Hermiston Girls XC Second At League Meet

LAWRENCE SCOTT PARK – The Hermiston cross country team has a pretty good idea where they stand after meeting the other teams in the Mid-Columbia Conference at the League Meet XC Lawrence Scott on Wednesday, Oct. 13.

Just a mere five points separated the Hermiston girls from Kennewick in the final results. The Bulldog girls ended the meet with 55 points compared to Kennewick’s 50 points.

Sophomore Megan Joyce placed just outside the top five runners, finishing sixth with a time of 19 minutes, 00.38 seconds for the top Bulldog finish. Just two spots back, freshman Elizabeth Newman placed eighth with a time of 19:01.74. Junior Alexia Serna was just one spot outside the top ten runners, placing 11th with a time of 19:21.41.

The Hermiston boys placed fourth in the team standings with 93 points. Kamiakin rode home with the team title with a point total of 42.

For the Bulldogs, freshman Jaysen Rodriguez placed 11th for the top Hermiston finish with a time of 15:57.55. Junior Miguel Duron was 15 followed by senior Logan Springstead in 17th.

Boys team scores: 1. Kamiakin, 42. 2. Hanford, 68. 3. Chiawana, 75. 4. Hermiston, 93. 5. Richland, 125. 6. Pasco, 167. 7. Walla Walla, 167. 8. Kennewick, 229. 9. Southridge, 262.

Hermiston boys’ individual results: 11. Jaysen Rodriguez, 15:57.55. 15. Miguel Duron, 16:06.02. 17. Logan Springstead, 16:10.17. 24. Zachary Turner, 16:38.48. 26. Pedro Pacheco, 16:42.93. 29. John Mills, 16:50.83. 30. Grant Anderson, 16:55.75.

Girls team results: 1. Kennewick, 50. 2. Hermiston, 55. 3. Kamiakin, 90. 4. Richland, 120. 5. Hanford, 136. 6. Walla Walla, 145. 7. Southridge, 167. 8. Chiawana, 178. 9. Pasco, 213.

Hermiston girls’ individual results: 6. Megan Joyce, 19:00.33. 8. Elizabeth Newman, 19:01.74. 11. Alexia Serna, 19:21.41. 12. Ashley Treadwell, 19:25.59. 18. Jacqueline Garcia Sandoval, 19:52.87. 19. Madeline Franke, 20:04.83. 34. Lillian Fields, 21:01.70.