LAKEWOOD — Port Angeles’ Lauren Larson set a school record in the 5,000-meter cross-country, coming in second out of 275 runners at the Nike Hole in the Wall XC Invitational.
Larson’s time of 18 minutes, 44.3 seconds broke a record set last year by Gracie Long. Larson was beaten only by a runner from El Segundo High School in Southern California.
Kynzie DeLeon also had a solid race, coming in fourth with a time of 18:57.3. That was the third-fastest time in Port Angeles High School history.
Out of 40 teams at Saturday’s event, the Roughriders came in seventh, beating a number of 3A and 4A schools. The Riders had a total of seven runners — Larson, DeLeon, Kathryn Guttormsen, Ella Holland, Kaylee Helgeson, Emma Weaver and Jenna McGoff — come in the top 150 runners in the race.
For the boys, Thomas Shaw had the best time at 17:00.1, finishing 39th out of 371 runners.
Gabriel Long had a solid race, coming in 73rd with a time of 17:24.9. The Port Angeles boys had five runners — Shaw, Long, Cameron Butler, Adam Borde and Joshua Gavin — in the top 154 competitors and finished 15th out of 53 teams at the race.
The Port Angeles cross-country team will next run at a meet with North Kitsap and Olympic at Olympic on Wednesday.
Nike Hole in the Wall
Port Angeles Results
Boys
Thomas Shaw, 39th, 17:00.1; Gabriel Long, 73rd, 17:24.9; Cameron Butler, 116th, 17:44.7; Adam Borde, 149th, 17:57.5; Joshua Gavin, 154th, 18:01.3; Lucas Gavin, 231st, 18:36.8; Logan Tyson, 254th, 18:46.0.
Girls
Lauren Larson, second, 18:44.3; Kynzie DeLeon, fourth, 18:57.3; Kathryn Guttormsen, 11th, 21:39.2; Kaylee Helgeson, 124th, 21:52.6; Ella Holland, 127th, 21:55.5; Emma Weaver, 146th, 22:19.1; Jenna McGoff, 149th, 22:20.6.
Port Townsend at Bill Kehoe Invite
LACEY — The Port Townsend boys finished eighth out of 22 teams at the Bill Kehoe South South Invitational, led by Nathan Cantrell, who finished eighth out of 163 runners with a time of 16:26.5.
Cantrell’s teammate Gabe Petrick finished 26th with a time of 17:00.3 while Seamus Fraser finished 47th with a time of 17:43.5 and Kincaid Gould was 61st with a time of 17:58.8 as the Redhawks got four runners in the top 61.
Rachel Matthes came in 12th out of 147 girls with a time of 20:27.8, while Anika Avelino came in 23rd with the time of 21:05.0. They were the only two Redhawk girls running in the race.
Port Townsend at Bill Kehoe Invite
St. Martin’s College, Lacey
Port Townsend results
Boys
1. 11 Nathan Cantrell, eighth, 16:26.5; Gabe Petrick, 26th, 17:00.3; Seamus Fraser, 47th, 17:43.5; Kincaid Gould, 61st, 17:58.8; Carter Swartout, 109th, 19:03.1; Silas DeWyse, 116th, 19:21.8.
