BENNINGTON — South Sioux City’s cross country teams battled through two lightning delays and a rain-soaked course to put together some good efforts at Thursday’s Bennington Invitational.
The SSC boys ran strong with three top 10 finishes to cruise to the team title by 22 points over runner-up Seward in the 14-team competition.
Luke McGinty led the trio of top 10 Cardinals with a fourth-place time of 17:33.51. He was followed by Melchisedek Munzambi (6th, 17:38.62) and Leandro Magana (7th, 17:40.78) while Caleb Preciado finished 15th to round out the team scoring. Coming in 26th place was Yahir Mejia Covarrubias.
In girls action, Kalianne Norton led the SSC girls with a 24th place finish, while Abigail Cisneros (32nd), Melanie Magana-Pineda (37th), Dulce Alonso (48th) and Esmeralda Munoz (63th) followed behind. SSC’s girls finished eighth out of 10 full teams.
In JV action, SSC finished second and had a 1-2-3 finish with Gavin Joy, Angel Vargas Vasquez and Nathan Robles doing the honors. Damin Lozano was 30th and Michael Munzambi placed 38th. Jasmin Orozco and Yailin Reynoso competed in JV girls action.
Bennington Invitational
Girls Team Standings
Seward 30, Omaha Duchesne 32, Bennington 54, Lewis Central 62, Omaha Westview 76, Auburn 79, Blair 128, SSC 132, CBAL 162, Nebraska City 188.
SSC Results
SSC — 24. Kalianne Norton, 22:20.13; 32. Abigail Cisneros, 23:02.89; 37. Melanie Magana-Pinada, 23:23.51; 48. Dulce Alonso, 24:16.12; 63. Esmeralda Munoz, 27:41.58.
Boys Team Standings
SSC 32, Seward 54, Lewis Central 58, Westview 69, Bennington 82, Blair 107, CBAL 116, Cornerstone Christian 118, CBTJ 167, Auburn 189, Louisville 204, Nebraska City 235, Omaha Buena Vista 247, Omaha Christian 264.
BENNINGTON — South Sioux City’s cross country teams battled through two lightning delays and a rain-soaked course to put together some good efforts at Thursday’s Bennington Invitational.
The SSC boys ran strong with three top 10 finishes to cruise to the team title by 22 points over runner-up Seward in the 14-team competition.
Luke McGinty led the trio of top 10 Cardinals with a fourth-place time of 17:33.51. He was followed by Melchisedek Munzambi (6th, 17:38.62) and Leandro Magana (7th, 17:40.78) while Caleb Preciado finished 15th to round out the team scoring. Coming in 26th place was Yahir Mejia Covarrubias.
In girls action, Kalianne Norton led the SSC girls with a 24th place finish, while Abigail Cisneros (32nd), Melanie Magana-Pineda (37th), Dulce Alonso (48th) and Esmeralda Munoz (63th) followed behind. SSC’s girls finished eighth out of 10 full teams.
In JV action, SSC finished second and had a 1-2-3 finish with Gavin Joy, Angel Vargas Vasquez and Nathan Robles doing the honors. Damin Lozano was 30th and Michael Munzambi placed 38th. Jasmin Orozco and Yailin Reynoso competed in JV girls action.
Bennington Invitational
Girls Team Standings
Seward 30, Omaha Duchesne 32, Bennington 54, Lewis Central 62, Omaha Westview 76, Auburn 79, Blair 128, SSC 132, CBAL 162, Nebraska City 188.
SSC Results
SSC — 24. Kalianne Norton, 22:20.13; 32. Abigail Cisneros, 23:02.89; 37. Melanie Magana-Pinada, 23:23.51; 48. Dulce Alonso, 24:16.12; 63. Esmeralda Munoz, 27:41.58.
Boys Team Standings
SSC 32, Seward 54, Lewis Central 58, Westview 69, Bennington 82, Blair 107, CBAL 116, Cornerstone Christian 118, CBTJ 167, Auburn 189, Louisville 204, Nebraska City 235, Omaha Buena Vista 247, Omaha Christian 264.
SSC Results
SSC — 4. Luke McGinty, 17:33.51; 6. Melchisedek Munzambi, 17:38.62; 7. Leandro Magana, 17:40.78; 15. Caleb Preciado, 18:13.02; 26. Yahir Mejia Covarrubias, 18:48.96.17:38.62; 7. Leandro Magana, 17:40.78; 15. Caleb Preciado, 18:13.02; 26. Yahir Mejia Covarrubias, 18:48.96.
