Local runners compete at NXR regionals

THE GORGE — A few high school cross country runners from the Gorge extended their 2025 fall seasons another week by competing along with a couple thousand others in the 2025 NXR Northwest Regional meet in Spokane, Washington, on Nov. 15.

The group included 2025 Northwest Oregon Conference district meet champion Syl Perrin, who along with NWOC runner-up, Savina Davis, competed in one of the girls 5,000-meter open races. The Hood River Valley runners finished in 18th place (19 minutes, 11 seconds) and 65th (20:04). In another girls open race, Trout Lake’s Melody Stock finished in 45th place in 19:08.

In boys competition, Hood River had six of the runners off its recent OSAA state meet team run in the Spokane regionals. Senior Sam Knoll led the way in 32nd place (16:09) in an open boys race. Also running for Hood River were: Copeland Louis (91st, 16:45); Victor Coffman (104th, 16:51); Brayden Strong (137th, 17:09, personal best); Josh Carley (154th, 17:18); and Colin Gerald (269, 18:34).

Trout Lake’s Nehemiah Davis ran 18:07 for 5,000 meters at regionals.