Running in its only home meet of the year, the Oak Harbor High School cross country team earned its best results of the season.
The Wildcats produced the top two individual finishers in both the varsity boys and girls races, and the boys finished first and the girls second in the four-team meet at Windjammer Park Thursday, Oct. 2.
The Oak Harbor boys tallied 33 points, and Mountlake Terrace pulled out a close battle for second with 57 points, edging Stanwood (59) and Everett (61).
Mountlake Terrace runners finished fifth through ninth in the girls race to score 35 points, five better than Oak Harbor. Stanwood followed with 55; Everett trailed at 111.
Wildcat John Rodeheffer zipped through the 2.8-mile course in 15:12, and teammate Sebastian Ceaser was next at 16:08.
In the girls race, Jonalynn Horn won by nearly a minute and a half in 17:40. Laura Rodeheffer, John’s sophomore sister, finished second in 19:05.
Oak Harbor’s Tyler Grehan won the junior varsity boys race in 17:50, giving the Wildcats a sweep of the individual honors. There was no JV girls race.
Next for Oak Harbor is a five-team meet at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, at Jackson High School with Edmonds-Woodway, Meadowdale and Everett.
Oak Harbor results at Windjammer Park:
Boys varsity: 1, John Rodeheffer, 15:12; 2, Sebastian Ceaser, 16:08; 7, Miguel Guzman, 16:38; 11, Logan Clark, 16:41; 12, Jake Hucko, 16:42; 16, Matthew Nortier, 17:07; 17, Joe Gorman, 17:08; 23, Wyatt Pauley, 17:18; 24, Michael Lym, 17:18.
Girls: 1, Jonalynn Horn, 17:40; 2, Laura Rodeheffer, 19:05; 11, Carolynn Wicker, 19:43; 12, Olivia Flack, 19:44; 14, Emma Lerch, 20:21; 17, Megan Keating, 20:41; 19, Tamia Rios, 20:58; 22, Elyssa Nortier, 21:11; 25, Jessica Hollins, 21:30; 32, Meredith Bain, 22:32; 38, Chloe Levell, 24:02; 39, Carly Crowther, 24:11; 43, Alana Austin, 24:34; 50, Emma Wezeman, 25:40; 52, Megan Peek, 27:33.
JV boys: 1, Tyler Grehan, 17:50; 5, Garrett Stahl, 18:16; 6, Ryan Vasileff, 18:22; 9, Cooper Treadwell, 18:42; 10, Scot Erickson, 18:47; 11, Nathan Larson, 18:48; 14, Benjamin Gasper, 19:03; 21, Joe Gilham, 19:46; 24, Derek Volk, 20; 27, Ryan Rebalkin, 20:31; 35, Joshua Margraf, 21:05; 37, Thomas O’Brien, 21:16; 39, Alex Berry, 21:29; 42, William Nicholson, 21:53; 43, Kurt Huscer, 21:58; 45, Casey Towsley, 22:07; 46, Ben Bozeman, 22:07; 47, Joey Ledgerwood, 22:14; 50, Lucas Nicholson, 24:03; 51, Travis Wagnar, 24:04; 54, Daniel Gibson, 25.
