CLOVERDALE >> Kelseyville High School freshman Andre Williams won his sixth race in as many tries this season, running a personal-best 17 minutes and 46 seconds on Wednesday during a Coastal Mountain Conference cross country meet in Cloverdale.
Kelseyville’s varsity boys, led by Williams, and girls, led by Laurel Weller, defeated Cloverdale in head-to-head scoring on the 3-mile course. The varsity boys won 15-45 while the girls prevailed 26-29.
Every Kelseyville varsity boy and girl set a personal best, ranging from five seconds to 2 minutes and 36 seconds, according to Kelseyville coach Ernest Woodson.
“Ever since I changed our routine a little bit with emphasis on running the mountain (Konocti) and working on upper body strength, we’ve really seen an improvement,” Woodson said.
For the varsity boys, Williams won by 53 seconds over runner-up Jesus Blanco (18:39) of St. Helena.
Kelseyville’s Robert Lozano (19:17) came in third while teammate Kevin Sanchez also cracked the top 10 with a ninth-place time of 20:34.
For the Kelseyville girls, Weller finished fourth overall in 26:17, Yareli Lozano was sixth in 26:46, and Bailey Couey was eighth in 27:40.
In junior varsity boys’ action, Jason Gentle led the Knights at 26:08.
Fort Bragg also participated in the meet.
Kelseyville returns to action next Wednesday in Middletown.
During the Pacific Union College Prep Invitational on Oct. 2 at Angwin, the Kelseyville varsity boys won their division while the girls finished fourth.
Williams covered the 3-mile course in a winning time of 18:38. Other top times for the Knights were Lozano, third in 19:57; Sanchez, fourth in 21:06; Justin Perez, sixth in 21:18; Jeffrey Amendola, 17th in 22:46; Jack Farris, 20th in 23:12; and Gentle, 31st in 27:03.
In the girls’ division, Weller had the top Kelseyville time as she finished sixth in 26:18. Lozano was 10th in 27:14, Couey was right behind her in 11th at 27:26, Kia Kohler was 22nd in 30:15, and Nichole Stevens was 24th in 31:03.
“Lozano and Sanchez ran outstanding races,” Woodson said.wwww
