HEPPNER – The Heppner cross country team grabbed both the boys and girls team titles as the season opened up with the Heppner Ice Breaker on Thursday, March 4.
The Mustang girls finished the course with 21 points compared to Grant Union’s 34 points. Condon junior Kallyn Wilkins grabbed the individual title, crossing the finish line in a time of 22 minutes, 27.3 seconds. Two Heppner runners, junior Hailey Heideman and fellow junior Kylie Boor were second and third, respectively. Heideman posted a time of 23:59.9 while Boor had a finish time of 24:39.1.
The Heppner boys victory was a bit larger as the Mustangs downed second place Grant Union, 19-40. Three runners completed the 5,000 meters in under 18 minutes with Stanfield/Echo senior Sisay Hurty posting the fastest time, 17:19.5. Heppner sophomore Trevor Nichols was second in a time of 17:26.6 and Pine Eagle junior Caleb Brown took the third spot in a time of 17:36.1.
Girls team scores: 1. Heppner, 21. 2. Grant Union, 34.
Individual results: 1. Kallyn Wilkins (Condon), 22:27.3. 2. Hailey Heideman (Heppner), 23:59.9. 3. Kylie Boor (Heppner), 24:39.1. 4. Zora Gehrke (Stanfield/Echo), 25:25.1. 5. McKenna Bray (Pilot Rock), 26:31.5. 6. Hannah Palmer (Heppner), 26:52.3. 7. Katelyn Hughes (Grant Union), 27:18.0. 8. Irelynn Kollman (Heppner), 28:14.3. 9. Abbie Justice (Grant Union), 28:15.7. 10. Aliciana Archibald (Grant Union), 28:39.0. 11. Rylee Bray (Pilot Rock), 28:58.1. 12. Leah Steward (Riverside), 29:53.1. 13. Riley Robertson (Grant Union), 30:31.8. 14. Gracie Bryan (Stanfield/Echo), 30:34.8. 15. Audrey Walker (Grant Union), 31:25.7. 16. Kayla Rodriguez (Heppner), 35:39.0.
Boys team scores: 1. Heppner, 19. 2. Grant Union, 40.
Individual results: 1. Sisay Hurty (Stanfield/Echo), 17:19.5. 2. Trevor Nichols (Heppner), 17:27.6. 3. Caleb Brown (Pine Eagle), 17:36.1. 4. David Cribbs (Heppner), 19:32.7. 5. Matthew Hammond (Riverside), 19:45.8. 6. Brady Dole (Grant Union), 20:11.4. 7. Keegan Chitty (Stanfield/Echo), 20:23.7. 8. Ed Ellsworth (Heppner), 20:32.9. 9. Kamron Drury (Heppner), 20:41.3. 10. Quinn Larson (Grant Union), 20:53.4. 11. Angel Flores-Rosas (Riverside), 21:07.5. 12. Curtis Elguezabal (Pine Eagle), 21:10.6. 13. Thomas Rudolf (Heppner), 21:54.7. 14. Skylar Jeffers (Pilot Rock), 22:09.2. 15. Emery Bryan (Stanfield/Echo), 22:13.9. 16. Max Bailey (Grant Union), 22:27.7. 17. Roen Waite (Heppner), 22:43.2. 18. Joseph Sherman (Heppner), 22:50.3. 19. William Harris (Riverside), 23:13.4. 20. Skylor Boyd (Grant Union), 23:28.8. 21. Landon Boyd (Grant Union), 23:51.3. 22. Angel Velasco (Heppner), 23:54.1. 23. Jesse Randleas (Grant Union), 24:10.6. 24. John Hascall (Pilot Rock), 24:47.2. 25. Cole Ashley (Grant Union), 28:07.8. 26. JT Nelson (Pilot Rock), 28:10.2. 27. Bryson Baleztena (Pilot Rock), 31:13.2. 28. Alex Flores (Stanfield/Echo), 35:52.5.
