PORTAGE — The Niles girls cross country team finished sixth and the boys team seventh at the Big 16 West Division Jamboree hosted by Portage Wednesday.

Ellie Burck finished 15th to lead the girls team with a time of 21:47. Brenden Hall finished 39th to pace the boys team with a time of 20:03.

 

Big 16 West Jamboree

Boys results

Team scores

St. Joseph 26, Mattawan 66, Portage Northern 69, Portage Central 72, Lakeshore 153, Kalamazoo Central 171, Niles 217

 

Niles  results

39. Brenden Hall 20:03; 41. Gaige Nichols 20:10; 44. Samuel Burch 20:47; 46. Chris Ahlgrim 21:24; 47. Stingray Jones 22:02; 48. Lanes Wells 22:14; 49. Brenden Meek 23:12

 

Girls results

Team scores

Portage Northern 54, Portage Central 62, Joseph 66, Mattawan 89, Lakeshore 120, Niles 150, Kalamazoo Central 197

 

Niles results

15. Ellie Burck 21:47; 28. Abigail Gaines 22:53; 34. Chelsea Best 23:44; 36. Meygan Rudlaff 24:21; 37. Kylee Meyer 24:47; 38. Hannah Jackowiak 24:54; 45. April Anderson 27:12