Lindbergh boys, girls win Seamount titles | Cross Country

By ADAM MCFADDEN
Renton Reporter Staff Writer
October 15, 2012 · Updated 12:38 PM 

The Lindbergh boys and girls cross-country teams both won Seamount titles at the Seamount League Meet Saturday.

The top three girls teams were Lindbergh with 18 points, Kennedy with 58 and Renton at 67. The top boys teams: Lindbergh (38), Hazen (51), Renton (75).

Lindbergh's Mohamud Abdi blew away the competition in the boys race, with a time of 16 minutes, 24 seconds. He beat the second-place runner by 36 seconds.

Other local top 10 finishers in the boys race: Daniel Karpman (Hazen, third), Brian Reilly (Renton, fourth), Colton Maddy (Lindbergh, fifth), Marshall Melrose (Hazen, sixth), Mitchell Hughey (Lindbergh, eighth) and Omelyan Strembitskyy (Lindbergh, ninth).

Lindbergh's Thuong Nguyen won the girls race with a time of 21:30. Other local top 10 finishers: Christine Villanueva (Lindbergh, fourth), Cindy Huynh (Lindbergh, sixth), Sassney Obregon (Lindbergh, eighth), Ariel Hodges (Lindbergh, ninth) and Kristin Ericksen (Hazen, 10th).

Hazen freshman Gorav Singh won the boys JV race, while Hazen senior Ashley Selover won the girls JV race.

The sub-district meet is Oct. 20 at Fort Steilacoom.

Contact Renton Reporter Staff Writer Adam McFadden at amcfadden@rentonreporter.com or 425-255-3484.

Comment on this story.

COMMENTING RULES: We encourage an open exchange of ideas in our online community, but we ask you to follow our guidelines for respecting community standards. In a nutshell, don't say anything you wouldn't want your mother to read. Please see our FAQ if you have questions or concerns about using Facebook to comment.

So keep your comments:

  • Civil
  • Smart
  • On-topic
  • Free of profanity

We ask that all participants own their words by logging in with their Facebook account. It's a simple process that will take seconds and helps keep our comments free of trolls, cranks, and “drive-by” commenters. We reserve the right to remove comments from anyone using screen names, pseudonyms or false identities. Please refer to our Terms of Use for full detail on participating on our site.