James Wood sweeps invitational

ROMNEY, W.Va. — James Wood's boys' and girls' teams cruised to easy team victories on Saturday at the Hampshire Invitational.

Nathaniel Woshner's third-place finish (17 minutes, 42.1 seconds) led the Colonels to the boys' title in a 12-team field. James Wood, whose five scorers placed in the Top 11, totaled 40 points to easily outdistance second-place Jefferson (70).

Elena Farinholt (21:40.7) placed fourth to lead the James Wood girls, who had five runners finish in the Top 18. The Colonels (44) won handily over second-place Hampshire (99) in the 11-team field.

James Wood boys' finishers: 3. Woshner 17:42.1; 7. Nathan Shade 18:01.3; 9. Chris White 18:13.1; 10. Liam McDonald 18:13.6; 11. Ethan Bowman 18:15.1.

James Wood girls' results: 4. Farinholt 21:40.7; Quetzali Angel-Perez 21:48.1; 12. Audrey Sandy 22:29.8; 13. Isabella Newman 22:31.9; 18. Brooke Sandy 22:53.5.

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