Middle School Cross Country 2011-10-05 at City Beach

The Oak Harbor United middle school cross country team was at home Wednesday for the first time in at least two years with a meet at City Beach Park, hosting LaVenture, Anacortes and Mt. Baker Middle Schools.

The 7th grade girls race was first and the Wildcats dominated. Kaitlyn Chelberg was first on the 1.5 mile course in a time of 9:22. Right behind her was Carolynn Wicker in 9:26. Lauryn Boekle and Erica Sugatan were 6th and 7th, and Emma Lerch and Gabrielle Chavez were 9th and 10th to round out the top 10 finishers. Also running were Karissa Cashen, Maegan Gore, Malia Anliker, Christina Ferris, Sarah Gartley, Aujuna Frye, Julia Hebert and Jennifer Hebert.

73 7th grade girls photos are posted HERE.

The top OH finisher in the boys 7th grade race was Kelly Holt, finishing in 4th place in a time of 9:47. Kegan Snell was 5th, just 12 seconds later. Also running were Michael Husman, Lucas Nickelson, Brett Caveness, and William Neckelson

36 photos of the 7th grade boys are HERE.

Oak Harbor again took the top 2 spots in the girls 8th grade race. Mariel Empinado was first in 9:30 and Suzanna Kaltenbach was second in 9:59. Other top 10 finishers were Emily Miesle, Ayla Muller, AnnaBelle Whitefoot, Sarah Dodge, Carly Hall, Zoeanne Bassett, and Caitlyn Dodge. Other runners were Geslyne Barreta, Olivia Tharaikill, Rosego Mooki, Mily Larsen, Jackelyn Garcia, Angelique Guina and Chloe Aebersold.

8th grade girls photos are HERE.

Finally the 8th grade boys. Logan Clark was second for Wildcat United in 8:42 and Garrett Haugen was 4th in 9:10. Matt Molitor, Sam Venditti, Orien Altman, Nathan Larsen, Garrett Stahl, Jared Hunt, Isaac DeLeon, Casey Quijano, Dominic Jones and Justin Cress also ran for the team.

The 8th grade boys photos are HERE.

Next week the team travels to Anacortes then are at home again at City Beach on October 20th. The first race started at 3:30 and it's free for everyone. Come cheer on your favorite.