Boys cross country team finishes third in Juneau

The Wrangell High School boys cross country team ran into a third-place finish last Saturday in Juneau at the Capital City Invitational.

Eight runners made up the group, with sophomore Daniel Harrison leading his team, finishing fifth out of 143 competitors. The team finished behind Sitka (first place) and Juneau-Douglas (second place).

Harrison finished with a time of 16:59.27. Senior Ethan Blatchley finished 11th at 17:48.17; senior Devlyn Campbell finished 12th at 17:49.11; freshman Boomchain Loucks finished 14th at 17:50.92; senior Elias Decker finished 19th at 18:06.89; freshman Ian Nelson finished 35th at 19:07.61; freshman Jackson Powers finished 52nd at 19:46.99; and sophomore Maxwell Lloyd finished 116th at 24:48.74.

The girls team of Mia Wiederspohn and Miranda Ridgeway did not compete.

The Wrangell team is scheduled to travel on Saturday to Sitka for regionals.