Runners from four high schools converged on Battle Point Park recently for the Bainbridge High School cross country team’s sole home meet of the season, which saw stellar showings from many runners, local and guest alike.
BHS hosted visitors from Cleveland, Franklin and Garfield for the massive meet, which saw a fleet-footed flock of girls, and an especially massive pack of boys, turn out to run the 5,000-meter course, a deceptively challenging hilly and winding track, according to event officials.
It was the first and only home meet on the Spartan squad’s season calendar.
Among the women, the top finisher was Garfield’s Hannelore Schreder Peters, a junior, who completed the course in 20:13.
The best from Bainbridge was junior Cassidy Parr, who took fifth place overall, finishing in 21:40.40.
The next best Spartan was junior Cora Cole, in 13th place, with a final time of 22:37.70. Two sister Spartans nipped her heels: freshman Lena Wood (14th, 22:38.60) and junior Zoe Lim (15th, 22:40.00).
Best of the many, many men competing last week was Franklin senior Mapenzi Kinege (16:40.10).
The top Spartan was sophomore Alexander Miller, in fourth place (17:28.50).
BHS senior Reuben Allen took seventh (17:47.40), and sophomore Peter Mace Korytko took 12th (17:56.20).
The cross country season continues with the massive (more than 50 schools are slated to participate) Hole in the Wall meet at Lakewood High School Saturday, Oct. 12, with the Metro Championship slated for Thursday, Oct. 24.
Bainbridge / Franklin / Garfield / Cleveland at Battle Point Park Oct. 2 meet results
GIRLS
1. Hannelore Schreder Peters, 20:13.00, Garfield
2. Celia Fragale, 20:37.60, Franklin
3. Sophia Chrysanthakopoulos, 21:22.00, Garfield
4. Olivia Reichert, 21:29.30, Garfield
5. Cassidy Parr, 21:40.40, Bainbridge
6. Taliah Johnson, 21:48.10, Garfield
7. Ava Rothmeyer, 21:53.50, Franklin
8. Lola DeLong, 21:59.40, Garfield
9. Tess Imanishi, 22:03.50, Franklin
10. Ellie Wakefield, 22:06.30, Garfield
11. Joni Leahy, 22:10.60, Garfield
12. Sadie Hanscom, 22:31.10, Garfield
13. Cora Cole, 22:37.70, Bainbridge
14. Lena Wood, 22:38.60, Bainbridge
15. Zoe Lim, 22:40.00, Bainbridge
16. Christine Nguyen, 22:48.00, Franklin
17. Cate Gleason, 22:51.20, Bainbridge
18. Elizabeth Carroll ,22:53.50, Garfield
19. Dora McCotter-Hulett, 22:58.90, Garfield
20. Jennifer Duong, 23:05.90, Franklin
21. Ruby Nicholas, 23:13.60, Franklin
22. Eleanor Collins, 23:14.30, Bainbridge
23. Mckennah Thompson, 23:15.50, Bainbridge
24. Lydia Craemer, 23:21.30, Garfield
25. Isabel Thompson, 23:51.10, Bainbridge
26. Sophia Soap Allen, 23:56.00, Bainbridge
27. Sophia Samant, 23:57.10, Bainbridge
28. Hawa Jagana, 24:10.40, Franklin
29. Lillian Eckhardt, 24:19.00, Bainbridge
30. Emiko Miller, 24:19.40, Franklin
31. Jeanne Gary, 24:21.80, Bainbridge
32. Ava Donelan, 24:26.60, Franklin
33. Audrey Abrahams, 24:27.20, Garfield
34. Celina Tran, 24:36.80, Franklin
35. Amelia Johnson, 24:44.80, Garfield
36. Kathryn Feeney, 24:46.30, Bainbridge
37. Mayzie Carleton, 24:46.70, Bainbridge
38. Sophia Soltes, 24:48.50, Bainbridge
39. Saskia Meijer-Irons, 24:57.30, Garfield
40. Asha Budge, 24:57.40, Garfield
41. Phoebe Anderson, 24:58.10, Garfield
42. Sophia Brown, 25:02.00, Cleveland
43. Karen Hua, 25:02.30, Cleveland
44. Kayla Hoang, 25:04.00, Cleveland
45. Juliet Wallach, 26:16.00, Bainbridge
46. Ellie Ford, 26:28.70, Bainbridge
47. Ava Fimmano, 27:10.60, Garfield
48. Gina Deng, 27:15.20, Cleveland
49. Alyssa Tou, 27:15.20, Garfield
50. Elli Prickett, 27:42.80, Bainbridge
BOYS
1. Mapenzi Kinege, 16:40.10, Franklin
2. Caleb Silverman, 17:02.50, Franklin
3. Donovan Jantz, 17:05.20, Garfield
4. Alexander Miller, 17:28.50, Bainbridge
5. Samuel Barnett, 17:33.30, Garfield
6. Conor Manley, 17:39.00, Garfield
7. Reuben Allen, 17:47.40, Bainbridge
8. Sage Yeshua, 17:47.80, Franklin
9. Cosmo Peterson, 17:48.00, Franklin
10. Simon Woodside, 17:50.40, Garfield
11. Ethan Kutch, 17:53.80, Garfield
12. Peter Mace Korytko, 17:56.20, Bainbridge
13. Owen Averill, 17:56.20, Garfield
14. Samuel Gelpi, 17:56.80, Garfield
15. Anders Pearson, 18:04.50, Garfield
16. Oscar Westneat, 18:07.70, Garfield
17. Micah Glasby, 18:07.80, Bainbridge
18. Zilong Zeng, 18:09.80, Franklin
19. Leif Griem, 18:14.80, Garfield
20. Miles Thomas, 18:17.80, Garfield
21. Samuel Cetron, 18:19.80, Garfield
22. Nicholas Bukovec, 18:38.00, Garfield
23. Nathan Lee, 18:42.30, Garfield
24. Samuel Morris, 18:54.00, Bainbridge
25. Hayden Murphy, 18:55.70, Garfield
26. James Nick Grant, 19:14.80, Bainbridge
27. Arnau Escuin, 19:14.90, Bainbridge
28. Conor Babcock O’Neill, 19:28.10, Bainbridge
29. Spencer Bispham, 19:28.10, Bainbridge
30. Dan Bermudez, 19:30.70, Franklin
31. Garrett Peterson, 19:31.80, Bainbridge
32. Devon Ling-Efird, 19:33.70, Garfield
33. Maxwell Strom, 19:34.50, Bainbridge
34. Oscar Fleet, 19:35.30, Garfield
35. Tom Steen, 19:35.70, Bainbridge
36. Kallen Young, 19:38.20, Garfield
37. Colin Heath, 19:39.30, Garfield
38. Ethan Glasby, 19:41.20, Bainbridge
39. Elijah Eli Sellers, 19:44.10, Bainbridge
40. Evan Deagen, 19:47.50, Cleveland
41. Brogan Rice, 19:49.10, Bainbridge
42. Martin Vroom, 19:58.90, Bainbridge
43. Michael Freeman, 20:00.30, Garfield
44. Tobin Blair, 20:01.40, Bainbridge
45. Yuta Kiami, 20:02.20, Garfield
46. Forrest Blair, 20:04.80, Bainbridge
47. Sebastian Rix, 20:07.70, Garfield
48. Seth Nguyen, 20:10.10, Franklin
49. Rowan Skipton, 20:30.80, Bainbridge
50. Owen Harrison, 20:31.60, Franklin
* Full results available at www.athletic.net
