MATTAWAN – The Niles girls cross country team finished sixth at the Big 16 Conference West Division Jamboree hosted by Mattawan Wednesday.

St. Joseph won both the boys and girls team titles.

Portage Northern was second in the girls race and Portage Central third.

Alaina Smith of Mattawan was the individual winner with a time of 20:16.

Bridgett Carpenter led Niles with a 27th place finish and a time of 22:55.

In the boys race, Portage Central and Portage Northern reversed places to finish second and third respectively. The Vikings were seventh.

David Berry of St. Joseph was the individual winner with a time of 16:35.

Gaberial Trujillo placed 30th for Niles with a time of 19:01.

 

Big 16 West Jamboree

At Mattawan

Girls team scores

1. St. Joseph 46, 2. Portage Northern 54, 3. Portage Central 65, 4. Mattawan 83, 5. Lakeshore 143, 6. Niles 171, Kalamazoo Central 182

 

Top 10

1. Alaina Smith (M) 20:16; 2. Jessie Armstrong (SJ) 20:22; 3. Alexa Vanderhoff (PN) 20:23; 4. Sarah Corbe (SJ) 20:37; 5. Rachel Bendewald (SJ) 20:44; 6. Megan Kordupel (PC) 20:48; 7. Kayla Gercak (PN) 21:18; 8. Genny Soltesz (M) 21:20; 9. Katie Sorensen (PN) 21:25; 10. Ally Peirce (PC) 21:43

 

Niles finishers

27. Bridgett Carpenter 22:55; 28. Abby Gaines 23:10; 37. Libby Hein 24:12; 39. Taylor Hess 24:34; 40. Meygan Rudlaff 24:37; 43. Allison Grant 24:58; 47. Kylee Myer

 

Boys team scores

1. St. Joseph 28, 2. Portage Central 58, 3. Portage Northern 61, 4. Mattawan 91, 5. Kalamazoo Central 143,6.  Lakeshore 145, 7. Niles 212

 

Top 10

1. David Berry (SJ) 16:35; 2. Connor Wuori (PC) 16:35; 3. Alec Sullivan (PN) 16:45; 4. Stephen Pfahler (SJ) 16:58; 5. Charlie Felton (SJ) 17:05; 6. Benny Richardson (M) 17:06; 7. Kevin Phelps (PC) 17:26; 8. Tanner Rydleski (SJ) 17:27; 9. Jacob Ford (M) 17:31; 10. Erik Edwards (SJ) 17:31

 

Niles finishers

30. Gaberial Trujillo 19:01; 44. Noah Hall 20:12; 45. Daniel Sierra 20:16; 46. Charles Leonard 20:17; 47. Sean Morgan 20:45; 48. Casey Burandt 22:38; 49. Evan Long 22:40