Inglemoor High School cross country athlete Nick Laccinole broke the Saint Edward State Park course record on Wednesdays, as the Vikings defeated Bothell but received their first loss on the season thanks to Issaquah.
Laccinole ran the grueling 5,000-meter course in 15-minutes, 46-second to finish first overall. He nipped Issaquah’s Kennan Schrag at the tape, finishing with a personal best time.
Bothell was lead by sophomore Brandon Simmons, who was seventh overall in 16:30.
he Vikings had three boys in the top six with Laccinole first, Gavin Parpart second, (16:11) and Ethan Karlinsey sixth. (16:30) The top five for Inglemoor were rounded out with 4A state 400-meter champion Michael Rhoads finishing 16th in 17:40 and junior Spencer Neher finishing in 19th (17:47).
The Inglemoor girls were lead by junior Rebecca Ledsham, who ran the course in 19:18 to finish third overall. Inglemoor beat the Bothell girls but lost to Issaquah during the meet.
Inglemoor’s top five were Ledsham, Bailey Fjelstul (20:22), Rebecca Crawford (21:07), Etta Moen (21:16) and Jennifer Huffman (21:35).
Bothell was lead by Freshman Liza Yusem, who finished in 20:10.
Inglemoor girls are also 3-1 on the season.
