Ortiz captures county crown

Lakewood Ranch High’s Julia Ortiz captured the Manatee County Championship at the Tri-County Cross-Country Championships Oct. 17 in Sarasota.

Ortiz crossed the finish line in 20 minutes, 58.60 to finish ahead of Ande McDonald (3^rd, 21:28.90), Michelle Last (4^th, 21:43.20), Emily Perez (5^th, 21:44.90) and Katie Wray (6^th, 22:26.50).

Asia Borman finished eighth in 23:03.40 to lead the way for Braden River.

On the boys side, Lakewood’s Mitch Arnold finished as the county runner-up in 17:34 followed by teammates George Dabbiero (3^rd, 17:50.80), Read Corley (6^th, 19:07), Brice Easton (7^th, 19:07) and Griffin Dorsey 19:08).

RJ Brown finished ninth in 19:13.50 to lead the way for Braden River.

Contact Jen Blanco at [email protected].