The upperclassmen had the upper hand Friday at the ACS Class Challenge, which drew runners from more than 20 high schools for a cross country race around Cheney Lake.

The race was split into two divisions -- one for freshmen and sophomores, the other for juniors and seniors.

And in both the boys and the girls competition, the fastest times were registered by upperclassmen.

Noah Ripley, a junior from Wasilla, set the pace for boys in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10 minutes, 12.9 seconds. He nipped Brett Chase, a senior from Seward, by 1.1 seconds in the junior-senior race and was about 25 seconds faster than Miles Knotek, a sophomore from Seward whose time of 10:37.30 won the freshman-sophomore race.

Kailey Wilson, a junior from Kenny Lake, dominated the girls competition by winning in 11:36.

The second-fastest time came from Wasilla's Jenna Ford, who won the freshman-sophomore race in 12:01.3. Third place overall went to Mariah Applegate, a junior from Grace Christian who clocked 12:10.4.

The race attracted hundreds of runners from around the state who are in the Anchorage area for a pair of big meets today -- the Dimond Lynx Invitational at Kincaid Park and the Palmer Invitational at Palmer High.

ACS Class Challenge

3,000 meters

Top 30 invididuals

9-10 grade boys

1) Miles Knotek, Seward, 10:37.30; 2) Fox Machaud, Kenai, 10:45.80; 3) Anthony Keller, Wasilla, 10:46.10; 4) Arlen Mossgrove, Glennallen, 10:59.10; 5) Jo Bukowski, Chevak, 11:03.20; 6) Matthew Moore, Seward, 11:04.30; 7) Elliot Hoffman, Bethel, 11:04.80; 8) Micah Hilbish, Skyview, 11:05.30; 9) Austin Monzon, ACS, 11:08.90; 10) Sam Janorschke, Skyview, 11:09.60; 11) Keefe McIntosh, Valdez, 11:14.00; 12) Josh Thomas, Grace, 11:14.40; 13) Joseph Gilmore, North Pole, 11:15.00; 14) Marcos Rubio, Hutchison, 11:16.60; 15) Daniel Serventi, Grace, 11:17.70; 16) Dillon Jensen, Soldotna, 11:18.60; 17) Nathan Machacek, ACS, 11:20.40; 18) Frew Winkle, Grace, 11:24.60; 19) Connor Mccarron, Homer, 11:26.80; 20) Joshua Hamberger, Cordova, 11:27.00; 21) Jessi Klejka, Bethel, 11:28.20; 22) Josh VanTrease, Homer, 11:29.00; 23) Luke Michael, Soldotna, 11:30.00; 24) Hans Karlberg, Grace, 11:31.00; 25) Dylan Korta, Galena, 11:32.00; 26) Andrew Cooley, Wasilla, 11:33.00; 27) Ben Americus, Cordova, 11:35.30; 28) Garren Lucas, Skyview, 11:43.60; 29) Dylan Faulkner, Homer, 11:44.00; 30) Richard Abbott, Wasilla, 11:44.40.

9-10 grade girls

1) Jenna Ford, Wasilla, 12:01.30; 2) Hope Steffensen, Kenai, 12:12.30; 3) Mariah Burroughs, Wasilla, 12:12.70; 4) Elle Arnold, Grace, 12:20.20; 5) Mandi Ringgenberg, Wasilla, 12:22.80; 6) Tessa Wygant, Kenny Lake, 12:50.00; 7) Kendall Maslen, Glennallen, 13:03.40; 8) Elizabeth Burt, ACS, 13:13.20; 9) Isabel Barnwell, Seward, 13:13.60; 10) Freya Chay, Kenai, 13:30.90; 11) Ashlynn Hebert, North Pole, 13:43.70; 12) Annalise Heer, Grace, 13:46.10; 13) Laura Dyer, Seward, 13:46.90; 14) Sarah Heer, Grace,. 13:50.90; 15) Emily Merioles, Valdez, 13:54.20; 16) Sasha Thompson, Kenai, 13:58.50; 17) Maria McLaughlin, Grace, 13:59.50; 18) Nicole Jimmie, Bethel, 14:02.70; 19) Stephanie Nelson, Barrow, 14:15.20; 20) Chelsea Springer, Kenai, 14:18.60; 21) Emmie VanWyhe, Kenny Lake, 14:20.90; 22) Brittany Stallings, Hutchison, 14:59.40; 23) Leah Sandahl, Kenai, 15:00.50; 24) Maya Tsao-Wu, Grace, 15:00.90; 25) Shannon McNamara, Grace, 15:01.40; 26) Alaina Bankston, Barrow, 15:03.90; 27) Katie Pritchett, North Pole, 15:04.90; 28) Neeka Erchinger, Seward, 15:07.30; 29) Molly Foster, Grace, 15:08.80; 30) Juliet Bramante, Soldotna, 15:10.40.

