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The action came fast and furious during the second week of the Cook Inlet Conference cross-country running season, and no one was faster than Service’s Alexander Maurer.
Maurer broke the 16-minute mark for the second straight week at Kincaid Park, completing the 5-kilometer course in 15 minutes, 55 seconds. He had the fastest time among runners from all eight schools.
Competition was divided into one dual meet and two three-team meets. Runners left the start line two at a time, with 10 seconds separating each pair.
Maurer ran in the final race of the day and started side-by-side with Chugiak’s Michael Earnhart, who also finished in less than 16 minutes last week.
The friendly rivalry produced a time of 16:15 from Earnhart, who was the only runner other than Maurer to finish in less than 17 minutes.
The fastest girls time of the day came from Emily Walsh of Eagle River, who ran 19:19 in the second meet, a dual between the Wolves and West High.
The West boys grabbed the first four spots in that meet, an effort led by Isaac Main in 17:40.
In the day’s first meet, Dimond runners Jared Gardiner and Delainey Zock set the pace in a three-team meet with South and Bartlett. Gardiner won the boys race by 12 seconds in 17:35, and Zock’s time of 19:29 gave her a 14-second win in the girls race.
The competitions drew a couple of hundred high school runners who competed in varsity, junior varsity and open meets.
In the West-Eagle River dual meet, some of the runners in the JV boys race were delayed by about a minute by a moose. Last week, one of the varsity boys races was restarted so officials could clear the trail of a stubborn bull moose.
Service-Chugiak-East meet
Varsity boys — 1. Alexander Maurer, Service 15:55; 2. Michael Earnhart, Chugiak 16:15; 3. Joel Power, Service 17:13; 4. Jacob Lestina, Chugiak 17:15; 5. Aaron Power, Service 17:19; 6. Michael Connelly, Chugiak 17:29; 7. Ethan Howe, East 17:47; 8. Paul Hlasny, Service 18:22; 9. Elias Soule, Service 18:33; 10. Tommy King, East 18:41; 11. Evan Rand, Service 18:56; 12. Ben Meahan, Chugiak 19:06; 13. Tate Wellman, Service 19:06; 14. Porter Blei, Chugiak 19:41; 15. Malzaiah Rubit, East 19:43; 16. Benjamin Ringsmuth, Chugiak 20:00; 17. Alex Lopez, East 20:32; 18. Eniah Boseman, East 21:04; 19. Owen Farr, Chugiak 21:38.
Varsity girls — 1. Tatum Witter, Service 20:09; 2. Nowelle Spencer, Service 20:17; 3. Campbell Peterson, Chugiak 20:17; 4. Addison Capozzi, Chugiak 20:31; 5. Meredith Schwartz, Service 20:33; 6. Emily Moore, Chugiak 20:48; 7. Skyler Belmear, Chugiak 20:50; 8. Marit Flora, Service 20:52; 9. Zoe Chang, Service 21:13; 10. Kiley Dennis, Chugiak 21:23; 11. Ruthie Richardson, Service 22:04; 12. Mina Hancock, Service 22:07; 13. Autumn Thomas, Chugiak 22:27; 14. Olivia Burrup, Chugiak 22:29; 15. Marley Ireland, East 22:54.
West-Eagle River meet
Varsity boys — 1. Isaac Main, West 17:40; 2. Murphy Kimball, West 17:54; 3. Solomon Shepherd, West 18:00; 4. Quinn Smith, West 18:01; 5. Henry Michener, Eagle River 18:05; 6. Cole Posthumus, Eagle River 18:12; 7. Noah Goltz, West 18:16; 8. Alex Carl, Eagle River 18:19; 9. Hatcher Menkens, West 18:26; 10. Joshua Penfield, Eagle River 18:38; 11. Jack Molloy, Eagle River 18:42; 12. Mark Shepherd, Eagle River 18:46; 13. Ethaniel Padilla, Eagle River 19:06.
Varsity girls — 1. Emily Walsh, Eagle River 19:19; 2. Natalie Hood, West 20:36; 3. Payton Smith, West 20:51; 4. Quincy Donley, West 21:10; 5. Claire Nelson, Eagle River 21:16; 6. Kelsey Johannes, West 21:43; 7. Ryann Dorris, West 22:03; 8. Sophia Mayers, West 22:25; 9. Sarah Bassett, Eagle River 22:28 10. Tarja Latva-Kiskola, West 22:40; 11. Amanda Michener, Eagle River 23:13; 12. Jacey Spencer, Eagle River 25:04; 13. Madison Larson, Eagle River 25:11; 14. Riley Wilson, Eagle River 25:29.
Dimond-South-Bartlett meet
Varsity boys — 1. Jared Gardiner, Dimond 17:35; 2. Kyle Fischer, South 17:47; 3. Brady Burrough, South 17:54; 4. Nicholas Prosser, Dimond 18:03; 5. Tayson McKenzie, Dimond 18:06; 6. Owen Young, South 18:06; 7. Jason Hutchinson, South 18:25; 8. Aiden Schubert, South 18:38; 9. Benjamin Fischer, South 18:39; 10. Ian Cruickshank, Dimond 18:42; 11. Max Johnsen, Dimond 18:43; 12. Carson Chadwick, Bartlett 19:35; 13. Noah Rygh, Dimond 19:35; 14. Luis Rasgado, Bartlett 19:49; 15. Blaise Boyer, South 19:50; 16. Dash Dicang, Dimond 19:51.
Varsity girls — 1. Delainey Zock, Dimond 19:29; 2. Ava Earl, South 19:43; 3. Robyn Miller, South 20:03; 4. Emily Erickson, Dimond 20:24; 5. Lucy Young, South 20:54; 6. Elizabeth Novakovich, South 21:50; 7. Nora McBride, Dimond 22:12; 8. Taya Lee, South 22:18; 9. Grianne Rogacki, South 22:21; 10. Elizabeth Page, South 22:30; 11. Maria Cvancara, Dimond 23:09; 12. Liz Engle, Dimond 23:11; 13. Sophia Cvancara, Dimond 23:36; 14. Anna Halsey, Dimond 24:03.
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