Runners compete in Richland

RICHLAND – Lind-Ritzville/Sprague runners put their speed to the test Saturday, Oct. 7, competing against some of the largest cross country teams in Eastern Washington at the 54th annual Max Jensen/Richland Invitational.

The Broncos didn’t have enough runners to score as a team.

But in girls middle school competition, two local girls kept pace with some of the fastest runners from Desert Hills, Harrison and other large middle schools.

Reagan Korthuis was 11th in the 3,000-meter event with a time of 13:43.16 and Jacqueline Meyers was 13th in 13:46.17.

Four boys ran in the middle school event.

Wyatt Walker paced Lind-Ritzville with a time of 12:21.14 to finish 26th. Other local runners included Jayden Start 35th in 13:20.37, Zachary Heater 46th in 14:03.88 and Graham Christianson 51st in 14:50.54.

In high school Varsity Boys Division 2, Cameron Christianson was the fastest Bronco, completing the 5,000-meter race in 20:56.70, for 99th place. And Caleb Heater was 117th with a time of 22:01.89

For the high school Varsity Girls Division 2 race, Savannah Carruth was 50th in 26:36.71 for Lind-Ritzville.

Maeve Korthuis wasn’t far behind, finishing 54th in 26:51.71.

This week, of Friday, Oct. 13, Bronco runners head to the 1B/2B League Championships.

That meet starts is at the Colfax Golf Club, with middle school events starting at 11 a.m. and high school at noon.