Out front in the start of the girls race is Morgan Maske, with Gwynne Letcher on the right. Photo by Phil Grooms.

The Coronado cross country team competed in the Kit Carson Invitational on Oct. 25, a meet that has been around for around two decades.

In the boys varsity division, the top finisher was Vincent Russo, placing 11th out of 128 finishers, followed by Jack Letcher in 15th place. Letcher’s time of 17:55 was a two-minute personal record compared to the 2023 course.

Nathan Ayan finished third for the Islanders, 21st place overall. Andrew Buck placed 32nd with a time of 18:25.

In the boys’ JV race, Anton Youngblood had a 2.5 minute personal record. Also finishing were freshmen Ziggy Raunig, Tyler Horton and Austin Litteral.

Morgan Maske placed fifth out 93 finishers with a time of 18:14 in the girls varsity race, which was a 52-second personal record. Gwynne Letcher also raced in the varsity meet. She finished 16th with a time of 19:04 and a 56-second personal record.

Freshmen Ava Schlomer, Kate Lyons, Nadia Roos and Maesan Everitt also competed in the girls’ JV race.

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