Wildcats open season at Sehome Invitational | Cross country

The Oak Harbor High School senior boys placed second in their division of the Sehome Invitational at Bellingham’s Civic Stadium Saturday, Sept. 10, to lead the Wildcats in their cross country season opener.

By Jim Waller • September 12, 2016 1:45 pm

The Oak Harbor High School senior boys placed second in their division of the Sehome Invitational at Bellingham’s Civic Stadium Saturday, Sept. 10, to lead the Wildcats in their cross country season opener.

In all, 30 schools and 946 individuals took part in the meet.

The meet was divided into races for each class as well as a junior varsity division for the boys. Teams needed at least five individuals in a division to earn a team score in that class.

In those divisions Oak Harbor entered at least five runners, the Wildcats placed second in senior boys, third in junior boys and ninth in freshman boys.

The best individual effort for the Wildcat boys was logged by Benjamin Gasper (10:49), who placed sixth in the junior boys race over the two-mile course.

Alexis Smith (12:59) paced the Wildcat girls, placing fifth in the sophomore girls race.

Oak Harbor will join Mount Vernon and Glacier Peak at 3:45 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, at Skagit Valley College for the next meet.

Oak Harbor results at the Sehome Invitational:

Senior boys (92 runners): 43, Kegan Snell, 11:56; 48, Wyatt Pauley, 12:13; 58, Miguel Guzman, 12:25; 66, Cameron Costner, 12:36; 75, Seth Gluth, 13:33; 87, Daniel Gibson, 14:14; 88, Lucas Nicholson, 14:14; 89, William Nicholson, 14:18.

Senior girls (79): 22, Natalie Merrill, 14:07; 23, Laura Rodeheffer, 14:11; 29, Kaitlyn Chelberg, 14:51; 37, Tamia Rios, 15:22.

Junior boys (123): 6, Ben Gasper, 10:49; 15, Michael Lym, 11:01; 17, Tyler Grehan, 11:08; 18, Jack Hucko, 11:09; 70, Chris Brooks, 12:23; 104, Dillon Sanchez, 13:40; 114, Kurt Husler, 14:06; 120, Joey Ledgerwood, 14:48.

Junior girls (97): 59, Alora Caillier, 16:02; 67, Riley Bordan, 16:35; 71, Megan Keating, 16:53.

Sophomore boys (107): 21, Joseph Ralston, 11:30; 73, Joey Vangorder, 13:18; 78, Joshua Stone, 13:33.

Sophomore girls (92): 5, Alexis Smith, 12:59; 55, Stephany Florez, 16:56; 56, Brenna Rothman, 17; 63, Sophia Mischke, 17:38.

Freshman boys (98): 18, Nick Krantz, 12:03; 29, Peyton Horn, 12:27; 79, John Pope, 14:04; 92, Hayden Miesle, 14:44; 93, Trenton Fisher, 14:50; 97, Mason Fields, 15:18; 98, Andrew Lof, 15:25.

Freshman girls (85): 8, Megan Smith, 14; 66, Gracie Upchurch, 17:54; 81, Ashley Berry, 22.

JV boys (173): 156, Luke Turner, 16:57.