PHS cross country boys take 2nd place at State meet; girls finish 3rd

Petersburg High School boys cross country team prepares to race at the State meet in Anchorage, Oct. 5, 2019. (L-R) Noah Sullivan, Julian Cumps, Cole Sperl, Chase Lister, Michael Durkin, Reed Anderson, and Uriah Lucas. (Photo by Belinda Chase)

The Petersburg High School boys cross country team took second place at the State meet last weekend and the girls’ team finished in third place. The meet was held in Anchorage with small 1 and 2 A teams from all over the State.

The Petersburg boys finished second behind Haines and in front of Unalaska. The girls took third place following Haines and team called Sockeye Co-Op Team.

There were 81 runners in the boys division. Sophomore Uriah Lucas led the Vikings finishing in 10^th place with a time of 18 minutes flat. Eight seconds behind him was senior Kole Sperl in 12^th place. Sophomore Chase Lister finished in 20^th place at 18:51. Sophomore Michael Durkin finished 24^th. Sophomore Reed Anderson took 26^th place. And senior Noah Sullivan finished in 48^th place.

Petersburg High School girls cross country team prepares to race at the State meet in Anchorage, Oct. 5, 2019. (L-R) Deirde Toyomura, Melanie Chase, Alexus Sakamoto Quezon, Maia Cowan, Kendra Coonrad, Lydia Martin, and Saphire Weathers. (Photo by Belinda Chase)

There were 77 runners in the girls division. Junior Maia Cowan led the Lady Vikings finishing in 4^th place with a time of 21 minutes and 28 seconds. In 10^th place was junior Kendra Coonrad at 22:01. Eleven seconds later in 11^th place was senior Melanie Chase at 22:12. Freshman Alexus Sakamoto Quezon finished in 31^st, Lydia Martin took 34^th, Deirde (D-D) Toyomura finished 40^th and Saphire Weathers finished 64^th.

Head Coach Tommy Thompson and Assistant Coach Debby Eddy spoke with KFSK’s Angela Denning about the state meet. They said both of the teams ran great.