Iverson places in top ten in Chugiak middle school XC meet

Middle school students from Bethel competed in the Mustang Smokin Stampede middle school cross country meet in Chugiak on September 21st, 2024. Maya Iverson, a 7th grader of Bethel, finished 10th in a field of 49 runners in the 5K event. Her team, the Ayaprun Elitnaurvik School, placed third overall at the Beach Lake Nordic Ski Trails at Chugiak High School. The top boys finisher for Bethel was Landyn Grady. The Ayaprun Elitnaurvik boys team placed fourth overall in the team standings.

Below are the race results for the Bethel runners.

Mustang Smokin Stampede 5K

September 21, 2024

Middle School Girls Results

10 Maya Iverson 22:19 Bethel

23 Nurataaq Lefferts 24:38 Ayaprun

33 Codi Hancock 25:51 Bethel

35 Rose Rivers 26:07 Bethel

42 Ayagalria O’Hearn 27:20 Ayaprun

43 Cikigaq Kaiser 27:27 Ayaprun

45 Arnaucuaq Jones 28:36 Ayaprun

47 Assiqtaq Evon 29:29 Ayaprun

48 Aaquqsaq Brink 29:33 Ayaprun

Middle School Boys Results

24 Landyn Grady 22:06 Bethel

29 Bennet Sorg 22:45 Bethel

31 Iinruangcaq Nicholai 22:56 Ayaprun

36 Akuk’aq Sparck 23:32 Ayaprun

41 Ayagina’ar Latham 24:08 Ayaprun

46 Cakayak Nicholas 25:26 Ayaprun

47 Ciquyaq Charlie 25:35 Ayaprun

50 Kumak Tulik 27:32 Ayaprun