
Maia Cowan breaks out of the pack in the Sitka Invitational Meet Aug. 25. She took 2nd place out of 77 girl runners. (Photo by Klas Stolpe/Sitka Sentinel)
Maia Cowan was the top finisher for Petersburg, taking second place out of 77 runners. She finished with a time of 19 minutes and 31 seconds a little over a minute behind front runner Sadie Tuckwood of Juneau Douglas. Kendra Coonrad took fifth place, Melanie Chase took 11th place, Eva Lenhard finished in 30th place, and Lydia Martin 61st place.

Tolin Eddy finishes 9th place out of 105 boy runners in the Sitka Invitational Meet Aug. 25. (Photo by Klas Stolpe/Sitka Sentinel)
Coach Tommy Thompson spoke with KFSK’s Angela Denning about the meet. He says there were a few Viking runners who couldn’t make the meet this early in the season but the team that went did great.
Maia Cowan, Kendra Coonrad, and Melanie Chase are currently listed in the top ten girl runners in the state for 1-A, 2-A, and 3-A.

Kendra Coonrad took 5th place out of 77 girl runners in the Sitka Invitational Meet Aug. 25. (Photo by Klas Stolpe/Sitka Sentinel)

Melanie Chase races through a wooded section of the Sitka Invitational Meet Aug. 25. She finished 11th out of 77 girl runners. (Photo by Klas Stolpe/Sitka Sentinel)