Run, Pandas, run

Both of the Pershing Middle School boys and girls cross country teams brought home first-place finishes at the Kardia Cross Country Invitational. The team is coached by Joaquin Ortiz. The boys team claimed the top spot, outpacing 33 other middle schools. The girls team also earned first place, defeating competitors from 27 other schools. In individual results, Kate Wyllie won first place in the girls division, followed by Zoe Cheng in fifth place, and Piper Hudson in 13th. On the boys side, Ty Odhiambo earned sixth place and Nicholas Michaelides finished 13th overall. The boys team members are (pictured, from left) Landon Morin, Tristen Thurman, Isaac Garay, Samuel Animashaun, Evan Daugherty, Nicholas Michaelides, Eli Deveza, Will Vaughan, Ty Odhiambo, Henry Richert, and Noah Erlichman.

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