COMPLETE RESULTS

SPRINGFIELD, Ore.  – In what aspires to become an annual tradition, and a potential future host site for the CCC championship rotation, the Bushnell cross country programs held the Bushnell Invitational on Saturday at Pine Ridge Golf Course.
 
Running the same course route as the University of Oregon's Dillinger Invitational, the Beacons held their own in the event as the women claimed a second-place finish while the men took fourth.
 
The women scored 46 points as a team, taking second place behind Oregon Tech with 22. Leading the way individually for the Beacons was Kaitlin Cook, taking seventh place at 24:08.00. She was followed in 11th by Cadence Smith (25:27.90).
 
Rounding out the scoring for Bushnell were Jordan Lauinger in 16th (26:57.70), Mariah Anderson in 17th (27:04.60) and Sidney Lane in 20th (28:16.00). Also running for the ladies was Anna Stone, taking 24th (29:41.00).
 
The Beacon men scored 112 as a team, finishing behind First-Place Northwest University (24), Oregon Tech (39) and the Oregon State Running Club (71).
 
Grant Kaminer took the highest finish for the gentlemen, running in 24th place with a time of 28:43.10. Logan Gant was close behind in 26th (29:00.60). Also scoring for the Beacons were Sayer Pescosolido (29:19.80) in 30th, Wyatt Pepiot (30:06.30) in 36th, and Wyatt Humphrey (30:12.10) in 38th.
 
Also running for the Beacons were Connor Deveny in 40th (30:24.90), Miguel Ramirez in 42nd (30:37.30), CJ Long in 43rd (31:23.10), and Hudson Gerlits in 52nd (36:25.70).
 
After the race, Head Coach Kyle Will said, "The meet went well today. It was a small race with around 100 total runners, but everything went smoothly, the course was great, and it was a nice chance for us to host something we feel confident will continue to grow in the future.
 
"I was very pleased in general with our results. Kaitlin led us despite being sick all week and Cadence had a great race. Logan had probably the best race he has had all year. He went in with a different race strategy and it really paid off."
 
The Beacons are now in full last-minute training mode for the Cascade Collegiate Conference Championships which take place on Friday, November 8 in Portland, Oregon at Rose City Golf Course, hosted by Multnomah Campus of Jessup University.