Nottingham Park, just a short walk over from Stratford High School, was the host-site of the annual Spring Branch ISD Invitational cross country meet on Saturday morning. The athletes, coaches, and parents appreciated the great support from Mr. Barnes, Coach Rankin, and all of the other coaches, teachers, booster club members, friends, and running fans that came out to cheer on our runners and volunteer their time at our only home meet of the season. The support and encouragement helped the Spartans earn a couple of team championship plaques and a whole lot of individual medals.

VARSITY GIRLS

The Spartan Varsity girls finished second-place overall out of six teams, behind a very strong Richmond George Ranch team. George Ranch produced 37 points, Stratford had 51 points, and third-place Memorial had 56. Four girls earned top-15 medals and our other three girls weren’t far behind.

Results: (5 kilometer distance, 49 finishers)

• Niamh Collins 5th - 18:57 (6:07 per mile avg.)
• Siena Yoder 7th - 19:31 (6:18)
• Allie Weinhardt 8th - 19:55 (6:26)
• Anastasia Sciretti 14th - 20:24 (6:35)
• Amelia Bommer 17th - 20:41 (6:41)
• Josie Heim 21st - 21:34 (6:57)
• Leah Jordan 27th - 22:55 (7:24)

VARSITY BOYS

The varsity boys captured their first team championship win of the season, finishing with a low-score of 32 points, followed by second-place Memorial with 43 points, and third-place Richmond George Ranch with 84 points. Two Spartan boys earned spots on the podium, five others earned top-15 medals, and all eight of our boys were in the top-20.

Results: (5k distance, 57 finishers)

• David Kalwahali 2nd - 15:38 (5:03 per mile avg.)
• Ben Pearce 3rd - 15:41 (5:04)
• Justin Kaimann 8th - 16:37 (5:22)
• Jona Morford 9th - 16:39 (5:22)
• Jonathan Lumpkin 10th - 16:51 (5:26)
• Daylan Rushing 11th - 16:53 (5:27)
• Sam Jordan 14th - 17:31 (5:39)
• Jake Rodriguez 20th - 18:00 (5:48)

JUNIOR VARSITY BOYS and GIRLS and FRESHMAN BOYS

The JV girls finished second-place out of six teams, led by Laura Gonzalez, who made it to the top of the medal stand after finishing first-place overall. Two other girls earned top-20 medals.

Our JV boys earned also earned second out of six teams, and had five runners capture top-20 medals.

The freshman boys were second out of four teams, and were led by the overall race winner, Gabe Wylie. All Stratford freshman boys earned top-20 medals on the day.

Results:

JV GIRLS (2 mile distance, 73 finishers)

• Laura Gonzalez 1st - 13:36
• Elisa Nault 15th - 15:21
• Emily Hopkins 16th - 15:23
• Angelina Salel 24th - 16:18
• Tara Cvetkovic 32nd - 17:00
• Lauren Long 52nd - 18:49
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JV BOYS (5k distance, 61 finishers)

• Owen Duggan 4th - 18:42
• Eli Roberts 5th - 18:58
• Ethan Shuck 8th - 19:33
• Nathan Scott 11th - 19:56
• Nathan Yoder 17th - 20:16
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FRESHMAN BOYS (2 mile distance, 30 finishers)

• Gabe Wylie 1st - 11:28
• Liam Osbon 5th - 12:18
• Charles Keen 14th - 13:22
• Kaleb Bernat 16th - 13:23
• Nathan Zoboroski 17th - 13:40
• Dash Leonard 19th - 13:47
• Diego Ruiz 20th - 13:48
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It will be short turn-around for the Spartans as they prepare for a weekday race on Thursday afternoon at the Needville Invitational. The meet will be held at Seabourne Creek Park in Rosenberg: first race is at 4:00 pm.