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EUGENE – La Grande junior Cecilia Villagomez is a state champion after the Tiger was the lone runner to complete a messy, rainy course in under 19 minutes as the 4A state cross country race was ran Saturday, Nov. 4 on the campus of Lane Community College.
In addition to battling the weather, Villagomez also had to contend with teammate and sophomore Brooke Perry, the second-place finisher. Villagomez crossed the line in 18 minutes, 57.1 seconds while Perry clocked a time of 19:14.3. La Grande senior Emily Tubbs made the finish line a meeting of Tigers running third with a time of 19:29.5.
Baker’s top runner for the race was junior Sofia Kaaen and Pendleton’s Melissa Tune had the best showing for the Lady Bucs.
Even after taking the top three spots, the Tiger girls ended the day second in the team scoring to Philomath. Baker placed 12th in the team standings.
On the boys’ side, Baker’s Daniel was the lone eastern Oregon runner to finish in the top 10, placing eighth after crossing the line with a time of 17:03.7. Pendelton’s Jack Reynolds picked up 15th for the Buckaroos and for La Grande, Josef Simonis placed 38th. Ontario’s lone runner in the race, Jack Hally, finished 47th.
The Bulldog boys placed 10th in the team standings followed by Pendleton in 12th.
Girls Team Scores: 1. Philomath, 66. 2. La Grande, 71. 3. Junction City, 122. 4. The Dalles, 141. 5. Crook County, 144. 6. Cottage Grove, 151. 7. Klamath Union, 170. 8. North Bend, 194. 9. Stayton, 211. 10. Tillamook, 226. 11. Henley, 248. 12. Baker, 252. 13. Scappoose, 331.
Eastern Oregon Individual Girls Results: 1. Cecilia Villagomez (La Grande), 18:57.1. 2. Brooke Perry (La Grande), 19:14.6. 3. Emily Tubbs (La Grande), 19:29.5. 11. Kiah Carlson (La Grande), 20:06.7. 28. Sofia Kaaen (Baker), 21:24.1. 41. Gwendolyn Rasmussen (Baker), 21:48.8. 43. Melissa Tune (Pendleton), 21:56.0. 64. Maya Wilson (La Grande), 23:20.9. 68. Emma Timm (Baker), 23:27.5. 70. Katie Spaugh (Baker), 23:31.6. 72. Faith Calhoun (La Grande), 23:36.6. 83. Maddy Gagnon (Baker), 24:09.9. 84. Tyler Gressley (Baker), 24:21.5. 92. Maleigha Azure (La Grande), 25:13.2. 96. Sara Ruiz (Baker), 25:54.4.
Boys Team Scores: 1. Newport, 49. 2. Crook County, 87. 3. The Dalles, 136. 4. Molalla, 146. 5. Philomath, 167. 6. Marist, 179. 7. Cottage Grove, 192. 8. Phoenix, 193. 9. Tillamook, 211. 10. Baker, 225. 11. Hidden Valley, 230. 12. Pendleton, 266. 13. Scappoose, 291.
Eastern Oregon Individual Boys Results: 8. Daniel Brown (Baker), 17:03.7. 15. Jack Reynolds (Pendleton), 17:28.4. 38. Josef Simonis (La Grande), 18:12.2. 46. Hunter Bingham (Baker), 18:25.9. 47. Jack Hally (Ontario), 18:31.6. 53. Nathaniel Jensen (Baker), 18:42.0. 56. Autry Robinson (Pendleton), 18:49.2. 61. Khoda Brown (Pendleton), 19:02.8. 71. Eric Baisley (Pendleton), 19:30.5. 73. Jack Joseph (Baker), 19:33.2. 76. Karsten Cikanek (Baker), 19:39.2. 83. Caleb Hills (Baker), 19:52.7. 86. Tanner Lucas (Baker), 20:10.8. 96. Conner Oliver (Pendleton), 21:06.3. 98. Mason Morioka (Pendleton), 21:36.0. 99. Damien Vega (Pendleton), 21:37.6.
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