WEISER, ID – Using a first place showing by Union junior Taylor Fox, the Union boys grabbed the team title at the Weiser Invite, held Thursday, Sept. 2.
Union scored 35 points, 25 points better than Idaho’s Melba team’s 60. Union was the sole representative team from Oregon with team standings.
Fox, outdistancing the rest of the field, crossed the line in a time of 17 minutes, 47 seconds in the win. Sophomore Eli Williams placed fourth, just ahead of freshman Nathanael O’Reilly in fifth place.
For the Vale Vikings, sophomore Trevor Stewart had the best finish in 34th. Vale failed to qualify for a team score.
The Union girls placed fourth in the team points, led by an 11th-place finish by senior Audrey Garlitz and her time of 24:03. For Vale, Ava Collins finished 18th for the top Viking placement.
Girls Team Scores: 1. Melba, 28. 2. Weiser, 55. 3. Parma, 58. 4. Union, 91. 5. Emmett, 133. 6. New Plymouth, 155.
Girls Individual Results: 11. Audrey Garlitz (Union), 24:03. 14. Audrey Wells (Union), 24:40. 18. Ava Collins (Vale), 25:29. 19. Jayda Blackburn (Union), 25:33. 21. Danielle O’Reilly (Union), 25:45. 41. Hailey Davis (Union), 29:13. 49. Ally Gettman (Union), 31:03. 56. Jessica Dotson (Vale), 34:07. 58. Harley Belnap (Vale), 34:29. 59. Maddie Landa (Union), 34:52.
Boys Team Scores: 1. Union, 35. 2. Melba, 60. 3. Parma, 75. 4. Columbia, 105. 5. Emmett, 116. 6. New Plymouth, 155. 7. Weiser, 176. 8. Payette, 181.
Boys Individual Results: 1. Taylor Fox (Union), 17:47. 4. Eli Williams (Union), 18:27. 5. Nathanael O’Reilly (Union), 19:05. 12. David McDonald (Union), 20:39. 13. Noah Platz (Union), 20:40. 18. Skyler Perkins (Union), 21:04. 31. Logan Pedro (Union), 21:41. 34. Trevor Stewart (Vale), 21:54. 35. Eli Belnap (Vale), 21:56. 55. Patrick Sheehy (Union), 23:57. 63. Braydon Moyes (Union), 25:26. 65. Koy Wadsworth (Union), 25:55. 74. Samuel Mendieta (Vale), 34:47. 75. Noah Lee (Union), 37:12.
