Bailey Takes Second as Prospectors Record Three Best Times at 4 Rivers

JOHN_DAY, Ore. - Grant Union High School placed three runners among the girls’ top six and had Landon James lead the boys with a fifth-place finish at the 4 Rivers cross country meet Thursday, Oct. 15, in Ontario, Oregon. Eliza Bailey led the Prospectors with a second-place finish in 21:41. The meet also produced two personal bests and a season best for Grant Union runners.

Kaitlyn Charette followed Bailey in fourth place, setting a personal best of 22:58. Amaris Paddock finished sixth in 24:25, giving the Prospectors runners in second, fourth and sixth. That concentration near the front highlighted the girls’ results, with Charette finishing 1:17 behind Bailey and Paddock another 1:27 back. Adie Judd completed the girls’ contingent in 11th place with a time of 25:05, finishing 40 seconds behind Paddock.

James set the pace for the Grant Union boys, recording a personal-best 18:16 to earn a top-five finish. Osmar Ceja was the next Prospector across the line, placing 18th in 19:53. Those performances gave Grant Union two boys under 20 minutes, while James’ improvement joined Charette’s as the team’s two personal-best efforts on the day.

Kaleb Gosnell followed Ceja in 22nd place at 20:26, a gap of 33 seconds between the Prospectors’ second and third boys finishers. Colton Lyman took 28th in 21:35. Espn LaFramboise rounded out the boys’ results with a season-best 23:17, good for 38th place.