Running Jaguars shine on cross country trails

The Windsor cross country squad took to the trails in a couple of weekend meets, turning in a great collective effort to garner medals.
Leading the charge at the prestigious Stanford Invitational on Sept. 29 was the sibling tandem of senior Lucas Chung and freshman sister Lilja Chung. 
Lucas continued to etch his name in the school record books with a blistering five-kilometer time of 15:43, good for 15th place overall in the boys seeded race to put him 26th best on the all-time list for Redwood Empire runners.   
Lilja Chung was also impressive at the Stanford meet, finishing 9th place overall in her race in 19:32, the fastest time of the day for participating Redwood Empire girls.
Meanwhile the rest of the Windsor team was not to be outdone at the Westmoor Invitational Meet on Saturday, logging some great individual efforts.
Freshman Dustin Smith took the lead early and ran away from the pack to win the 2.4-mile freshman boys race in 13:18, with teammate Garrett Melvin also medaling with a fast clocking of 15:25. 
Landon McAilster recorded his first high school win in the boys sophomore race, breaking away at the halfway point to finish in 13:47. He was followed by teammates David Kvamme (14:53), Benjamin Kvamme (14:59) and Robert Carrillo (15:16). All finished in the top 30 and received medals.
Also turning in a strong performance in the varsity boys race was junior Hunter Larson, who came on strong in the last kilometer to capture fifth place overall in a sizzling 13:25.
The Windsor girls featured several more outstanding efforts, including sophomore Nataleigh Johnson, who ran hard to finish in fourth place with a time of 16:34. Freshman Priscilla Tucker ran her best race so far, taking 12th in her race in 17:49. 
In the varsity girls event, Erin O’Mara led the Jags with a 12th place finish in 16:04, while Ava Smith finished strong to medal in 17:33.