McNary XC, Sports

Celtics cross country season begins with strong showing in Wilsonville

McNary cross country opened the season along with 47 other Oregon schools at Wilsonville High School on Friday, Aug. 26, in the Night Meet.

The Celtics’ best finishes in the 3,000 meters boys novice B names N-Z and the 3,00 meters girls novice B where they placed third as a team. Ida B. Wells finished first in the boys race, Lincoln second place. Those two schools swapped spots in the finish of the girls race, with Lincoln in first and Ida B. Wells in second. 

Pawat Potisuk, a junior, finished second in that boys race, the highest individual finish from a McNary runner at the event. 

But the strongest showing from McNary came from the girls novice race, with three runners finishing in the top-eight. Mary Jespersen, a junior, finished fourth, freshman McKenna Unger sixth and sophomore Destiny Marines-Cabrera eighth.

Cross country’s next competition is Friday, Sept. 9, at the Steve Maas Run-A-Ree at Hudson’s Bay (Wash.).

3,000 Meters Boys Freshman

  1. Tejas Sanghvi (South Eugene) 9:58.89

64. Mason Bowlby 11:45.69

65. Connor Bowlby 11:45.70

3,000 Meters Boys Junior

  1. Jack Meier (West Salem)

102. Josiah Ziesemer 11:29.75

126. Cain Duncan 12:17.22

135. Kelson Whalen 13:03.83

3,000 Meters Boys Novice B Names A-M

  1. Jimmy McCarten, senior (Lincoln) 11:11:59

29. Ryan Bese, senior 12:16.96

70. Carson Brown, sophomore 13:08.93

84. Gideon Carpenter, freshman 13:17.62

3,000 Meters Boys Novice B Names N-Z

Team Results:

  1. Ida B. Wells 43
  2. Lincoln 71
  3. McNary 118

Individual Results:

  1. Carson Stone, freshman (Lincoln) 11:09.76

2. Pawat Potisuk, junior 11:13.26

30. Pawit Potisuk, junior 12:32.87

40. Jacob Olmos, sophomore 12:53.17

51. Cody Vandecoevering, junior 13:12.12

54. Israel Olmos Lopez, junior 13:14.83

3,000 Meters Boys Sophomore

  1. Brennan McEwen (Franklin) 9:10.17

21. Brayden Kaehler 10:05.01

51. Vince Estrada 10:40.79

106. Derek Jones 11:38.56

3,000 Meters Girls Freshman

  1. Madi Zempe-Prill (South Eugene) 10:37.66

30. Cassidy Kerner 13:09.09

43. Kalolaine Utaatu 14:08.60

3,000 Meters Girls Junior

  1. Ella McGillis (Central Catholic)

21. Nicole Schnurbusch 11:59.38

88. Siosi Utaatu 15:01.17

3,000 Meters Girls Novice B

Team Results:

  1. Lincoln
  2. Ida B. Wells
  3. McNary

Individual Results:

  1. Makaila Rust, freshman (Tigard) 12:58.05

4. Mary Jespersen, junior 13:51.08

6. Mckenna Unger, freshman 13:54.52

8. Destiny Marines-Cabrera, sophomore 14:09.65

54. Andrea Maciel Rodriguez, sophomore 15:27.45

127. Megan Curran 17:03.29