Arnold leads local XC runners at Panhandle Championships

MARIANNA — Arnold was the top cross country finisher from Bay County in the Marianna Panhandle Championships held here Saturday.

The Arnold girls finished eighth and the boys were ninth.

Challen Hyman led the Arnold boys, placing 25th with a time of 17 minutes, 6.91 seconds.

Arnold’s Mikayla Hodges was 11th overall at 19:42.81 and Christina Gaillard was 19th at 20:20.77 to pace the Marlins’ girls team.

All Mosley runners got personal best times led by Aaron Jane who shaved an entire minute off his PR with a time of 17:10 and placed 27th out of 144 runners. Leading the Mosley girls, Ashtin Noyes also had a PR of 21:15 and placed 28th out of 112 runners.

Top runners for Rutherford were Andrew Wyllie (30th 17:14.20) and Melissa Garred (48th 22:04.34). Spence Farner (69th 18:49.15) and Katie Carroll (63rd 23:05.19) led Bay’s teams.

In the boys race, Fort Walton Beach placed five runners in the top 14 to claim first place. Niceville’s Nicholas Morken was the overall winner at 15:53.89.

In the girls race, Chiles swept the top three places and five of the top nine to finish first. Lily Williams led the way with a time of 17:50.26.

Bay County teams will compete for the county championship in the final regular season meet on Friday at 4 p.m. at Frank Brown Park. The boys meet starts at 4 p.m., girls at 4:30 and open junior varsity match at 5 p.m. The meet was originally scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 29.

Boys team scores:

• 1. Fort Walton Beach 36; 2. Chiles 48; 3. Lincoln 134; 4. Niceville 149; 5. Maclay 166; 6. Choctawhatchee 182; 7. Crestview 199; 8. Wakulla 242; 9. Arnold 275; 10. Marianna 281; 11. Wewahitchka 318; 12. Rutherford 341; 13. North Florida Christian 350; 14. Rickards 387; 15. Mosley 398; 16. Godby 400; 17. Bay 448; 18. Blountstown 453.

Area finishers

Boys Individuals

• 9. Arnold: 25. Challen Hyman, 17:06.91; 44. Mason Armstrong, 17:53.12; 66. Jordan Lance, 18:33.06; 77. Connor Garrity, 19:00.68; 83. Griffin Rowe, 19:19.23; 94. Jarod Lance, 19:41.50.
• 10. Marianna: 26. Jesse McGowan, 17:09.55; 38. Isaiah McFarland, 17:27.60; 48. John Metzler, 17:54.84; 72. Zack Brockner, 18:53.89 122. Jeremy Wilson, 21:16.61
• 11. Wewahitchka: 40. Jakob Bidwell, 17:32.46; 55. Gage Combs, 18:03.67; 75. Michael Bryan, 18:58.96; 84. Shaquille Scott, 19:22.29; 89. Tyler Sarmiento, 19:30.37; 90. Micah Lister, 19:32.34.
• 12. Rutherford: 30. Andrew Wyllie, 17:14.20; 71. Saajan Patel, 18:51.14; 75. Carlos Gutierrez, 18:59.71; 85. Adam Cassel, 19:24.79; 106. Sean Kitts, 20:20.88; 108. Alan Gorchov-Negron, 20:22.56 131. James Hutchinson, 21:45.07
• 15. Mosley: 27. Aaron Jane, 17:10.15; 41. Brady Bell 17:45.26; 67. Matthew Darnell, 18:42.07; 97. Joshua Mayberry, 19:48.49 123. Brian Johnston, 21:23.30; 124. Ryan Harrold, 21:28.56
• 17. Bay: 69. Spence Farner, 18:49.15; 82. Nick Arias, 19:15.22; 109. Ryan Kent, 20:23.58; 111. Morgan Stevens, 20:30.65; 114. Connor Hasty, 20:37.36 132. Aaron Reasonover, 22:10.79; 135. Bryant Sanders, 23:25.95
• 18. Blountstown: 59. Thomas Howell, 18:12.99; 91. Alex Wroblewski, 19:34.37; 103. Cheston Goodman, 20:15.02 119. Thomas Tiernay, 20:53.78; 126. Calen Masai, 21:32.23; 130. DeBarus Colvin, 21:43.10.
• Graceville: 37. Hunter Potts, 17:25.95; 136. John Cartwright 23:26.02.
• Altha: 113. Ricky Morales, Altha 20:36.60.
• Malone: 142. Tristan Rogers, 25:50.74.

Girls team scores

• 1. Chiles 22; 2. Fort Walton Beac62; 3. Maclay 94; 4. Choctawhatchee 107; 5. Niceville 127; 6. Wakulla 182; 7. Lincoln 220; 8. Arnold 247; 9. Crestview 286; 10. Rutherford 302; 11. Mosley 305; 12. Wewahitchka 328; 13. Bay 342; 14. Blountstown 346

Area finishers

Girls Individuals

• 8. Arnold: 11. Mikayla Hodges, Arnold 19:42.81; 19. Christina Gaillard, 20:20.77; 84. Nina McClanahan, 25:05.97; 86 Brooke Jaworski, 25:29.55; 92. Melody Melton, 26:35.73.
• 10. Rutherford: 48. Melissa Garred, 22:04.34; 62. Jodi Phillips, 22:57.35; 79. Shannon Hyland; 24:25.34; 81. Jessie Melvin, 24:40.26; 100. Katarina Gorchov-Negron, 28:18.93; 104. Michelle Hover, 29:19.92;
• 11. Mosley: 28. Ashtin Noyes, 21:15.15; 43. Gabrielle Krajniak, 21:58.21; 93. Stormie Banks, 26:49.15; 96. Paola Diaz, 27:13.80; 97. Abigail Oliver, 27:13.93; 110. Morgan Macwilliam, 32:56.36
• 12. Wewahitchka: 55. Donia Lanier, 22:30.09; 73. Brittany Griffin, 23:46.04; 74. McKenna Waters, 23:50.94 80 Taylor Flowers, 24:36.66; 99 Tara Walding, 27:30.85; 106. Mileena Shirah, 30:19.66; 107. Danielle Harris, 30:50.43;
• 13. Bay: 63. Katie Carroll, 23:05.19; 69. Sara Barwick, 23:24.65; 71. Elena Ryazhapova, 23:26.85; 76. Alexandria Folsom, 23:58.24; 95. Paxton Newell, 27:01.46; 101. Kaitlyn Harris, 28:57.22; 103. Whitney Venable, 29:16.78; 108. Victoria Mudge, 31:48.69.
• 14. Blountstown: 34. Hanna Plazarin, 21:35.17; 85. Olivia Adkins, 25:20.19; 91. Amber Raisbeck, 26:22.14; 98. Santana Lee, 27:27.05; 105. Alyssa Lytle, 29:47.33
• Marianna: 29. Lindsey Toole, 21:16.05; 70. Christine Johnson, 23:24.92; 112. Samantha Arroyo, 34:05.61
• Graceville: 77. Rebecca Delgado, 23:58.83.
• Altha: 82. Kimberly Wiltse, 24:41.87.