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HEPPNER – First year high school female runners were the faces crossing the finish line first as teams gathered for the running of the Mustang Invite at the Thompson Ranch on Thursday, Oct. 6. Looking at the top 10 finishes, half were freshmen with the Enterprise claiming three of the five.
With Enterprise freshman Owyhee Harguess leading the way with a third-place finish, the Outlaws grabbed the team title with a 38-point total. Host Heppner placed third, behind The Dalles.
Mustang fans did witness freshman Lily Nichols place second in the race, crossing the line in a time of 20 minutes, 34.7 seconds. She was followed by Harguess’s time of 20:36.5 along with Enterprise freshman Abigail Hurley in fifth. Heppner freshman Riley Archer placed eighth followed by Enterprise freshman Mary Hellinger in ninth.
The boys’ team scores saw the host Mustangs place third with Enterprise just two points back in fourth.
Heppner junior Grady Greenwood could not catch The Dalles Juan Diego Contreras and placed second. Mustang senior Trevor Nichols placed fourth with Enterprise freshman Johan Lyman making the top 10 with a seventh-place showing and Enterprise sophomore Jett Leavitt placing ninth. The top 10 wrapped up with Stanfield/Echo senior Habtamu Hurty.
Easternoregonsports.com is again standing out from other media sources by listing all the runners from eastern Oregon schools in the cross-country competitions. First or 41st, all these runners made it to the finish line. There is only a single runner with the best time, but there are many more stories worth mentioning afterwards.
Girls Results
Team scores: 1. Enterprise, 38. 2. The Dalles, 69. 3. Heppner, 72. 4. Chiawana, 73. 5. Pasco. 110.
Individual results: 2. Lily Nichols (Heppner), 20:34.7. 3. Owyhee Harguess (Enterprise), 20:36.5. 5. Abigail Hurley (Enterprise), 21:07.9. 8.Riley Archer (Heppner), 21:55.1. 9. Mary Hellinger (Enterprise), 22:31.6. 10. Maddie Nordtvedt (Enterprise), 22:51.0. 11. Opal McDonald (Enterprise), 22:53.8. 12. Freyja Hostetter (Enterprise), 22:58.2. 15. Cheyenne Skillman (Stanfield/Echo), 23:26.7. 18. Sukhprit Kaur (Stanfield/Echo), 23:50.3. 19. Irelynn Kollman (Heppner), 23:59.4. 20. Caelyn Pullen (Riverside), 24:01.9. 21. Camden Weer (Enterprise), 24:02.3. 22. Hannah Sheahan (Enterprise), 24:02.5. 23. Arianna Worden (Heppner), 24:07.9. 24. Michaila Caine (Enterprise), 24:19.6. 25. Zion Boyd (Enteprise), 24:19.8. 27. Iona McDonald (Enterprise), 24:45.7. 31. Dacceli Gonzalez (Umatilla), 25:13.2. 33. Maddie Bailey (Grant Union), 25:30.3. 35. Sierra Greenup (Heppner), 25:48.1. 37. Andrea Enciso (Umatilla), 26:21.3. 38. Nevaeh James (Enterprise), 26:28.4. 40. Annabel Nieminen (Enterprise), 26:41.0. 41. Paige Moffit (Pilot Rock), 26:49.1. 45. Abbie Justice (Grant Union), 28:08.7. 46. Macy Carter (Grant Union), 28:44.2. 47. Aunika Partlow (Riverside), 29:19.1. 48. Saige Jensen (Heppner), 29:22.6. 50. Isabella Brann (Enterprise), 29:41.2. 51. Diamond Greene (Nixyaawii), 29:54.6. 53. Emma Gomez (McLoughlin), 30:39.7. 54. Evie Davis (Pine Eagle), 30:52.0. 55. Nayeli Abrego (McLoughlin), 31:12.8. 57. Tiania Ralston (Umatilla), 32:11.0. 58. Grace Binfet (Bickleton), 32:33.8. 61. Clores Thomas (Stanfield/Echo), 33:54.2. 69. Leslie Tapia (McLoughlin), 42:49.7.
Boys Results
Team scores: 1. Pasco, 47. 2. The Dalles, 58. 3. Heppner, 79. 4. Enterprise, 81. 5. Stanfield/Echo, 121. 6. Grant Union, 167. 7. McLoughlin, 207. 8. Umatilla, 220.
