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John L. Braese
HEPPNER – Heppner junior Lily Nichols made the home fans happy, winning the Mustang Invite on Thursday, Oct. 3 while the Heppner girls also grabbed the team title.
The Mustangs held off The Dalles by nine points while Umatilla finished third followed by Riverside. Nichols crossed the line in 20 minutes, 52.6 seconds, 16 seconds better than Trout Lake sophomore Melody Stock in second. Heppner junior Riley Archer was fourth with teammate and sophomore Brooklyn Hendricks in fifth.
With the top three finishes, the Riverside boys walked away with the team title while Nixyaawii finished second. Grant Union grabbed the third spot.
Pirate junior Nathen Hammond led a trio of Riverside runners, winning the race in a time of 17:25.3. Fellow junior Ethan Beaty was second, also finishing under 18 minutes with a time of 17:44.7 and Pirate sophomore Eric Pullen finished third. Heppner sophomore Jake Wilson picked up fourth while Stanfield/Echo senior Jack Sperr placed fifth.
Girls Results
Team Scores: 1. Heppner, 25. 2. The Dalles, 34. 3. Umatilla, 81. 4. Riverside, 84.
Individual Results: 1. Lily Nichols (Heppner), 20:52.6. 2. Melody Stock (Trout Lake), 21:08.9. 4. Riley Archer (Heppner), 21:54.1. 5. Brooklyn Hendricks (Heppner), 22:06.6. 7. Hailey McDaniel (Heppner), 22:49.5. 8. Leiliana Lissman (Riverside), 23:54.5. 10. Adie Judd (Grant Union), 24:55.6. 11. Hailey Severe (Pilot Rock), 25:21.4. 14. Laia Puelles (Heppner), 25:42.5. 15. Eden Enkey (Umatilla), 25:56.9. 17. Caelyn Pullen (Riverside), 27:33.2. 18. Emme Prindle (Umatilla), 27:44.8. 20. Brooke Gerard (Umatilla), 28:03.1. 21. Rosaella Salt (Nixyaawii), 29:43.9. 22. Clarice Thomas (Stanfield/Echo), 30:09.6. 23. Meghan Owens (Umatilla), 31:13.3. 24. Emma Star-Nez (Nixyaawii), 32:35.7. 25. Sarah Hill (Umatilla), 33:07.3. 26. Valeria Rodriguez (Riverside), 33:27.8. 27. Ayanna Star (Nixyaawii), 35:00.1. 28. Samantha Torres (Riverside), 37:31.7. 29. Isabel Sanchez (Riverside), 38:40.0.
Boys Results
Team Scores: 1. Riverside, 30. 2. Nixyaawii Community, 81. 3. Grant Union, 93. 4. Umatilla, 110. 5. Glenwood, 111. 6. The Dalles, 113. 7. Pilot Rock, 132.
Individual Results: 1. Nathen Hammond (Riverside), 17:25.3. 2. Ethan Beaty (Riverside), 17:44.7. 3. Eric Pullen (Riverside), 18:04.7. 4. Jake Wilson (Heppner), 18:06.3. 5. Jack Sperr (Stanfield/Echo), 18:18.2. 6. Tanner Prindle (Umatilla), 18:37.9. 7. Sun Schimmel (Nixyaawii), 18:49.8. 8. Jaime Calvillo (Riverside), 18:53.5. 9. Landon Bailey (Stanfield/Echo), 19:04.3. 10. Jeremiah Swanston (Stanfield/Echo), 19:04.6. 11. Carter Ford (Pilot Rock), 19:15.5. 13. Sacas Wildbill (Nixyaawii), 19:36.6. 14. Landon James (Grant Union), 19:46.7. 15. Andrew Thurman (Stanfield/Echo), 20:02.3. 17. Atticus Tesch (Umatilla), 20:16.7. 19. Noah Piercen (Nixyaawii), 20:43.2. 22. Walker Lathrop (Heppner), 21:15.5. 24. Joshua Gifford (Bickleton), 21:21.5. 25. Michael Harris (Riverside), 21:25.7. 26. Taylor Gosnell (Grant Union), 21:26.0. 27. Ilan Felipe (Irrigon), 21:37.5. 28. Logan Randleas (Grant Union), 21:41.1. 29. Taylor Parsons (Grant Union), 21:45.9. 30. Noah Castro (Umatilla), 21:46.8. 31. Benjamin Finley (Grant Union), 21:47.8. 32. Lewis Hansen (Pilot Rock), 21:53.6. 33. Kaden Hall (Heppner), 22:04.9. 34. Weptas Brockie (Nixyaawii), 22:11.2. Â Â 35. Pau Carci (Grant Union), 22:12.7. 36. Seth Hammond (Riverside), 22:25.3. 37. Ellis Ashley (Nixyaawii), 22:49.0. 39. Olson Anderson (Heppner), 22:53.8. 40. Ayden Hoeft (Pilot Rock), 22:54.4. 41. Chase Lantis (Riverside), 22:56.0. 43. Landon Norton (Pilot Rock), 23:53.5. 44. Emery Mcconnell (Nixyaawii), 24:02.8. 45. Alexander Ortiz (Umatilla), 24:04.3. 46. Espn LaFramboise (Grant Union), 24:57.4. 47. Liam Early (Umatilla), 25:15.3. 48. Elisha Sanchez (Pilot Rock), 25:20.7. 49. Kyler Pedro (Bickleton), 26:11.7. 50. Vicente Campos (Umatilla), 26:43.8. 51. Jeffrey Van Pelt (Nixyaawii), 26:46.4. 53. Tyler Albano (Bickleton), 31:29.6. 55. Thomas Tucker (Bickleton), 32:16.0.