The Niles girls cross country team finished fourth and the boys team sixth at the Three Rivers Bill Hill Invitational Tuesday.

Marshall won the girls team title with a total time of 2:05.46. Three Rivers was second with a time of 2:09.35.

The Vikings, led by Abigail Gaines, posted a time of 2:20.47.

Marshall also won the boys title with a time of 1:40:18. Constantine was second at 1:49.46.

The Vikings finished with a 2:01.28. Charles Leonard was the first runner across the finish line for Niles with a time of 21:24.

 

Big Hill Invitational

at Three Rivers

Boys team results

Marshall 1:40:18, Constantine 1:49:46, Three Rivers 1:52:27, Kalamazoo Home School 1:57:31, Paw Paw 1:59:20, Niles 2:01:28, Athens 2:13:19, Union City 2:17:55

 

Niles finishers

Charles Leonard 21:24, Noah Hall 22:20, Gaige Nichols 25:15, Samuel Burch 25:17, Chris Ahlgrim 27:12, Lane Wells 27:36, Oskar Olalde 30:06

 

Girls team results

Marshall 2:05:46, Three Rivers 2:09:35, Kalamazoo Home School 2:17:52, Niles 2:20:47, Constantine 2:45:11, Paw Paw 2:46:20, Athens 2:49:55

 

Niles finishers

Abigail Gaines 25:46, Ellie Burck 25:49, Chelsea Best 29:15, Kylee Meyer 29:47, Hannah Jackowiak 30:10, Meygen Rudlaff 31:06, Hannah Walker 31:08

 

Viking Stampede

DOWAGIAC — Defending Foot Locker national champion Anna Rohrer of Mishawaka had no trouble winning the Niles Viking Stampe at the Dowagiac Middle School Saturday.

Rohrer’s time of 16:52.25 was more than a minute better than the runner up and she would have finished 11th in the boys race.

Penn won the team title with 42 points. LaPorte was second with 59. Host Niles finished ninth with 247 points and Cassopolis 10th with 317 points.

St. Joseph captured the boys title with 43 points. Northridge was second with 53. The Vikings were ninth with 279 points.

Anthony Didion of LaPorte was the overall winner with a time of 16:01.12.

 

Viking Stampede

at Dowagiac Middle School

Boys team results

St. Joseph 43, Northridge 53, LaPorte 70, Penn 74, Fairfield 137, Michigan City 163, Mishawaka 172, Lakeshore 265, Niles 279

 

Individual Top 10

1. Anthony Didion (LaPorte) 16:01.12, 2. Blake O’Dell (Northridge) 16:11.04; 3. Charlie Felton (St. Joe) 16:15.88; 4. James Bradberry (Northridge) 16:19.57, 5. Sam Miller (LaPorte) 16:31.25; 6. Stephen Pfahler (St. Joe) 16:31.81; 7. Erik Edwards (St. Joe) 16:32.36; 8. Taylor Neff (Penn) 16:34.37; 9. Conner Sandt (Northridge) 16:35.19; 10. Thomas Gales (Penn) 16:36.33

 

Niles results

72. Charles Leonard 19:32.01; 82. Noah Hall 19:59.18; 88. Samual Burch 20:16.93 97. Brenden Hall 20:35.88; 121. Chris Ahlgrim 22:02.70; 122. Stingray Jones 22:07.24; 136. Lane Wells 22:58.77; 156. Oskar Olgide 29:14.98; 157. Christopher Frantz 29:21.96

 

Girls team results

Penn 42, LaPorte 59, Northridge 60, Mishawaka 101, St. Joseph 124, Fairfield 134, Lakeshore 209, Michigan City 245, Niles 247, Cassopolis 317

 

Individual Top 10

1. Anna Rohrer (Mishawaka) 16:52.25; 2. Madison Woods (Penn) 17:55.84; 3. Elena Lacioni (LaPorte) 18:45.41; 4. Danielle Frank (Penn) 18:57.54; 5. Emma Jankowski (Penn) 19:17.32; 6. Kailee Schoof (LaPorte) 19:20.27; 7. Lauren Pottschmidt (Penn) 19:24.91; 8. Olivia Golden (Northridge) 19:34.60; 9. Jessie Armstrong (St. Joseph) 19:36.90; 10. Morgan Blyly (Northridge) 19:56.61

 

Niles results

39. Abigail Gaines 22:34.42; 51. Ellie Burck 23:12.75; 65. Chelsea Best 23:59.18; 90. Kylee Meyer 25:07.54; 93. Hannah Walker 25:14.86; 103. Hannah Jackowiak 26:07.39; 109. April Anderson 26:43.30; 128. Kahaligh Abdul 29:18.71; 129. Natalie Swailes 29:21.76; 130. Danielle Villa 29:22.69; 135. Stephanie Rickards 30:55.05; 141. Ashley Lingle 36:05.16