James Wood girls capture district cross country mini meet

STEPHENS CITY — The defending Class 4 Northwestern District champion James Wood girls opened the cross country season by winning Wednesday’s district mini meet at Sherando.

The Colonels had five runners place 10th through 14th and scored 55 points to edge out runner-up Fauquier (59). Sherando was third with 61 points, Kettle Run was fourth with 78 and Handley placed fifth with 95.

Millbrook and Liberty did not compete in the varsity race, which was won individually by defending district champion Cassidy Scott (20 minutes, 43.2 seconds over 3.1 miles). The Fauquier junior won by 47 seconds.

Led by individual champion Owen Mullins (18:16.8 to win by 12 seconds), Kettle Run won the boys’ meet with 41 points. Handley was second (69) and the Judges were followed by Liberty (72), Fauquier (74), James Wood (117) and Sherando (123). Millbrook did not qualify for the team standings.

James Wood girls’ scorers: 10. Quetzali Angel-Perez 23:31.7; 11. Jocelyn Kluge 23:31.9; 12. Kate Konyar 23:31.9; 13. Lillian Lovelace 23:31.9; 14. Sarah Moss 23:35.4.

Sherando girls’ scorers: 2. Emma Ahrens 21:30.8; 3. Eva Winston 21:48.2; 9. Cassidy Crittenden 23:27.4, 24. Addy Wallin 25:06.6; 26. Ryleigh Combs 25:21.6.

Handley girls’ scorers: 7. Stephanie Truban 23:09.5; 18. Mia Kern 24:10.3; 23. Ella Warren 25:03.9; 25. Ellie Bessette 25:06.7; 27. Bella Balio 25:27.

Handley boys’ scorers: 2. Max Ware 18:28.1; 9. Elliot Redcay 19:48.6; 10. Skip Dickson 19:48.8; 25, Will Thomas 20:46.2; 29. Finn Slaughter 20:53.9.

James Wood boys’ scorers: 22. Thomas Newman 20:41.5; 23. Landon Burdock 20:41.6; 24. Samuel Jackson 20:41.9; 28. Tyler Dewarf 20:53.4; 30. Colton Staneart 21:02.7.

Sherando boys’ scorers: 7. Ben Freilich 19:35.9; 17. Chris Walsh 20:32.4; 36. Jed Bell 21:53.7; 37. Brock Smith 21:53.8; 38. Adrian Banks 22:01.4.

Millbrook boys’ runners: 6. Caden Treiber 19:24.7; 15. Trevor Lloyd 20:25.43; 32. Colin Stephanites 21:20.8.