Connell Alford sets record, Beach XC teams finish well at Portage Invite

Courtesy photo. Medals winners were Trilian Krug for the girls and Connell Alford and Jackie Dell for the boys.

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Loren Thorburn for the information in this story.)

The Beach Middle School girls cross country team finished 5th out of 19 teams in the B division at Portage Invitational, 2.5 K (1.55 mile run), in Kalamazoo on Saturday.

Trilian Krug lead the team with a time of 9:28 placing 7th overall out of 496 runners in the B/C race with a medal to show. Her teammates stepped up and ran strong, too, to help the team place well.

They include Seren Angus 42nd (10:19), Marah Putnam 52nd (10:31), Cristina Roberts 84th (10:54), Addison Sinkwitts 91st (10:57), Sam Dark 122nd (11:15), Lauren Thompson 170th (11:37), Lily Paddock 326th (13:01), and Ireland Potter 339th (13:06).

The Beach Middle School boys cross country team finished 5th out of 20 teams in the B division at Portage Invitational, a 2.5 K race (1.55 mile run), in Kalamazoo on Saturday.

Connell Alford lead the team with a first place finish out of 451 runners with a time of 8:14, which was the fastest time in all middle school division races.

Jackie Dell ran very fast (8:57) to place 15th in the B/C race, which earned him a medal.

Also, their teammates ran very well and passed many runners to help the team place high. They include Misha McElrath 65th (9:45), Evan Muchler 71st (9:51), Connor Zatkovich 218th (11:14), Gavin Busch 221st (11:16), and Xavier Navin 305th (12:06).