The Oregon Open cross-country meet featured strong individual performances, despite not keeping team scores. Ben Bohr of Aurora Central Catholic emerged as the boys’ champion with a 16:02 finish. At the same time, Cecilia Hilby led the girls’ field at 19:01. Princeton’s runners showed notable improvement, with Augustus Swanson clocking 18:26 and Brady Gross marking a personal best. Ruby Acker led the Princeton varsity girls at 22:12, and several teammates also achieved season or personal bests. Junior varsity highlights included debut runs from Lenora Hopkins and Leila Acker. Coach Pat Hodge praised the team’s progress and competitive spirit this season.
Oregon Open- No Team Scores Kept
Varsity Boys
Individual Champ: Ben Bohr- Aurora Central Catholic 16:02 5K (3.1 miles)
Princeton Finishers
49. Augustus Swanson 18:26
117. Brady Gross 21:13 PHS Personal Best
129. Allister Swanson 21:39
161. Jackson Drozda 25:22 Season Best
165. Cruz Rodriguez 25:24 Season Best
Varsity Girls
Individual Champ: Cecilia Hilby-Aurora Central Catholic 19:01 5K (3.1 miles)
Princeton Finishers
26. Ruby Acker 22:12
46. Alexandra Waca 23:15 Point of Season Best
66. Natalie Meyer 24:20 Point of Season Best
72. Avery Waca 24:42 Point of Season Best
83. Susanna Bohms 25:25 PHS Personal Best
94. Rebekah Lord 26:04 Point of Season Best
Junior Varsity Girls
Princeton Finishers
4. Lenora Hopkins 24:33 PHS Debut
11. Leila Acker 25:49 PHS Debut
13. Lily Simpson 26:17 PHS Personal Best
20. Emma Dye 26:33 PHS Personal Best
“We did a very nice job here. The majority of the team made significant progress over our first meet and/or over their previous best at this point of the season. It was good to have our two volleyball players running along with their freshmen teammates as they all were very competitive in that race. Having four of our returning runners get their best Oregon Open performances was also a highlight.” Pat Hodge-Princeton Coach