The Saline cross country teams turned in strong showings at the AA Huron River Rat Open, with the boys’ team finishing third and the girls’ team placing fourth in a competitive field.
Senior Brennan Larusso led the Hornet boys with an impressive performance, winning the race in 16:04.6. Freshman Gavin Bast continued his breakout season with a personal-best time of 16:52.4 for 14th place, followed closely by Carter Mitton (15th, 16:53.8 PR) and Ryan Rummel (16th, 17:00.6 PR). Senior Jack Klein rounded out the scoring in 24th with a time of 17:20.1 as the Hornets finished with 70 points for third place.
Other solid efforts came from William VanHaaften (28th, 17:41.5) and Will Sollenberger (29th, 17:45.1). Freshmen Grayson Durflinger (19:09.9 PR) and Isaac Lindstrom (19:16.2 PR) also recorded personal bests.
On the girls’ side, freshman Lauren Tomaszewski led Saline with a 13th-place finish and a personal-best time of 20:27.6. Mahalia Staton placed 19th in 20:54.6, followed by Sophie Roth (22nd, 21:03.4), Jillian Hayes (29th, 21:19.5), and Payton Aagesen (34th, 21:28.3 PR) to complete the scoring.
Mia Washington (22:07.7), Hannah Gritzmaker (22:10.7), Michelle Jiang (22:22.8), and Ruby Giddings (22:38.7) also turned in strong efforts as the Hornet girls finished with 108 points to take fourth.
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