Lake Havasu Fighting Knights Host Cross Country Events

By Becky Maxedon

The Lake Havasu High School Fighting Knights cross country team hosted its 13^th annual Fun Run at Bridgewater Links golf course Saturday.

An added event, the Half Mile Kids Run, preceded the 42^nd annual Mark Weston Invitational.

Mark Weston was a Lake Havasu High School junior who excelled at athletics and academics whose life was cut short in a tragic accident in 1983.

Thunderbolt Middle School boys and girls also participated in the event.

Following are the top five finishers in each event.

Half Mile Kids Run

1^st Samuel Sanchez M 12 3:11

2^nd Eli Turner M 10 3:12

3^rd Spencer Gibson M 10 3:34

4^th Aiden Owens M 10 3:35

5^th Wyatt Clayton M 10 4:02

Lake Havasu City RiverScene Magazine Mark Weston Fun Run and Cross Country

Kids participate in the Fun Run Saturday morning. Jillian Danielson/RiverScene

13^th Annual Fun Run

1^st Dan Kuch M 50 17:36

2^nd Brody Port M 22 18:21

3^rd Mitchell Owens M 39 19:29

4^th Brett McMillan M 18 20:41

5^th Kayden Fischer M 13 21:31

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2024 Mark Weston Invitational Boys

1^st David Cavazos Kofa 18:40

2^nd Carter Owens Lake Havasu 18:46

3^rd Adriel Valenzuela Kofa 19:16

4^th Angel Salazar Parker 19:31

5^th Corbin Owens Lake Havasu 19:52

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2024 Mark Weston Invitational Girls

1^st Sabrina Anaya Kofa 21:40

2^nd Rilee Thuneman Lake Havasu 23:20

3^rd Ella Limon Kofa 23:41

4^th Gabriella Avila Kofa 25:26

5^th Athena Conway Lake Havasu 25:52

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Team Results Boys

1^st Kofa

2^nd Lake Havasu

3^rd Parker

4^th Laughlin

5^th Mohave

6^th Music Mountain

7^th Needles

8^th Desert Star

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Team Results Girls

1^st Kofa

2^nd Lake Havasu

3^rd Desert Star

4^th Mohave

5^th Music Mountain

6^th Needles

7^th Parker

8^th Laughlin

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Kids participate in the Mark Weston Memorial Fun Run early Saturday morning. Jillian Danielson/RiverScene

Children participate in the Mark Weston Memorial Fun Run Saturday morning in Lake Havasu City. Jillian Danielson/RiverScene

Children participate in the Mark Weston Memorial Fun Run at the Bridgewater Links Golf Course Saturday morning. Jillian Danielson/RiverScene

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Participants take part in the Mark Weston Memorial Fun Run Saturday morning at the Bridgewater Links Golf Course. Jillian Danielson/RiverScene

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Lake Havasu City RiverScene Magazine 2024 Weston Fun Run and Cross Country

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