State cross country results
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The Basin sent 28 athletes to compete at the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Cross Country State Championships on Saturday in Pasco.
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Ian Bivona serves as the Columbia Basin Herald’s sports reporter and is a graduate of Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. He enjoys the behind-the-scenes stories that lead up to the wins and losses of the various sports teams in the Basin. Football is his favorite sport, though he likes them all, and his favorite team is the Jets. He lives in Soap Lake with his cat, Honey. | November 6, 2023 4:28 PM
PASCO — Twenty-eight athletes from across the Columbia Basin traveled to the Sun Willow Golf Course in Pasco for the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Cross Country State Championships Saturday, competing in six different races across three classifications. For local results, see below.
4A
Moses Lake
Boys
Senior Ty Rimple — 67th place (17:00.9 minutes).
Girls
Senior Paige Perkins — 55th place (20:00 minutes).
Senior Sylvie Gephart — 107th place (20:53.3 minutes).
2A
Ephrata
Boys
Senior Hayden Roberts — sixth place (15:50.3 minutes).
Senior Hayden Malone — 38th place (17:00.2 minutes).
Sophomore Maddax Iverson — 89th place (17:52.3 minutes).
Girls
Freshman Abigail Chamberlain — 35th place (20:29.6 minutes).
Freshman Hannah Malone — 51st place (20:54.5 minutes).
Wheelchair
Senior Benjamin Belino — first place (12:38.3 minutes).
Othello
Boys
Sophomore Daniel Gonzalez — 50th place (17:14 minutes).
Sophomore Alejandro Mendoza — 94th place (17:56.8).
1A
Quincy
Boys
Sophomore Alejandro Birrueta — 70th place (17:53.6 minutes).
Sophomore Sergio Esparza — 75th place (17:58.9 minutes).
Royal
Boys — 16th place
Sophomore Carlos Barajas — 77th place (17:59.5 minutes).
Junior Alan Amado — 136th place (18:54 minutes).
Senior Aram Garnick — 139th place (18:57.4 minutes).
Junior Jesus Mendoza — 147th place (19:28 minutes).
Senior Fabian Meza — 151st place (19:44 minutes).
Junior Henry Olmedo — 155th place (20:12.5 minutes).
Senior Ricardo Garcia — 156th place (20:12.7 minutes).
Girls — 14th place
Senior Kenia Orth — 49th place (21:26.7 minutes).
Junior Cindy Rincon — 53rd place (21:32.2 minutes).
Freshman Sarah Freeman — 63rd place (21:47.7 minutes).
Freshman Valeria Rodriguez — 105th place (22:32.2 minutes).
Freshman Rebecca Carlson — 119th place (22:55.8 minutes).
Sophomore Kayla Abundiz — 125th place (23:19.4 minutes).
Freshman Vanesa Cedillo — 135th place (24:01 minutes).
Wahluke
Boys
Senior Angel Vazquez — 40th place (17:24.5 minutes).
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