11-12 grade boys

1) Noah Ripley, Wasilla, 10:12.90; 2) Brett Chase, Seward, 10:14.00; 3) Joseph Dillon, Grace, 10:16.80; 4) John Weber, Grace, 10:22.00; 5) John Klein, Grace, 10:22.20; 6) Gavin DeWilde, North Pole, 10:29.00; 7) Austin Gillespie, Seward, 10:30.40; 8) Josh Pahkala, Wasilla, 10:33.00; 9) Quinton Metcalf, Grace, 10:33.40; 10) Daniel Rozak, Skyview, 10:36.40; 11) Andrew Mole, Kenai, 10:40.70; 12) Travis Semmens, Kenai, 10:41.50; 13) Simon Fischer, Wasilla, 10:43.10; 14) Sebastian Strickland, Nikiski, 10:43.30; 15) Bud Sparks, Skyview, 10:43.50; 16) Andrew Buchanan, Seward, 10:45.40; 17) James Watkins, Kenai, 10:46.30; 18) Stephen Stooksbury, ACS, 10:47.20; 19) Keith Thompson, Wasilla, 10:49.00; 20) Michael Johnston, Wasilla, 10:50.40; 21) Jeremiah Klejka, Bethel, 10:52.50; 22) Evan Atchley, Kenai, 10:54.00; 23) Dan Adickes, Homer, 11:04.00; 24) Joseph Lui, Bethel, 11:05.00; 25) Brayden Holt, Skyview, 11:06.10; 26) Josh Sutherland, Glennallen, 11:06.60; 27) Alex Springer, Kenai, 11:07.00; 28) Daniel Tedrick, ACS, 11:08.00; 29) Seth O"Brien, Bethel, 11:09.50; 30) Keenan Prochazka, Seward, 11:09.70.

11-12 girls

1) Kailey Wilson, Kenny Lake, 11:36.00; 2) Mariah Applegate, Grace, 12:10.40; 3) Kelly Schmitz, North Pole, 12:21.60; 4) Melanie Smith, Soldotna, 12:32.20; 5) Hannah Hutchinson, Skyview, 12:38.70; 6) Leisha Anderson, ACS, 12:44.00; 7) Morgan Dampier, Wasilla, 12:45.60; 8) Michelle Klaben, Kenai, 12:48.20; 9) Maranda Merkes, Soldotna, 12:52.70; 10) BethAnne Davis, Grace, 12:53.00; 11) Kristina Atherton, Seward, 12:56.40; 12) Mickey Murtiff, Eielson, 12:59.40; 13) Mackenzie Barnwell, Seward, 13:02.30; 14) Jessica Pahkala, Wasilla, 13:05.30; 15) Alice Strick, Wasilla, 13:11.00; 16) Jenna Buchanan, GCSD, 13:15.00; 17) Cori Schleich, Wasilla, 13:16.90; 18) Mandi Wright, Wasilla, 13:28.20; 19) Chelsey Beans-Polk, Bethel, 13:31.40; 20) Rylee DeVito, Kenai, 13:38.60; 21) Betsy Winkle, Grace, 13:45.10; 22) Kelley Sefton, Seward, 13:52.80; 23) Chelsea Winter, Skyview, 13:53.60; 24) Carolyn Kiefer, 13:55.20; 25) Eniana Pellumbi, Bethel, 14:01.20; 26) Darilyn Nelson, Kotzebue, 14:04.70; 27) Christina McElwee, Bethel, 14:09.00; 28) Noelle Schmitter-Schrier, Kenai, 14:13.80; 29) Cecily Settle, GCSD, 14:16.00; 30) Jamie Erlich, Kotzebue, 14:19.50.