James Wood boys, girls take team titles at Central Invitational

WOODSTOCK — James Wood’s Kenzie Konyar and Ethan Pierce took first place in the girls’ and boys’ divisions, respectively, to lead the Colonels to team titles at the Central Invitational cross country meet on Saturday.

The James Wood boys won a tight race with Millbrook as the Colonels totaled 45 points to edge the Pioneers (49) by four. Warren County 126 was a distant third. Sherando (168) placed sixth and Clarke County (224) was ninth in 12-team field.

The James Wood girls (58) also edged Millbrook (73) for the top spot. Sherando (107) was fourth and Clarke County (173) placed eighth in the 10-team field.

In the boys’ event, Pierce covered the 3.1-mile course in 16 minutes, 15 seconds. Pierce was followed by Millbrook’s Brad Hambrick (16:22), Wood’s Nathan Shade (16:26.14) and Sherando’s James Harris (16:26.89). Connor Hanson (16th, 16:59) was the top finisher for Clarke County.

Konyar (19:13) held off Clarke County’s Skylar Bragg (19:19) for the girls’ individual title. Millbrook’s Angelina Guerrero (19:29) placed fifth. Molly Robinson (11th, 20:14) was the top finisher for Sherando.

Boys’ team results

1. James Wood 45, 2. Millbrook 49, 3. Warren County 126, 4. Strasburg 132, 5. Spotswood 151, 6. Sherando 168, 7. Riverheads 177, 8. Skyline 210, 9. Clarke County 224, 10. Central 235, 11. Turner Ashby 268, 12. Eastern Mennonite 369.

Local boys’ scoring runners

James Wood: Ethan Pierce (1st, 16:15), Nathan Shade (3rd, 16:26.14), Joshua Arce (9th, 16:34.62), Nathaniel Woshner (13th, 16:58), Dalton Krossman (19th, 17:09).

Millbrook: Brad Hambrick (2nd, 16:22), John Pullen (7th, 16:32), Dylan Wallace (11th, 16:48), Justin Sharp (12th, 16:55), Silas Schroer (17th, 17:02).

Sherando: James Harris (4th, 16:26.89), Ty Waits (10th, 16:46), Lucas Williams (47th, 18:58), Adam Brown (52nd, 19:18), David Berry (81st, 20:45.30)

Clarke County: Connor Hanson (16th, 16:59.94), Joshua Hinton (38th, 18:36), Daniel Lai (63rd, 19:48), Asa Hinton (68th, 20:14), Carlos Santos (75th, 20:29).

Girls’ team results

1. James Wood 58, 2. Millbrook 73, 3. Warren County 100, 4. Sherando 107, 5. Central 135, 6. Turner Ashby 154, 7. Skyline 159, 8. Clarke County 173, 9.Strasburg 233, 10. Riverheads 262.

Local girls’ scoring runners

James Wood: Kenzie Konyar (1st, 19:13), Elena Farinholt (7th, 19:58), Haley Witt (14th, 20:31), Lauren Beatty (17th, 20:52), Shannon Mulvaney (21st, 21:10).

Millbrook: Angelina Guerrero (5th, 19:29), Madison Smith (6th, 19:51), Katie Borland (15th, 20:48), Cailey Johnson (24th, 21:28), Rebecca Edlich (27th, 21:38).

Sherando: Molly Robinson (11th, 20:14), Olivia Couillard (12th, 20:15.28), Emily Petsko (25th, 21:34), Camryn Ubert (31st, 21:48), Leah Wernecke (37th, 22:17).

Clarke County: Skylar Bragg (2nd, 19:19), Sydney Jacobson (34th, 22:04.27), Kateri Thorne (50th, 23:29), Ryleigh Webster (56th, 24:00), Maeve Lyman (60th, 24:13).