ella Hopkins, Col, 20:02; 8. Elizabeth Page, Sou, 20:14; 9. Rayna Tuckwood, JD, 20:20; 10. Hannah Bodkin, Chu, 20:25.
Other peninsula finishers
18. Kathryn DeBardelaben, Sol, 20:43; 34. Hailey Ingalls, Sew, 21:37; 35. Sasha Brott, Sol, 21:45; 37. Annie Burns, Sol, 21:50; 50. Selah Brueckner, Sew, 22:16; 57. Katie Van Buskirk, Sew, 22:27; 66. Emilee Wilson, Ken, 22:50; 69. Claira Booz, Hom, 22:53; 70. Adelyn McCorison, Nin, 22:57; 72. Juniper Ingalls, Sew, 22:57; 74. Beatrix McDonough, Hom, 22:58; 78. Maddie Haas, Sew, 23:06; 79. Kathryn Cox, Sol, 23:10; 82. Ruby Davis, Ken, 23:13; 87. Indigo Leslie, Sew, 23:19; 88. Emily Moss, Ken, 23:22; 93. Jaela Marchbanks, Hom, 23:28; 94. Stella Dow, Sew, 23:29; 99. Kylie Dickson, Sol, 23:42; 107. Keira Larson, Sol, 24:09; 111. Teresa Fallon, Ken, 24:19; 134. Kiriakia Basargin, Hom, 25:21; 146. Mya Taylor, Ken, 26:12; 153. Lucia Carson, Ken, 26:36; 165. McKenna Black, Hom, 27:59.
BOYS
Team scores: 1. South, 87; 2. West, 130; 3. Grace Christian, 134; 4. Service, 142; 5. Chugiak, 153; 6. Colony, 163; 7. Juneau-Douglas: Yadaa.at Kale, 195; 8. Kodiak, 205; 9. Thunder Mountain, 219; 10. West Valley, 269; 11. Homer, 311; 12. Wasilla, 337; 13. Soldotna, 355; 14. Lathrop, 405; 15. Palmer, 409; 16. Bethel, 449; 17. Kenai Central, 449; 18. Monroe Catholic, 457; 19. East, 471; 20. Ketchikan, 490; 21. Mountain City Christian Academy, 560; 22. Delta Junction, 591; 23. Cordova, 634; 24. North Pole, 677; 25. Dillingham, 762.
26. Bristol Bay, 767; 27. Student Wrestler Development Program, 808; 28. Hutchison, 848; 29. Galena, 858; 30. Barrow, 910.
Top 10 5-kilometer finishers
1. Robbie Annett, Gra, 16:18; 2. Fischer Adams, Pal, 16:22; 3. Simon Nelson, Gra, 16:54; 4. Blaise Boyer, Sou, 17:02; 5. Greg Fallon, Ken, 17:05; 6. Tobias Buchanan, Col, 17:08; 7. Vebjorn Flagstad, Sou, 17:10; 8. Cirdan Vonnahme, WV, 17:13; 9. Murphy Kimball, Wes, 17:21; 10. Erik Thompson, TM, 17:25.
Other peninsula finishers
42. Noble Cassidy, Sol, 18:16; 54. Johannes Bynagle, Hom, 18:26; 56. Reid Rauch, Hom, 18:31; 57. Ethan Styvar, Hom, 18:31; 61. Jai Badajos, Hom, 18:33; 68. James Innes, Sol, 18:46; 79. Jack Laker, Ken, 18:58; 82. Finnley Loop, Sol, 19:03; 85. Tom Schwartz, Sol, 19:06; 92. Ridge Conant, Sew, 19:14; 93. Elijah Jedlicki, Sol, 19:15; 95. Tait Ostrom, Hom, 19:18; 99. Wesley Johnson, Sol, 19:22; 108. Lukas Renner, Hom, 19:39; 109. Chase Laker, Ken, 19:41; 113. Levi Mickelson, Sol, 19:52; 114. Zane Tews, Ken, 19:52; 117. Ellis Lorentz, Hom, 20:03; 146. Olin Liljemark, Sew, 20:58; 164. William Roberts, Ken, 21:34; 171. Robert Carson, Ken, 21:47; 173. Joel Moss, Ken, 21:56.
A group of Homer athletes run to the front of the pack early during the boys varsity race of the George Plumley XC Invite on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, at Palmer High School in Palmer, Alaska. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman)
Soldotna’s Tania Boonstra runs with the lead pack at the George Plumley XC Invite on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, at Palmer High School in Palmer, Alaska. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman)
