Lancers edge out Middletown in close battle for team championship
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KELSEYVILLE >> Mountain Vista’s Chandler Johnson ran away from the field Thursday during the Lake County Junior High Athletic League middle school cross country championship race at Clear Lake State Park.
Johnson took top honors in 17 minutes, 49 seconds, nearly a full minute ahead of runner-up Jackson Lau of Middletown (18:45). Lau edged out teammate Eli Haro (18:46) for second place while Claudia Corona (19:30) and Cayden Crabtree (19:43) of Mountain Vista rounded out the top five.
Mountain Vista won a close battle with Middletown for the team title, 33-35. Upper Lake came in third with 65 points.
“The athletes put on quite a show and showed an amazing level of sportsmanship,” Mountain Vista coach Steven Peters said. “It was an honor to be the (meet) host.”
Finishing in the top 10 were Arionna Granados of Middletown, sixth in 20:06; Colton Meyers of Upper Lake, seventh in 21:08; Sonny Anderson of Mountain Vista, eighth in 21:31; Zachary Williams of Upper Lake, ninth in 21:34; and Ryan Bram of Middletown, 10th in 21:35.