Several Prairie Cross Country runners earned medals at the annual Spartan Invite held at Deyo Reservoir near Weippe Tuesday, Sept. 29.
Four members of the girls team finished in the top 10 and earned medals. They were Evelyn Gehring, 3rd in 24:47.1; Madalynn VonBargen, 5th in 26:47.5; Zita Schmidt, 7th in 28:17.3 and Gloria Terhaar, 8th in 29:50.1. Lillianne Lustig just missed earning a medal as she finished 11th in 29:59.5. Bella Musick finished 15th in 35:42.8. The girls team placed first as they were the only team with at least 5 members competing.
Koyle Jones was the only member of the boys team to earn a medal as he finished 9th in 20:15.9. Matthew Jones was 2 spots out of a medal at 12th in 20:42.0. Kade Hansen finished 24th in in 22:53.3 and Gabe DeCaria finished 38th in 25:52.3. Phineas Fitch started the race but was unable to finish due to a hamstring issue.
Prairie’s top finisher of the day was Cameron McLeod in the junior high race as he placed 2nd in 11:18.4. Also earning a medal for the junior high boys was Dawson Stewart, who finished 4th in 11:44.5. Landon Jones was 13th in 13:27.1; David Quintal was 15th in 13:42.4; Sawyer Stewart was 21st in 14:27.7. Eli Duman was 23rd in 14:52.1. Isaac Riener was 27th in 15:30.3. Ezekial Henry was 29th in 15:40.9. James Lustig was 30th in 15:43.6 and Moses Musick was 32nd in 17:09.3. As a team the boys placed 2nd with 39 points behind Lincoln Middle School of Clarkston.
Darby Fitch placed 17th in the girls junior high race in 19:57.5.