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CHEWELAH — At the Saturday, Oct. 17 NE2B League Championship at Chewelah Golf and Country Club RV Park, one Newport School District runner broke into the top half of a varsity race.
Junior Olivia Collins finished 13th of 44 runners in the girls’ varsity 5,000-meter, clocking in at 21:38.5.
Just short of the top half was senior Aurelia Johnson, who clocked in at 23:31.3 for a 24th-place finish. Freshman Emilie Baugh clocked in at 25:12.7, finishing 37th.
In the boys’ varsity 5,000-meter, sophomore Elijah Sattleen finished 55th of 79 runners after clocking in at 20:03.7.
Freshman Colton Moore clocked in at 20:30.8, finishing 62nd; freshman Waylon Persyn at 20:34.4, finishing 64th; junior Aiden Tieman at 20:42, finishing 65th; sophomore Leif Axel at 22:10.4, finishing 74th; and junior John Hamilton at 22:49.9, finishing 77th.
As a team, the Grizzly boys placed 12th and last, their score 320.
Newport next runs in the District 5/6 1B/2B Regional Championship Saturday, Oct. 31 at Reardan Cross Country Course. The girl’s 5/6 varsity 1B/2B 5,000-meter is at 11:45 a.m.; the boys’ 6 varsity 2B 5,000-meter is at 12:30 p.m.; and the boys’ 5 varsity 2B 5,000-meter is at 1:15 p.m.
