Boyer leads Cougars / Middle school cross country

North Whidbey’s Addisen Boyer won the seventh-grade girls race at a three-school middle school cross country meet Wednesday, Sept. 18, at Fort Nugent Park.

Boyer’s win highlighted the efforts of Cougar runners who took part in seventh- and eighth-grade races for girls and boys against Anacortes and Burlington-Edison.

Team scores were not provided.

The best finishes by North Whidbey runners in the other races were recorded by Ethan Bazar, second in the seventh-grade boys race; Carly VanGiesen, second in the eighth-grade girls race; and Aaron French, fourth in the eighth-grade boys race.

North Whidbey results

Seventh-grade girls (21 runners): 1, Addisen Boyer, 10:01; 4, Sidni French, 10:57; 5, Karen Salinger, 11:07; 6, Morgan Partridge, 11:22; 7, Lilly Norman, 11:23; 8, Adyson Morales, 11:25; 10, Chloe Parker, 11:46; 11, Addison Nations, 11:59; 13, Aleyah Bridgeman, 12:24; 14, Hannah Bassett, 12:25; 15, Maya Shoosmith, 12:35; 17, Amira Steele, 13:42; 18, Cadence Smith, 14:09; 20, Tiayanna Gibson, 18:27; 21, Piper McMahan, 18:37.

Seventh-grade boys (37): 2. Ethan Bazar, 9:28; 6, Cayden Hartman, 10:13; 8, Dylan Comly, 10:42; 10, Lucas Gruenwald, 10:56; 14, Tristan Guy, 11:12; 15, David Valencia, 11:28; 16, John Santrain, 11:37; 17, Owen Woodworth, 11:39; 22, Ethan Riker, 12:06; 25, Gerald Jackson, 12:24; 26, Tate Allen, 12:52; 27, Andrew Stach, 13:16; 31, Brayden Burn, 14:49; 32, Saxon Gluth, 15:11; 33, Curtis Brown, 15:12; 34, Jack Rodeck, 15:50; 36, Brendan Brown, 18:11; 37, Conor Cloutier, 22:08.

Eighth-grade girls (21): 2, Carly VanGiesen, 9:55; 4, Ella Bishop, 10:12; 10, Claire Paul, 11:15; 12, Cayla Turner, 11:51; 13, Destiny Neal, 12:03; 16, Carliee Meadows, 12:07; 20, Sadie Marriott, 14:28.

Eighth-grade boys (34): 4, Aaron French, 9:09; 8, Alex Jenkins, 9:25; 9, Jameson O’Hara, 9:27; 10, Jeroam Wood-Pina, 9:35; 11, Carter Parker, 9:35; 14, Jacob Figarelle, 9:47; 16, Jackson Wesley, 9:51; 17, Jefferey Romeus, 10:38; 19, Emmanuel Galvan, 10:43; 23, Logan Wyer, 11:05; 25, Demetrius Ashcroft, 11:36; 26, Tayshaun Bulthuis, 11:40; 29, Joshua Haynes, 12:36; 30, Peter Ralston, 14:07; 31, Caden Guy, 14:51; 32, Theron Hull-Walton, 14:42; 33, Grey Morris, 15:56; 34, Luke Roberts, 15:51.

Aaron French. (Photo by John Fisken)

Aaron French. (Photo by John Fisken)

Ethan Bazar, left.(Photo by John Fisken)

Ethan Bazar, left. (Photo by John Fisken)

Carly VanGiesen.(Photo by John Fisken)

Carly VanGiesen. (Photo by John Fisken)

Conor Cloutier.(Photo by John Fisken)

Conor Cloutier. (Photo by John Fisken)