Middle school runners take off

Tuolumne County held its annual elementary school cross country championships Wednesday, Oct. 26 at Wildcat Ranch in East Sonora. The race was 2 miles long, according to Paul Mcilroy, who serves as the sports coordinator for Tuolumne County elementary schools.

The race awarded medals to the top-three finishers in each of the six divisions of the race — both boys and girls.

The seventh-grade boys race was won by Landon Wilson, of Soulsbyville Elementary, in an impressive time of 11:39, beating the second-place finisher by more than two-and-a-half minutes. His time of 11:39 on the 2-mile course converts to a pace faster than 5:20 per-mile pace — an impressive clip.

Podium finishers

Sixth-grade girls:

1. Audryna Vann, Sonora Elementary 13:56

2. Audria Emerald, Sonora Elementary 14:20

3. Haylei Flower, Sonora Elementary 14:29 Sixth-grade boys:

1. Caleb Curnow, Columbia Elementary 12:41

2. Matthias Dickson, Jamestown Elementary 13:02

3. Asher Berg, Sonora Elementary 13:29 Seventh-grade girls:

1. Kaylee Karpus, Mother Lode Christian 14:44

2. Zoe Kjaer, Sonora Elementary 15:04

3. Sam Rugado, Soulsbyville Elementary 15:47 Seventh-grade boys:

1. Landon Wilson, Soulsbyville Elementary 11:39

2. Ysaac Santiago, Sonora Elementary 14:14

3. Weston Sindelor, Belleview Elementary 14:24 Eighth-grade girls:

1. Savanna Berg, Sonora Elementary 14:09

2. Delia Peterson, Belleview Elementary 15:16

3. Sadie Thompson, Sierra Waldorf 15:25 Eighth-grade boys:

1. Luc Fournier, Sonora Elementary 12:54

2. Ali Talavera, Summerville Elementary 13:00

3. Prestin Boitano, Sonora Elementary 13:22