Eureka Springs junior Yohannes Piepho won the Class 2A boys individual state cross country championship on Thursday, Nov. 5, holding off Marshall’s Gavin Massey by less than two seconds.
Piepho completed the 5,000-meter course in 18 minutes, 5.27 seconds, edging Massey’s 18:06.96 in the closest finish among the day’s six races at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs.
Massey stayed close to Piepho for most of the race before Piepho opened a lead on the backstretch with about a mile remaining. That cushion helped Piepho withstand Massey’s final challenge on the finishing straightaway.
The Highlanders finished fourth in the boys team standings with 139 points.
Junior Malakia Pederson finished 14th in 20:06.36, followed by junior Indigo Milwagon in 39th at 21:23.60, freshman Anton Gragg in 48th at 22:03.07 and sophomore Christian Thao in 69th at 22:52.04. Sophomore Miguel Cobayashi placed 75th in 23:14.67, sophomore Bronson Nance finished 92nd in 24:13.05 and sophomore Jace Fultz was 96th in 24:39.80.
Sophomore Carlene Palmer led Eureka Springs in the girls race, finishing 51st in 28:58.95.
Senior Brooklynne Stites placed 83rd in 33:53.29, junior Riley Renko finished 87th in 34:30.24, senior Laynee Dejarnette was 89th in 34:45.38 and senior Addie Blackwelder finished 103rd in 41:19.87.
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