The regular season came to a conclusion for the Battle Mountain High School cross country team this past Friday afternoon with the Wells Invitational at Chimney Rock Golf Course in Wells.
Sophomore Sonja Sherve as the lone girls to run for Battle Mountain and she finished 20th in a time of 28 minutes, 11.
Elko’s Lilianna Hayes won the race at 20:37 and Spring Creek had finishers second through eighth.
Spring Creek won the team championship with 20 points and Elko was second at 42.
In the boys 5,000-meter race, sophomore Eli Colver placed 21st in a time of 20:52 and fellow sophomore Sean Doney was 41st at 22:39.
Spring Creek’s Nathan Thomas took home the top spot with a time of 16:34.
Elko’s Braylon Baggett placed second at 16:37 and Spring Creek’s Ian Mitchell (17:41), Spring Creek’s Scottie Adams (17:43) and Elko’s Dexter Wallace (18:22) completed the top five.
Spring Creek claimed the team title with 22 points and Elko (55) was second.
Wells (89), Jackpot (106), West Wendover (125) and White Pine (128) rounded out the team scores.
The Northeastern Nevada JV Championships will take place Friday, Oct. 20, at Spring Creek Golf Course.
The Northern 1A/2A Regional Championships is set for Friday, Oct. 27, at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno. The girls run at 10 a.m. and the boys at 12:35 p.m.
The top three teams from the Northern Region meet and the top three teams from the Southern Region meet advance to the six-team Class 2A state championship meet.
The top seven individuals from teams that did not qualify for the state meet in the Northern Region meet and the top seven individuals from teams that did not qualify for the state meet in the Southern Region meet also advance to the Class 2A state meet.