John L. Braese
VETERANS MEMORIAL GOLF COURSE – Hermiston junior Maggie Meenderinck may feel a little outnumbered as she boards the bus for the state cross country meet scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 9 at Sun Willows Golf Course.
The Bulldog junior will join her seven male teammates as the Hermiston boys finished third in the team standings at the District 6 championships, thereby punching a team ticket to the state meet on Saturday, Nov. 2.
Meenderinck will make the state trip after a ninth place showing at the district meet, running a personal best time of 19 minutes, 29.05 seconds.
The Bulldog boys qualify as a team and were led by senior Jaysen Rodriguez’s third place showing after a time of 15:29.84. He was immediately followed in fourth place by freshman Leory Lozano Mejia and his quickest time of his young career with a time of 15:36.91.
State qualifiers in bold
Boys Results
Team Scores: 1. Cheney, 52. 2. Mt. Spokane, 67. 3. Hermiston, 78. 4. Central Valley, 94. 5. North Central, 125. 6. University, 155. 7. Walla Walla, 184. 8. Shadle Park, 190. 9. Ridgeline, 253. 10. Southridge, 272. 11. Kennewick, 281.
Individual Hermiston Results: 3. Jaysen Rodriguez, 15:29.84. 4. Leroy Lozano Mejia, 15:36.91. 19. Gabriel Anderson, 16:25.18. 25. Franco Gonzalez Mendoza, 16:39.24. 27. Miguel Fuentes, 16:45.23. 37. Jose Juarez Rodriguez, 17:12.22. 41. Luis Silva Salas, 17:21.92.
Girls Results
Team Scores: 1. Mt. Spokane, 45. 2. University, 67. 3. Cheney, 89. 4. Ridgeline, 105. 5. Hermiston, 140. 6. Central Valley, 169. 7. Southridge, 195. 8. North Central, 196. 9. Walla Walla, 204. 10. Shadle Park, 207.
Individual Hermiston Results: 9. Maggie Meenderinck, 19:29.05. 27. Taylor Blackburn, 20:38.81. 31. Lillian Fields, 21:14.82. 38. Jeannine Heredia, 21:47.80. 39. Sukhprit Kaur, 21:51.77. 48. Evelyn Lozano, 22:29.84. 54. Sophia Helfer, 23:04.59.
