Lake Norman Charter’s Maria Howlett wins 3A race at Wendy’s Invitational Saturday.

Lake Norman Charter junior Mariah Howlett won the Wendy’s Invitational girls 3A race at McAlpine Park.

Howlett ran a time of 18 minutes, 21 seconds to easily win over second-place Sarah LaTour of Cuthbertson (19:01.02) and Weddington’s Sarah Bechtel (19:01.22).

▪ In the boys 3A race, Abingdon High School’s Karl Thiessen won in 15:37, well ahead of Brevard’s Noah Graham (16:10) and Haven Honeycutt of Asheville (16:15). Oak Ridge’s Jacob Etheridge won the boys’ open race (15:55), ahead of Hilton Head’s Sam Gilman (16:05). In the boys invitational race, Mount Tabor’s Cameron Ponder won in 15:40. Winston-Salem Reynolds Todd Holbrook was second (15:41).

▪ Lexington Catholic’s Michaela Reinhart won the girls invitational race (17:57). Cardinal Gibbons Katharine Priu was second (18:18). And Wilmington Laney’s Natalie Tyner won the girls open race in 18:16. Eastside’s Olivia Henn (19:10) was second and Providence’s Lindsey Lanier (19:25) was third.

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This story was originally published October 3, 2016 at 9:31 PM with the headline "Lake Norman Charter’s Maria Howlett wins 3A race at Wendy’s Invitational Saturday.."