Chiefs finish third at Moses Lake Invitational

MOSES LAKE - The Chiefs girls and boys cross-country team finished third at the Moses Lake Invitational held at Blue Heron Park over the weekend.

Othello's girls finished second and the boys team finished fourth in the five-team competition.

Chiefs senior Aleksandr Schwiesow finished second in the field of 37 with a 5K time of 17 minutes, 7 seconds.

"He pressed his competition from the start and ran a very fast first mile right at five minutes. He really persevered on a tough wet course," said Moses Lake cross-country coach Larry Dagnon.

Trenton Springs, a junior, finished fifth in the race with a time of 18 minutes, 41 seconds.

For the girls, Dagnon said he was impressed with the seventh place finish of senior Alexis Harper with a time of 22 minutes, 53 seconds. He said she was battling an injury.

"When she's healthy, it is really going to change the dynamic of the team," he said.

Chiefs' Junior Hayden Kersey finished ninth with a time of 23 minutes, 20 seconds.

This was the Chiefs third race of the year and Dagnon said the team is showing toughness.

The Chiefs next race will be Sept. 27 in Portland at the Nike Pre-Nationals.

Complete race results

Chiefs Boys

18th Ralph Hoyt 19:56; 20th Dominic Alaniz 20:11; 22nd Edgar Vela 20:18; 23rd Josh Welty 20:19; 27th Clay Miller 21:05

1. Chiwana 43

2. Othello 43

3. Moses Lake 61

4. Omak 94

Chiefs Girls

10th Anette Vyahk 23:50; 19th Mariah Boston 25:01; 23rd Kayla ramos 25:52; 25th Elizabeth Sanislo 27:11; 28th Hannah Mason 29:13

1. Omak 57

2. Umatilla 62

3. Moses Lake 66

4. Othello 71

5. Chiawana 74