By the Herald staff
Led by second-place finisher Lance Kindle and Nathan Wallace in fourth place, the Hanford boys cross country team won the 4A/3A division of the 35th annual Connell Invitational on Saturday.
The Falcons finished with 47 points to runner-up Southridge's 88. The Suns were led by third-place finisher Andrew Gonzalez.
The host Eagles won the 1A division led by 12th-place finisher Daniel Reyna. Chelan's Chase Anderson won the race in 16 minutes, 25 seconds, beating Kindle by two seconds.
In the girls race, Hanford sophomores Megan Dart and Haley Tank finished 2-3 behind Toppenish's Stacey Kobes (19:22), but the Falcons placed second to Southridge in the 4A/3A team standings. The Suns had five runners in the top 20, led by fourth-place Christina Lee.
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Boys
Team scores--4A/3A: Hanford 47, Southridge 88, Hermiston 172, Kennewick 185, Pasco 273. 2A: Clarkston 77, Toppenish 189, Prosser 354, Grandview 362, Othello 386. 1A: Connell 172, Lake Roosevelt 237, Chelan 317. B: Oroville 339, Logos 347, Potlatch 488, Liberty Bell 492.
Top 10--Chase Anderson (Chln) 16:25, Lance Kindle (Han) 16:27, Andrew Gonzalez (SR) 16:30, Nathan Wallace (Han) 16:30, Cameron Robertson (Kiona-Benton) 16:42, Billy Monroe (Tonasket) 16:48, Kyle Casey (SR) 16:51, John Kane (Clk) 16:52, Daniel Ryan (Log) 16:59, Jordan Stewart (Han) 17:03.
Hanford--13, David Wabusaki 17:09; 18, Mitchell Griffin 17:22. Southridge--17, Kyle Sturdefant 17:15; 28, Quintan Olivas 17:58; 33, Alex Larmey 18:03. Hermiston--21, Tony Gonzales 17:33; 31, Tucker Stephens 18:01; 35, Alejandro Licea 18:05; 38, Francisco Canlino 18:14; 47, Curtis Gertsch 18:28. Kennewick--16, Behram Sawess 17:11; 32, Matt Schwisow 18:02; 41, Jason Whitehead 18:16; 46, Al Moreno 18:27; 50, Garrett Brim 18:34. Pasco--19, Aaron Santiago 17:25; 48, Zach Banks 18:28; 62, Garrett Questad 18:55; 66, Josh Kolasch 19:05; 78, Vinni Synthavy 19:42.
Prosser--44, Chris Scott 18:19; 54, Dustin Richman 18:39; 71, Nick Hanlon 19:21; 92, Tyler Scott 20:58; 93, AJ Vegar 21:07. Grandview--26, Jose Mendez 17:51; 61, Jordan Sanchez 18:54; 81, Koty Kollmar 20:02; 91, Spencer Blanshan 20:33; 103, Mickey Moore 21:52. Othello--65, Tyson Alvarez 19:00; 68, Kevin Smith 19:15; 69, Michael Cooper 19:15; 86, Jake Smith 20:08; 98, Gustavo Sanchez 21:15.
Connell--12, Daniel Reyna 17:07; 20, Luis Gomez 17:30; 25, Jacob Coulson 17:50; 45, Rolando Reyna 18:19; 70, Martin Garcia 19:20. Warden--52, Marty Gardiner 18:34; 76, Guadalupe Landeros 19:31; 110, Fernando Capetillo 23:45.
Girls
Team scores--4A/3A: Southridge 62, Hanford 80, Pasco 159, Hermiston 166. 2A: Toppenish 73, Clarkston 206, Prosser 318. 1A: Chelan 129, Warden 187, University Prep 216.
Top 10--Stacey Kobes (Top) 19:22, Megan Dart (Han) 19:36, Haley Tank (Han) 19:51, Christina Lee (SR) 20:01, Anne Steagall (SR) 20:18, Brittnee Sanchez (Gv) 20:28, Sarah Story (Top) 20:32, Amanda Eng (UP) 20:43, Gabby Guillen (Chln) 20:54, Jennifer Farley (Top) 20:56.
Southridge--14, Ali Johnston 21:29; 19, Ainsley Bourque 21:50; 20, Sharlee Robles 21:56. Hanford--16, Leilani Anderson 21:32; 22, Lauren Curran 22:04; 37, Amanda Lopez 23:21. Pasco--17, Fallon Berglin 21:37; 21, Sharlett Mena 21:56; 23, Danielle Rovira 22:07; 47, Karalee Calaway 24:03; 51, Kendell Gilmore 24:47. Hermiston--15, Kimberly Macias 21:32; 25, Caitlin Nevin 22:13; 27, Amber Hadley 22:32; 45, Bianca Nunez 23:55; 54, Kayla Muiley 25:22.
Prosser--56, Sara Contreras 25:44; 63, Mariah Watts 27:14; 64, Tanya McCorkle 28:16; 65, Rachel Cruz 28:16; 70, Teresa Rowell 32:24. Grandview--39, Krystal Martinez 23:27. Warden--29, Katie McPartland 22:46; 31, Britney Yamane 22:51; 32, Kacie McPartland 22:51; 34, Kaitlyn Yamane 22:58; 61, Chelsea Dinsmoor 26:28. Connell--30, Melissa Gibbons 22:50; 57, Emily Tobin 25:50; 62, Yessenia Vergara 27:05.