The Wharton High School boys varsity cross-country team took first place in the Wiregrass Ranch Run with the Bulls Invitational on Sept. 2. Sixteen teams competed.
The Wildcats placed its top five runners all in the top 20, totaling 44 points, followed by Robinson High (67 points) and Wiregrass Ranch High (98 points). The Wildcats had 10 runners on varsity for the race:
-Junior Tre Rivers: 17:07 (4th place)
-Senior Sahil Deschenes: 17:19 (6th)
-Senior Eric Jurgensmeyer: 17:29 (11th)
-Junior Josue Reyes: 17:59 (15th)
-Senior Frankie Godbold: 18:05 (19th)
-Junior Anthony Stephens: 18:34 (28th)
-Sophomore Jackson Blanchard: 18:43 (31st)
-Senior Dennarius Murphy: 19:04 (43rd)
-Sophomore Eric Rabil: 19:05 (44th)
-Freshman Thomas Walter: 19:18 (52nd)
Meanwhile, the Wharton High girls varsity cross-country team placed third at the meet, tallying 114 points, behind George Jenkins High (52 points) and Seminole Osceola High (69 points). Wharton entered eight runners in the girls varsity race:
-Junior Nicolina Otero: 20:47 (8th)
-Senior Rachel Lettiero: 21:30 (9th)
-Sophomore Nia Rivers: 21:57 (26th)
-Sophomore Jinia Johnson: 22:17 (32nd)
-Sophomore Michelle Sullivan: 22:26 (34th)
-Junior Amanda Brake: 23:06 (43rd)
-Freshman Callie Zack: 24:03 (60th)
-Sophomore Jessica Perez: 24:21 (63rd)
—Information courtesy of Kyle LoJacono, cross-country coach at Wharton High
