These girls on the Wrangell cross country team will be attending the state tournament this weekend (left to right): Jade Balansag, Liana Carney, Adriana Larrabee, Jamie Early, Kiara Harrison, CeAirra Glaser, and Skylar Larrabee.
The Wrangell Cross Country team traveled to Ketchikan last Saturday, Sept. 28, for the Region V Championships. The regional tournament saw a total of 17 teams participate. Wrangell ran in the Division III races, and made some strong showings.
In the women's 5,000 meter run, Wrangell took third place, behind Haines in first and Petersburg in second. Of the seven Wrangell runners who participated, four achieved personal best times.
First place for Wrangell, sixth overall, was Liana Carney at 21:28.22. Second place for Wrangell, 10th overall, was Jade Balansag at 22:02.89. Third place for Wrangell, 17th overall, was Jamie Early with a personal best of 23:17.57.
Coach Drew Larrabee said that all of the girls qualified as a team to participate in the state competition.
The men's 5,000 meter run saw Wrangell take 5th place. Petersburg's cross country team took first place. Wrangell had five runners in the men's race, and three of them achieved personal bests. First place for Wrangell, 12th overall, was Ethan Blatchley who achieved a "sub-20" 5k and a personal best of 19:00.51. Second place for Wrangell, 32nd overall, was Devlin Campbell at 21:06.71. Third place for Wrangell, 36th overall, was Elias Decker with a personal best of 21:42.52. With his time and placement, Larrabee said that Blatchley also qualified for stated and that it was impressive for a freshman runner to qualify for state, as well as to run a sub-20 minute 5k.
The state tournament will take place in Anchorage this Saturday, Oct. 5.
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