Led by a strong effort from its seventh-grade boys, the North Whidbey Middle School cross country team won a three-school meet at Fort Nugent Park Wednesday, Sept. 26.
The Cougars captured the meet with 133 points, followed by Burlington-Edison (172) and Cascade of Sedro-Woolley (252).
North Whidbey’s Jameson O’Hara won the seventh-grade boys race as the Cougars placed seven in the top eight.
Cougar Carly VanGiesen finished first in the seventh-grade girls race.
North Whidbey results (top-10 Cougars)
Seventh-grade boys (37 runners): 1, Jameson O’Hara, 9:50; 3, Jackson Wesley, 10:18; 4, Alex Jenkins, 10:19; 5, Jacob Figarelle, 10:27; 6, Joshua Trigg, 10:33; 7, Tyler Leonard, 10:42; 8, Lucas Brown, 10:53; 10, Troy Washington, 11:10.21; 12, London Vandergrifft, 11:18; 14, Jeroam Wood-Pina, 11:24.81.
Seventh-grade girls (33): 1, Carly VanGiesen, 10:15; 4, Ella Bishop, 10:55; 8, Claire Paul, 11:21; 10, Kayla Bodenhafer, 11:53; 12, Brianna Richard, 11:55.72; 14, Marley Breanne, 12:15; 16, Lola Chargualaf, 12:50; 17, Iliyana Roldan, 12:51; 18, Cayla Turner, 13:14; 19, Faith Nowicki, 13:18.
Eighth-grade boys (38): 3, Avi Salinger, 9:07; 4, Michael Abunimeh, 9:24; 7, Jacob Pearson, 9:45; 10, Miles Erikson, 9:57; 12, Kayden Frazier, 10:01; 16, Kyle Eckles, 10:20; 20, Taryn Hardy, 10:40; 25, Dennik Kloewer, 11:56; 27, Ian Ramos, 12:25; 30, Jeff Hogarth, 13:31.
Eighth-grade girls (25): 4, Sydney Lupien, 10:52; 7, Adrienne Root, 11:02; 9, Alexia Sanchez, 11:34; 10, Lexius Neman, 11:45; 13, Payton Seith, 12:12; 15, Milaina Sounders, 12:26.
North Whidbey’s top seventh-grade boy: Jameson O’Hara, first place. (Photo by John Fisken)
North Whidbey’s top seventh-grade girls: Carly VanGiesen, first place. (Photo by John Fisken)
North Whidbey’s top eighth-grade girls: Sydney Lupien, fourth place. (Photo by John Fisken)
The North Whidbey seventh-grade girls (red shirts) head out on the course. (Photo by John Fisken)
North Whidbey’s top eighth-grade boy: Avi Salinger, third place. (Photo by John Fisken)
The Cougar eighth-grade boys (red shirts) begin Wednesday’s race at Fort Nugent Park. (Photo by John Fisken)
