BAKER CROSS-COUNTRY: Daniel Brown wins boys race, Baker girls tops in team standings at Panther Prowler on Mount Emily

Published 7:01 pm Friday, October 11, 2024

LA GRANDE — Baker’s Daniel Brown won the boys race, and Sofie Kaaen was fourth and Gwen Rasmussen fifth to lead the Bulldogs to the girls team title in the Panther Prowler cross-country meet Friday, Oct. 11, at the Mount Emily Recreation Area near La Grande.

Brown finished the 5K course in 19:55.08. Nyssa’s Diego Trinidad was second in 20:39.13.

Baker’s Jack Joseph was seventh overall in 22:22.95, and William Spriet was eighth in 22:40.07.

Baker was second in the boys team standings, just one point behind Nyssa.

In the girls race, La Grande’s Brooke Perry was first in 22:1.01.

Pine Eagle freshman Lindsey Brown was second in 22:39.33.

Kaaen was fourth in 25:08.42, Rasmussen fifth in 25:39.49, and Ruby Heriza was seventh in 26:20.40.

Baker won the team title with 34 points, one ahead of Imbler.

Baker coach Suzy Cole said the meet at Mount Emily was quite different from the previous meet, at Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario, on Oct. 3.

“The Ontario course was flat and fast,” Cole said. “There was nothing flat, or fast, about this course but it was beautiful and a lot of fun. It was a challenge for many of the newer runners but they ran hard and I believe surprised themselves in how tough they are. Ruby Heriza and Jarrin Bott both had great races. Sofie Kaaen also had probably her best race of the year as. We are getting more confident every meet.”

Baker will compete in the Bugtown Invite on Thursday, Oct. 17, in Caldwell, Idaho, the last meet before the Greater Oregon League district championship meet on Oct. 30 at Quail Ridge Golf Course in Baker City.

Panther Prowler

Girls individual results, Baker and Pine Eagle

Varsity

Lindsey Brown (PE), 2nd, 22:39.33; Sofie Kaaen, 4th, 25:08.42; Gwen Rasmussen, 5th, 25:39.49; Ruby Heriza, 7th, 26:20.40; Matty Grassley, 11th, 27:31.87; Liz Time, 12th, 27:32.26; Grace Tracy, 15th, 28:32.11

Junior varsity

Ellie Murphy, 4th, 30:05.88; Anna Johnson, 6th, 31:13.63; Hannah Sullivan, 7th, 31:20.46; Kara Regan, 9th, 32:45.25; Emma Annis (PE), 12th, 35:55.27; Gabriela Alves Maluf, 13th, 36:04.66; Reagan Ritter, 14th, 36:09.20; Jericha Hearne, 20th, 38:57.22

Middle school — 2 miles

Iris Young, 2nd, 15:21.43; Austin Hilton, 6th, 15:55.85; Elena Taylor, 7th, 15:57.78; Joy Kerns, 18th, 17:26.30; Diana Schwartz, 25th, 18:09.19; Mayli Taylor, 28th, 18:21.18; Lacey Sweeney, 50th, 20:17.95; 

Boys individual results, Baker and Pine Eagle

Varsity

Daniel Brown, 1st, 19:55.08; Gabe Brown (PE), 4th, 21:09.36; Jack Joseph, 7th, 22:22.95; William Spriet, 8th, 22:40.07; James Ransom (PE), 10th, 22:56.73; Jarrin Bott, 11th, 23:01.40; Peter Davis (PE), 20th, 24:02.28; Jace Whitford, 23rd, 24:39.20; Kegan Bott, 24th, 24:53.96; Harris Gaslin, 31st, 25:26

Junior varsity

Jarren Cikanek, 7th, 25:59.68; Theodore Pepera. 17th, 29:47.64; Gage Bingham, 20th, 33:49.36; Caedmon Myers, 21st, 34:22.76; Zayne Hills, 22nd, 35:48.59

Middle school —  2 miles

(Results are skewed because some runners ran longer due to confusion about the course.)

Cedar Hassmiller, 3rd, 18:24.25; Liam Conklin, 7th, 18:31.96; Max Jacoby, 8th, 18:32.38; Lucas Kolilis, 17th, 19:11.87; Lane Collier, 18th, 19:19.69; Bentley Boulter, 30th, 23:50.07