Cross country running

Ostrander and Knotek earn Gatorade awards for cross country

Kenai's Allie Ostrander and Seward's Miles Knotek were each named Alaska's Gatorade cross-country runner of the year, becoming the first athletes from their respective schools to win the award.

Knotek, Michaelson post fastest times at Klondike 5k

Miles Knotek was the fastest among males and Audrey Michaelson topped the females at the USA Track and Field Alaska Klondike Advertising state championships Wednesday.

State Cross-country Running Results

Runners' times, team scores

Girls favorite, 2 others leave the meet in an ambulance

As she vomited for the third time after winning a state cross-country championship Saturday, Grace Christian sophomore Elle Arnold, bent over at the waist, one hand clutching her ponytail to keep it out of harm's way, turned her head and gave an apologetic smile. "It's not a pretty sport," she said.

Video: Allie Ostrander crosses the finish line after collapsing

Photos: State cross-country championships

HIGH SCHOOL X-C RUNNING

Chip-timing confusion cleared up

After a less-than-impressive debut, chip timing returns to the state cross-country championships today on the running trails at Bartlett High.

HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY

Service boys easily win fifth straight CIC cross-country crown

Asked what kind of statement the Service Cougars delivered Saturday by cruising to a fifth straight Cook Inlet Conference cross country championship, Max Romey showed he's almost as quick with a joke as he is on the running trails.

Photos: CIC Cross Country Championships

HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY

Grace Christian runners sweep 1-2-3A

Led by Elle Arnold's victory in the girls race, Grace Christian dominated the Class 1-2-3A cross-country championships Saturday in Palmer by sweeping the team titles.

HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY

Eagles sweep Wolves in cross country

The West boys and girls cross country running teams each earned victories over Eagle River in a Cook Inlet Conference dual meet Friday on the Eagle River High trails.

Heart procedure no deterrent for Lynx runner

Amelia Hennessy was a little girl, maybe about 5, when her heart first went haywire and started beating like crazy. "I feel like my heart is going to come out of my chest," she remembers telling her parents. More than 10 years later, after being part of two cross-country state championships, and undergoing a mid-season surgical procedure, she's now running for her third-straight state title.

Photos: Amelia Hennessy

HIGH SCHOOL X-C RUNNING

East, South split cross-country running meet

The East High and South High cross-country running teams split a dual meet at Russian Jack Springs Park on Friday, with East's boys taking a narrow victory and South's girls winning handily.

HIGH SCHOOL X-C RUNNING

Seward runners strong at cross-country tri-meet

Seward made some noise Friday at a tri-meet with Chugiak and Bartlett, capturing first and third place in the boys race and third and fourth in the girls race.

Photos: Dimond v. Service XC Running

Ostrander rolls at Palmer Invitational cross-country meet

Kenai freshman Allie Ostrander, the latest in a long line of first-year high school girls to flourish in cross-country running, delivered another impressive performance Saturday.

HIGH SCHOOL X-C RUNNING

Kenai's Ostrander, Seward's Knotek win

Kenai's Allie Ostrander posted the top girls time and Seward's Miles Knotek was the fastest boy in the three-kilometer races Friday at the Anchorage Christian Schools Class Challenge at Cheney Lake.

Photos: ACS X-C Running Meet

Northey, Romey lead Cook Inlet Cup cross-country

Service's Jeanette Northey and Max Romey lead the girls' and boys' point standings, respectively, in the Cook Inlet Cup for local high school cross-country runners.

HIGH SCHOOL X-C RUNNING

West girls, Service boys win

The West girls and the Service boys took top honors at the Cook Inlet Conference cross country running meet at Kincaid Park on Friday.

West girls, Dimond boys are bucket holders

The Dimond boys and the West girls won the Steel Bucket Cup cross-country race, a battle between four-person relay teams from the two schools at Valley of the Moon Park on Tuesday.

Photos: Steel Bucket races

Skyview Invitational cross-country results corrected

A timing error caused some team scores from Saturday's Skyview Invitational high school cross-country running meet to be incorrectly totaled, so here are the corrected team scores for a meet won by the West girls and Service boys.

Kenai's Ostrander crushes field at cross-country meet

Allie Ostrander of Kenai made a statement at Saturday's Skyview Invitational, asserting herself as one of the state's premier runners by blowing away a field that included last year's state runnerup.

Reacquainting their legs in first big cross-country race

Saturday was get-to-know-me day at Bartlett High, where more than 700 runners from 25 high schools gathered for the first big cross country race of the season.

Photos: Bartlett Invitational Cross-country Meet

Fox wins by a hair at Homer Invitational cross country meet

Fox Michaud of Kenai won a three-way sprint finish Saturday to win the boys race at the Homer Invitational cross country meet.

Kodiak wins Twilight cross-country meet

Kodiak's Cole Christiansen led all runners at the Twilight Cross Country Running Meet at Colony High on Tuesday, winning the boys division of the 2.4-kilometer race in 8 minutes, 9 seconds and helping the Bears claim the top team honors.