TIFFIN – Simon Heys led Wilmington Saturday at the Tiffin Cross Country Carnival at Hedges Boyer Park.

Heys finished fifth out of 242 runners, clocking a 16:50.4.

On the girls side, Tristin Vail posted a season’s best time of 22:01.6 and finished 58th.

“We continue to improve,” WHS coach Eileen Grosse said.

Ryland Bowman was the top reserve runner for WHS in the open boys race, finishing 114th in 19:45.5.

In the team standings, Wilmington’s boys were 17th in the varsity race while the girls were 25th. The Hurricane finished 24th in the open boys race.

SUMMARY

Sept 9 2017

Tiffin Cross Country Carnival

@Hedges Boyer Park

Varsity boys (242 runners)

Simon Heys 5th in 16:50.4; Tyler Parks 39th in 17:51.8; Calvin Walls 158th in 19:34; Aiden Hester 168th in 19:43.2 (PR); Pedro Escobedo 179th in 19:58.4 (PR); Cameron Combs 193rd in 20:25.4 (PR); Ricky Dungan 216th in 21:15.1

Varsity girls

Tristin Vail 58th in 22:01.6 (SB); Sophia Agee 138th in 24:18 (PR); Heather Fryman 163rd in 25:20.8; Shannon O’Boyle 169th in 25:48.3 (PR); Kaylee Taylor 178th in 28:02.9; Kerrigan Tofte 179th in 28:08; Julie Tolliver 180th in 29:07.2

Open boys

Ryland Bowman 114th in 19:45.5; Ian Holmes 201st in 20:28.2 (SB); Jackson Tofte 406th in 22:39.8; Jeff Burton 419th in 22:50.7 (PR); Troy Oates 431st in 23:0.4.4 (SB); Izaia Billingsley 459th in 23:52 (PR)