Sandite Elementary wins 2nd Annual Case Cross Country Invitational (with Photo Gallery)

Sand Springs held its 2nd Annual Case Cross Country Invitational Saturday at Case Community Park, hosting dozens of teams in age divisions from elementary through high school. The Sandites won their first team title at the home event with a first place finish in the Elementary race.

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The Case Invitational featured Varsity, Junior Varsity, 8th Grade, and 7th Grade races in both genders. The Elementary Boys and Girls races were combined to expedite the day after the time-keeping company arrived 45 minutes late. Not included in the event was the Conner’s Classic 5K Open, which ran for eight years before being canceled this season.

The Sandite Boys placed sixth of eighteen teams in the Varsity 5K. Sophomore Alejandro Lopez was the top performer with a 19:48.12 time for 29th place. Lopez, Sam English, Noah Hanlon, Dalton Wilcox, and Caleb James all ran season-bests.

Sand Springs placed ninth of ten teams in the Varsity Girls 5K led by sophomore Jazmin Lopez in 18th place with a time of 23:46.67, knocking more than a minute off her prior week’s race. Erika Baker, Victoria Baker, and Ty Davis also improved over their Broken Arrow performances.

The Sandites did not have a full JV Girls team, but Madison Chambers finished 24th in 32:08.63. Both Chambers and Sarah Rigsby ran season-bests. The JV Boys placed eighth of ten teams, led by Alex Newport in 23:16.53 for 50th place. David Rigsby knocked thirteen seconds off his season-best.

Malayna Garcia placed 13th in the 8th Grade Girls one-mile run in 6:38.33. Dallas Potter placed 83rd in the 8th Grade Boys one-mile in 8:26.61. Kennedy Shirley placed 59th in the 7th Grade Girls one-mile in 8:51.95 and Colt Cothran placed 69th in the 7th Grade Boys one-mile in 8:43.18. Sand Springs does not have full lineups at the Junior High levels.

Sand Springs had three top-five finishers in the mixed elementary one-mile race. Griffin Sensintaffar (5th Grade) was second in 6:14.81, Brynlee Durburrow (6th) was third in 6:20.00, and Chloe Grona (4th) was fifth in 6:30.82. Alliyah Watts, Avery Nolen, Colton Chambers, Landon Durburrow, Caden Ketcher, Dean Earnest, and Memo Borunda all improved on their season-best performances.

The Sandite Varsity teams will return to action September 28th at the 31st Annual Fayetteville Chile Pepper Festival, while Junior Varsity and K-8th will compete at the 34th Annual Holland Hall Invitational that day.

Team Champions
Varsity Girls 5K - Sapulpa
Varsity Boys 5K - Tahlequah
JV Girls 5K - Coweta
JV Boys 5K - Stillwater
8th Grade Girls 1M - Bartlesville
8th Grade Boys 1M - Glenpool
7th Grade Girls 1M - Edison
7th Grade Boys 1M - Sapulpa
Elementary 1M - Sand Springs

Individual Champions
Varsity Girls - Cayden Dawson (Bixby Sophomore) - 20:44.58
Varsity Boys - Spencer Hales (Bartlesville Senior) - 17:19.07
JV Girls - Anna Patterson (Coweta Freshman) - 23:37.79
JV Boys - Taegen Mattox (Stillwater Senior) - 19:10.34
8th Grade Girls - Peyton Carson (Mannford) - 5:46.09
8th Grade Boys - Adren Jernegan (Sapulpa) - 5:13.30
7th Grade Girls - Gweneth Meyers (Edison) - 5:53.34
7th Grade Boys - Rowan Meyers (Edison) - 5:36.32
Elementary - Boston Rackley (Bristow 6th) - 6:03.54

Lady Sandite Results
Varsity Girls 5K
23:46.67 - Jazmin Lopez - 18th
24:21.35 - Erika Baker - 26th
25:09.81 - Victoria Baker - 41st
27:41.50 - Teagan Smith - 63rd
28:20.31 - Ty Davis - 66th
28:38.55 - Kasandra Burgess - 71st
Junior Varsity Girls 5K
32:08.63 - Madison Chambers - 24th
34:51.54 - Sarah Rigsby - 35th
8th Grade Girls 1M
6:37.33 - Malayna Garcia - 13th
7th Grade Girls 1M
8:51.95 - Kennedy Shirley - 59th
10:07.99 - Catherine Sarasua - 83rd
Elementary 1M
6:20.00 - Brynlee Durborrow - 3rd
6:30.82 - Chloe Grona - 5th
7:08.29 - Josie Grona - 12th
8:04.52 - Presley Quinnelly - 30th
8:42.89 - Blakelee Meeker - 51st
8:51.71 - Sophia Grona - 56th
9:00.50 - Alliyah Watts - 63rd
10:02.41 - Claudia Smith - 90th
10:16.11 - Julia Myers - 96th
11:10.40 - Kinley Snow - 110th
11:17.87 - Avery Nolen - 11th
11:46.24 - Starr Corbin - 123rd
11:59.78 - Khloe Wells - 126th
12:12.43 - Nola Chambers - 127th
12:20.34 - Tatum Chambers - 128th
12:22.52 - Brie Blair - 129th
12:26.26 - Emma Nolen - 130th
13:05.68 - Natalee Sorenson - 137th
13:55.85 - Leighton Dial - 146th
14:01.83 - Brielle Meeker - 148th

Sandite Boys Results
Varsity Boys 5K
19:48.12 - Alejandro Lopez - 29th
20:01.56 - Sam English - 32nd
20:13.97 - Noah Hanlon - 34th
20:20.32 - Chandler Blake - 38th
20:34.55 - Dalton Wilcox - 50th
20:58.68 - Caleb James - 57th
22:31.49 - Kaegan Murray - 86th
Junior Varsity Boys 5K
23:16.53 - Alex Newport - 50th
24:14.86 - David Rigsby - 61st
24:33.98 - Memphis McDaris - 64th
26:18.84 - Titus Wright - 80th
30:56.63 - Caleb Garzone - 106th
33:56.32 - Wayne Thornburg - 117th
8th Grade Boys 1M
8:26.61 - Dallas Potter - 83rd
9:23.76 - Jaden Newell - 89th
7th Grade Boys 1M
8:43.18 - Colt Cothran - 69th
9:03.53 - Landon Buttram - 74th
9:33.70 - Zachary Maloy - 81st
10:54.23 - Zachary Edwards - 88th
Elementary 1M
6:14.81 - Griffin Sensintaffar - 2nd
7:03.44 - Brody Carter - 10th
7:26.06 - Colton Chambers - 17th
7:32.26 - Gavin Corbin - 20th
7:39.10 - Landon Durborrow - 23rd
8:29.45 - Liam Noah - 43rd
8:43.72 - Dax Wilcox - 52nd
8:44.52 - Caden Ketcher - 53rd
8:50.74 - Jessen Cox - 55th
8:58.63 - Kade Sargent - 61st
9:30.00 - Dado Phillips - 74th
9:32.90 - Conner Williamson - 77th
9:46.36 - Dean Earnest - 84th
9:56.95 - Taylor Strode - 87th
10:12.97 - Callan Hayduk - 94th
11:01.21 - Memo Borunda - 106th
11:38.98 - Alex Martin - 121st
11:58.46 - Alex Williams - 125th
13:03.76 - Baker Lee - 136th
13:32.62 - Aiden Westin - 139th
13:33.99 - Rowen Redden - 140th
13:41.00 - Sutton Corbin - 142nd
13:59.48 - Kenton Freese - 147th