Individual results: 2. Grady Greenwood (Heppner), 16:24.4. 4. Trevor Nichols (Heppner), 16:40.7. 7. Jonah Lyman (Enterprise), 17:19.8. 9.Jett Leavitt (Enterprise), 17:35.8. 10. Habtamu Hurty (Stanfield/Echo), 17:37.0. 11. Jacob Finch (Heppner), 17:43.4. 12. Brady Dole (Grant Union), 17:45.5. 16. Jagjot Singh (Stanfield/Echo), 18:01.1. 18. Andrew Hurley (Enterprise), 18:16.4. 23. Xander Perry (Enterprise), 19:09.9. 24. Lucas Goodrich (Enterprise), 19:10.0. 26. Weston Wolfe (Enterprise), 19:24.9. 27. Tanner Prindle (Umatilla), 19:25.7. 28. Colton Keffer (Enterprise), 19:27.6. 30. Gabe Brown (Pine Eagle), 19:37.0. 32. Isaiah Lemmon (Stanfield/Echo), 19:41.6. 33. Carson Greenwood (Heppner), 19:43.2. 35. Jack Sperr (Stanfield/Echo), 19:45.8. 36. Gideon Tubbs (Pine Eagle), 19:50.5. 37. Cooper Wight (Heppner), 19:51.2. 38. Kristian Takagi (Heppner), 19:52.8. 39. Quinn Larson (Grant Union), 19:54.4. 41. Landon Bailey (Stanfield/Echo), 20:03.0. 42. Andrew Nordtvedt (Enterprise), 20:06.0. 44. Baron Moses (Nixyaawii), 20:21.5. 45. Derek Antonson (McLoughlin), 20:23.7. 48. Sacas Wildbill (Nixyaawii), 20:33.5. 49. Liam Wolfe (Enterprise), 20:35.1. 50. Emmett Flynn (Enterprise), 20:36.5. 51. Carter Ford (Pilot Rock), 20:39.8. 52. Owen Cunningham (Heppner), 20:40.2. 59. Raj Singh (McLoughlin), 21:06.6. 61. Ransom Peters (Enterprise), 21:16.8. 62. Isaac Beachy (Enterprise), 21:19.3. 64. Joshua Gifford (Bickleton), 21:25.1. 65. Landon Boyd (Grant Union), 21:26.7. 66. Logan Randleas (Grant Union), 21:35.6. 67. Ethan Beaty (Riverside), 21:41.8. 68. Marcos Hernandez (McLoughlin), 21:44.6. 70. Sam Gonnella (Enterprise), 21:52.2. 71. Michael Harris (Riverside), 21:57.6. 72. Devin Schrieber (Enterprise), 21:59.7. 73. Noah Meyer (Enterprise), 22:00.7. 79. Skylor Boyd (Grant Union), 22:37.5. 81. Saint Schimmel (Nixyaawii), 22:41.8. 82. Lewis Hansen (Pilot Rock), 22:47.5. 83. William Harris (Riverside), 22:55.4. 84. Andrew Thurman (Stanfield/Echo), 22:57.3. 86. Roan Flynn (Enterprise), 23:02.5. 87. Logan Simpson (Enterprise), 23:07.5. 88. Solymar Arreola (Stanfield/Echo), 23:07.7. 89. Zak Lamb (McLoughlin), 23:11.2. 90. Cooper Funderburk (Umatilla), 23:15.2. 91. Keagan Warne (McLoughlin), 23:24.4. 92. Jackson Weller (Enterprise), 23:59.3. 93. Wyatt Nash (Enterprise), 24:06.7. 94. Devon Wiltberger (Riverside), 24:55.4. 95. Angel Quiroga-Vazquez (Umatilla), 24:55.5. 96. Bryson Baleztena (Pilot Rock), 25:00.3. 97. Alexis Armenta (Umatilla), 25:01.9. 98. Alden Brann (Enterprise), 25:33.3. 99. Ayden Hoeft (Pilot Rock), 26:20.6. 101. Cooper Mains (Bickleton), 26:52.9. 103. Luke Clinchy (Enterprise), 26:57.6. 104. Vicente Campos (Umatilla), 27:14.7. 105. Alex Flores (Stanfield/Echo), 27:16.0. 106. Dallin Guertz (Pine Eagle), 27:24.3. 107. Ethan Nycz (Umatilla), 27:50.1. 108. Benjamin Finley (Grant Union), 28:13.4. 109. Liam Early (Umatilla), 28:14.2. 113. Kyler Pedro (Bickleton), 29:04.4. 115. Curtis Steele (McLoughlin), 30:39.4. 116. Nate Ellsworth (Heppner), 31:20.2. 117. Hunter Berk (Bickleton), 33:28.1.
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