McLOUGHLIN HIGH SCHOOL – In a preview of the upcoming 4A Greater Oregon League meet, MacHi hosted the Pioneer Run on Wednesday, Oct 20.
The finish line for the girls’ race was crowded with La Grande runners as Tiger runners grabbed the top four spots, pushing La Grande to the team title. Sophomore Emily Tubbs took the first spot in the race, breaking the 19-minute mark for the first time in her career. Tubbs had a winning time of 18 minutes, 57.3 seconds.
Tubbs was followed by sophomore Kiah Carlson just steps away from the 19-minute barrier with a time of 19:01.9, but also her best time for high school. Freshman Cecilia Villagomez was third and sophomore Faith Calhoun was fourth.
Once the Tiger runners had crossed the line, seven Baker runners followed led by senior Emma Baeth with a time of 20:10.59.
The top Ontario runner was senior Trinity Farr in the 12th position and she was followed by Umatilla junior Dacceli Gonzalez in 13th.
As the results were tallied, La Grande’s top finishes placed the Tigers with 22 points compared to Baker’s 35.
The Baker boys had a better showing, taking the team title with 25 points while La Grande finished with 40 points. The host Pioneers were third with 57 points and Ontario finished with an even 100 for a fourth place showing.
Baker’s success was largely due to grabbing three of the top five finishes. Bulldog junior Thaddeus Pepera won the race in a time of 18:06.79 and was followed by fellow junior Jordan Mills and a time of 18:15.7. For Mills, the time was his best for high school to date. Baker rounded out the finished with a fourth place showing by freshman Daniel Brown.
La Grande found third place courtesy of junior Caleb Murie and his time of 18:35.7.
McLoughlin junior Ethan Jones made the home crowd pleased with a fifth place finish and a time of 18:45, his best time this season and only fitting on a home course for the Pioneers.
Girls team results: 1. La Grande, 22. 2. Baker, 35
Girls’ individual results: 1. Emily Tubbs (La Grande), 18:57.3. 2. Kiah Carlson (La Grande), 19:01.09. 3. Cecilia Villagomez (La Grande), 19:54. 4. Faith Calhoun (La Grande), 20:09.4. 5. Emma Baeth (Baker), 20:10.59. 6. Sofia Kaaen (Baker), 21:02.79. 7. Sydney Lamb (Baker), 21:37.09. 8. Katie Spaugh (Baker), 21:41.9. 9. Emma Timm (Baker), 21:43.09. 10. Annastasia Johnson (Baker), 22:11.4. 11. Paige Marlia (Baker), 23:48.59. 12. Trinity Farr (Ontario), 24:21.7. 13. Dacceli Gonzalez (Umatilla), 24:30.7. 14. Avery Collier (Baker), 24:35.9. 15. Sarah Plummer (Baker), 24:46.59. 16. Isabelle Higgins (Ontario), 24:52.59. 17. Kinsley Kemble (Ontario), 25:10.2. 18. Anne Sweet (La Grande), 25:19.8. 19. Lilly Collins (Baker), 27:31.7.
Boys team results: 1. Baker, 25. 2. La Grande, 40. 3. McLoughlin, 57. 4. Ontario, 100.
Boys’ individual results: 1. Thaddeus Pepera (Baker), 18:06.79. 2. Jordan Mills (Baker), 18:15.7. 3. Caleb Murie (La Grande), 18:35.7. 4. Daniel Brown (Baker), 18:43.9. 5. Ethan Jones (McLoughlin), 18:45. 6. Donald Sweet (La Grande), 19:05.09. 7. Seth Mastrude (Baker), 19:20.3. 8. Connor Heather (La Grande), 19:24.5. 9. Derek Antonson (McLoughlin), 19:51.4. 10. Max Knifong (McLoughlin), 20:36.59. 11. Reeve Damschen (Baker), 20:41.09. 12. Michael Gisi (La Grande), 20:41.1. 13. Dallin Perry (La Grande), 21:07.4. 14. Tanner Lucas (Baker), 21:08.2. 15. Karsten Cikanek (Baker), 21:20.4. 16. Quinn Funderburk (Umatilla), 21:21.6. 17. Chaz Howard (La Grande), 21:33.2. 18. Gio Perez (McLoughlin), 21:39.7. 19. Alexis Aremeta (Umatilla), 21:55.7. 20. Miles Franks (Umatilla), 22:33.59. 21. Zack Lamb (McLoughlin), 22:36.2. 22. Michael Gomez (Ontario), 22:40.3. 23. Jared Ball (Ontario), 22:53.7. 24. Gaige Birmingham (Baker), 23:34.8. 25. Mathew Wernicke (Baker), 23:47.2. 26. Carson Brown (Ontario), 23:50.9. 27. Marek Fuhrmann (Ontario), 23:53.09. 28. Conner Ramos (Ontario), 24:02.09. 29. Riley Martinez (La Grande), 24:11.7. 30. Muhammad Farizi (Ontario), 26:13.2. 31. Tristan Mulkey (Baker), 26:27. 32. Preston Westenskow (La Grande), 26:42.4. 33. Liam Early (Umatilla), 28:02.79. 34. Tobyn Wells (La Grande), 30:28.3.
