THREE RIVERS — The Niles girls cross country team finished fourth at the Three Rivers Big Hill Invitational Tuesday.

Chelsea Best led the Vikings with a 13th place finish and a time of 27:08.

The Viking boys team was fifth. Niles was led by Noah Hall’s 20:45, which placed him eighth overall.

 

Three Rivers Big Hill Invitational

Boys team scores

Marshall 35, Constantine 62, Mendon 79, Three Rivers 80, Niles 103, Athens 189, Paw Paw 197, Union City 218, White Pigeon

 

Top five

1. Kurt Swaton (Marshall) 18:05, 2. Lewis Tate (Paw Paw) 18:18, 3. Tim Kinney (Constantine) 19:18, 4. Jannis Wolf (Marshall) 19:44, 5. Chris Bell (Marshall) 19:59

 

Niles finishers

8. Noah Hall 20:45, 13. Charlies Leonard 20:48, 21. Brenden Hall 21:35, 26. Cade Stephenson 22:04, 35. Keegan Murphy 22:43, 38. Samuel Burck 22:53, 39. Stingray Jones 23:00

 

Girls team scores

Marshall 21, Three Rivers 67, Mendon 79, Niles 118, Constantine 127, Athens 133, Paw Paw 182

 

Top five

1. Abbey Ufkes (Marshall) 22:52, 2. Rachel Schopke (Marshall) 23:28, 3. Mary Leighton (Mendon) 23:29, 4. Olivia Hancock (Marshall) 24:06, 5. Carissa Kelly (Three Rivers) 24:13,

 

Niles finishers

13. Chelsea Best 27:08, 18. Kylee Myer 27:08, 21. Hannah Walker 28:10, 27. Hannah Jackowiak 29:11, 39. Ashley Shortman 31:44, 40, Meygan Rudlaff 32:43, 41. April Anderson 33:43