“This is the earliest we have ever had a meet, so we haven’t had a lot of time to practice as a team,” ACC Coach Mark Jacobs said. “We will use this meet to gauge where we are and where we need to get to reach our season goals. The exciting part is I already have four solid runners. In Cross-Country, you need five good runners to be successful. I’m looking forward to seeing who out of my other four is going to step up and be that man.”

The Lumberjacks were led by freshman Ryan Allen (Reed City) who ran a 28.46 for the 8K race. Allen finished ninth overall out of 122 runners. His time also placed him number 16 all-time at ACC for the 8k. Following behind Allen were Chip Allen (Alpena), Carter Upper (Harrisville), Ty Kailing (Reed City), Dante Gray (Manistee), Calvin Hibbler (Livonia), Ben Purat (Novi) and Forrest Hissong (Ludington).

Alpena’s next week will be Saturday at the Ray Helsing Invite at Ferris State University.

AHS GIRLS SWIM WIN

Courtesy Photo Ryan Allen (Reed City) leads the Alpena Community College men’s cross country team in the season opener at St. Clair Skipper Invite.

The Alpena High School varsity girls’ swim team traveled to Oscoda on Wednesday to compete in their latest meet.

The Wildcats took home the win with a score of 92 to 57.

“Continued hard work and determination was demonstrated by the team as a whole,” coach Jennifer Johnson said.

ALCONA XC COMPETES

Alcona High School cross country ran in the Panther Rifle River Invitational on Wednesday. Cole Upper placed second overall with a time of 19:46. The next meet is the Ferris State Ray Helsing Bulldog Invitational on Saturday.