Prep roundup (Sept. 29): Arnold teams win Bay Cross Country Invite

BAYOU GEORGE - The Arnold girls and boys finished first in the Bay High Cross Country Invitational held Saturday at Harders’ Park.

Lauren Vonderharr of Arnold finished first in the girls race with a time of 21 minutes, 49 seconds as Arnold scored 29 points to edge Mosley with 31. Natalya Miller of Wewahitchka was second at 22:05.

Five schools participated in the girls race, but Rutherford and Wewahitchka did not have full teams. Thirty-one girls finished the race.

Only four points separated the top three teams in the boys competition. Arnold won with 51 points, Mosley had 54 and Bay had 55.

Tommy Heikinan of Rutherford was the top finisher with a time of 17:37. Gabe Holquin of Bay was second at 17.53.

Rutherford will host the Ram Run at Harders’ Park on Oct. 6.

The results:

Girls

Teams: 1. Arnold 29, 2. Mosley 31, 3. Bay 69.

Top 10 individuals

1. Lauren Vonderharr AHS 21:49, 2. Natalya Miller WHS 22:05, 3. Robin Thompson AHS 22:27, 4. Lessie Skiba MHS 23:46, 5. Clarissa Wiser AHS 23:50, 6. Britni Templeton MHS 23:56, 7. Erika Klump MHS 24:11, 8. Kayla Ezell AHS 24:12, 9. Anna Bauer MHS 24:39, 10. Nikki Riemer MHS 25:20.

Boys

Teams: 1. Arnold 51, 2. Mosley 54, 3. Bay 55, 4. Wewahitchka 93, 5. Rutherford 102.

Top 10 individuals

1. Tommy Heikinan RHS 17:37, 2. Gabe Holquin BHS 17:53, 3. Bill Naylor WHS 18:06, 4. Frankie Menna MHS 18:28, 5. Jeremy Evans AHS 19:21, 6. Jacob Slaughter AHS 19:29, 7. Brenton Hitchcock MHS 19:39, 8. Chris Muller MHS 20:02, 9. Clinton Howell BHS 20:07:12, 10. Michael Faulkenberry MHS 20:07:77.

Roy Houpt