Wolves place in the middle of the pack

 

Brian O’Connor

Wrangell Cross country runner Sam Prysunka, right, passes the first lap of the 5K boys’ race at the Wrangell Invitational Saturday, in front of Christian George of Klawock High, left, and Jack White, center, of Juneau Douglas High. Prysunka placed 89th overall.

The top Wrangell High boys’ runner placed fourth among Division III and IV runners and 12th overall at Saturday’s Wrangell Invitational.

Wolf runner Bryce Gerald’s personal best of 18:12 was the high point of a race marred by a false start after several runners fell in the first 50 meters of the race. The next runner in a Wolves singlet, Robbie Marshall, placed 14th among division runners and 29th overall, with a time of 19:22. Marshall and Gerald represented the only two Wrangell runners to record times under 20 minutes.

After the false start horn sounded, almost half of the runners continued...



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