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Canaday
breaks 21-year
record at Champoeg |
The senior cross country runner leads the Tigers
to a win at the Champoeg Invitational |
By B. Scott Anderson, Newberg
Graphic sports editor
E-mail Scott at banderson@eaglenewspapers.com
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Newberg High School senior Sage Canaday broke a 21-year-old record Saturday
in winning the Champoeg Invitational Saturday.
Canaday’s time of 15 minutes, 36 seconds not only broke the course
record set in 1982, but was also a personal best. Canaday’s former best at the meet
was 16:37.
Canaday is the top runner for Newberg, which is ranked No. 8 in the state.
Canaday’s time helped the Tigers claim the team win with 51 points, followed by
Franklin (69), Oregon City (83), South Salem (112), The Dalles (146), Wilson (147),
Milwaukie (148), West Linn (159), Lakeridge (261) and North Salem (297).
The boys team proved to be especially tough on Saturday as all of its varsity
runners recorded personal bests. Nick Bellisario took home second (16:15) and also beat
his previous personal best of 17:45. His time also moved him into the school’s
all-time top-10 list. Vertin Alvarez placed fourth overall (16:21) and improved on his
previous best of 16:43.
Trevor Arsenault finished 18th (17:17) for the Tigers and topped his former
best of 17:45. Daniel Alvarez placed 22nd (17:29) for Newberg, cutting his previous best
of 18:36. Peter Keyser finished 23rd for Newberg (17:31), down from a former best of
18:08, while Jon Shaffer finished 37th (18:25), which is also a personal best from his
previous best time (19:22).
“The boys top six was as solid as it’s been all year with the top
three running well and our (four through six spots) starting to close the gap,” said
NHS coach Bruce Sinkbeil.
On the girls side, Newberg placed third, but was a mere three points away
from second place. The Dalles won the meet with 68 points, followed by South Salem (90),
Newberg (93), Wilson 118), Lakeridge (135), West Linn (157) and Milwaukie (178). Oregon
City, Franklin and North Salem were offered up incomplete teams.
Meghan Leonard placed third overall (19:33) to top her previous personal best
of 20:10. Mandy Craig placed seventh (20:04), cutting into her former best of 20:28.
Rebecca Mishler placed 15th (21:00) and knocked off more than two minutes off of her
previous best time of 23:43. Holly Mishler placed 18th (21:04) and shaved more than two
minutes off a previous 23:42 personal best time. Marlee Zakrevsky placed 50th (25:46).
“The girls team also got a lot better with the Mishlers running
(personal bests) by nearly a minute to also move into the top-10 at NHS,” Sinkbeil
said. “The girls third-place finish was great to see.”
Overall, the meets couldn’t have gone much better for the Tigers.
“It was an almost perfect day to run and there were some fast
times,” Sinkbeil said. “This was a quality meet with some fast times and our
kids responded well.”
The Tigers return to Pac-9 Conference action Wednesday with a big meet
against conference foes Canby and Tigard at Tigard.
Notes: The Newberg junior varsity boys team claimed the victory at the meet
with 29 points, followed by Oregon City (59), South Salem (103), Franklin (114), Wilson
(120), West Linn (131) and North Salem (222). Lakeridge, The Dalles and Milwaukie were all
incomplete.
Stephen De La Vega placed second in the event (18:01), followed by a
third-place finish by Josh Lytle (18:05). Josh Stutzman finished seventh (18:37) and Ross
Pederson came in eighth (18:52). Collin Roholt finished ninth for the Tigers (18:54);
Sterling Hayes recorded a 15th-place finish (19:52). Dan Chandler recorded a 17th-place
finish (20:02), while Colin Rennick took home 24th place (20:17). Tyler Dexter placed 28th
for the Tigers (20:25). Kori Cacciacarro recorded a 46th-place finish (21:23). Jon
Chandler placed 47th (21:29) and Tim Siler came in 57th for the Tigers (22:37).
In the girls junior varsity race, Newberg placed third out of 10 teams with
109 points. Mary Stutzman placed 14th (25:35); Michelle Sweeney took home 19th (26:03).
Stephanie Haslett placed 23rd for Newberg (27:35); Lea Weber finished 24th (27:47) and
Ashley Cox recorded a 29th-place finish with a time of 28:22. |
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From Oct. 8,
2003, Newberg Graphic
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