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Sep. 19—Marshfield graduate Alex Garcia-Silver won the Prefontaine Memorial Run on Saturday, besting the field in the annual 10-kilometer run in memory of legend Steve Prefontaine.

Garcia-Silver covered the course in 31 minutes and 31 seconds, pulling away from Bailey Smith of Monmouth on the final downhill stretch for the win. Smith finished in 31:46 and his Western Oregon University teammate Hunter Hutton of Bandon was third in 32:24.

Garcia-Silver graduated from Marshfield in June and will run for Brigham Young University, but he is delaying his education for two years to go on his mission for his church, leaving for Brazil in November.

It was his first time running the full course since he was in eighth grade. He ran the high school portion of the race the past four years.

Three other South Coast runners also were in the top 10. Manuel Finley of Port Orford was fourth in 34:27 while Myrtle Point cross country coach Karl Smith was eighth in 37:24 and Aero Franklin of Bandon was 10th in 38:20.

The top female finisher was Marisa Cortright of Salem, who was 14th overall in 39:20.

She was followed among female runners by Sarah Adamek of Medford (41:42) and Bela Marshak of Grants Pass (42:54), who finished 22nd and 23rd overall.

South Coast Running Club president Amarissa Wooden was the first South Coast female to finish, placing 40th overall in 45:04. Former Marshfield standout Janet Stamper-Holland, who lives in Arizona, was fifth among women, 43rd overall in 45:25.

This year's race also was the national championship 10K for the Road Runners Club of America so both Garcia-Silver and Cortright received championship awards from RRCA as well.

Four age group records were set Saturday. Lynn Saaranen of Gold Hill improved on her own mark in the 65-69 division with a time of 52:22. Dennis Littrell of Coos Bay became the first man in the 80-89 age group to break an hour, finishing in 59:57. Douglas Lewis of North Powder had an impressive race to break the record in the 70-74 age group with his time of 44:41. And Nora Terwilliger of Coos Bay set a new record in the women's 80-89 age group, finishing in 1:44:13.

South Coast runners won most of the age groups, including Hazel Millet of Coquille in the 1-9 female division (1:03:08), Isabelle Smith of Coos Bay for 10-14 (52:41), Hunter Hutton's wife Ashley in the 20-24 division (54:28), Katelyn Rossback of Coos Bay for 25-29 (46:45), Emily Reinig of Coos Bay for 35-39 (47:34), Carol Aron of North Bend for 45-49 (48:21), Jennifer Stephens of Coos Bay for 50-54 (49:21), Diane Williams of Coquille for 70-74 (1:11:29) and Terwilliger.

For male runners, South Coast division winners were Derrick Hyatt of Coos Bay for 0-9 (56:46), Jonah Brown of Bandon for 10-14 (43:37), Garcia-Silver for 15-19, Finley for 25-29, Smith for 30-34, Justin Surprise of North Bend for 40-44 (43:45), Moises Garcia of Coos Bay for 55-59 (45:18) and Littrell.

HIGH SCHOOL

In the high school division, Bandon's girls took third place among 12 complete teams.

Grants Pass scored 53 points to win, while Roseburg had 68 and the Tigers 93. North Bend was fifth with 117.

Roseburg's Sylvia Eckman was the top finisher in 18:46. North Bend's Ellie Massey was ninth (21:14), with teammate Bryleigh Mead 11th (21:18) and Bandon's Marley Petrey 12th (21:19). Bandon's Analise Miller was 16th (21:48), Giada Moore 20th (22:15) and Safaa Dimitruk 22nd (22:30). Coquille's Ada Millet was 26th (22:41). Bandon's Lilly Iverson was 29th (22:44), North Bend's Cassie Kennon 30th (22:51), Abby Woodruff 38th (23:33) and Alize Page 40th (23:39). Marshfield's Riley Mullanix was 42nd (23:49) and North Bend's Lauren Wolfe 43rd (23:51). Reedsport's Natalie Hammond was 50th (24:01).

Crook County won the boys division with 55 points, followed by Arcata of California (83), Roseburg (104) and Cascade Christian (143). Marshfield had the best local team finish in 10th out of 17 complete teams.

Timothy Johnson of Roseburg won the race in 16:25. Marshfield's Jaxson Stovall was fifth in 16:44. Elijah Cellura was 32nd for the Pirates (18:02). The only other South Coast finishers in the top 50 were Brookings-Harbor's Peter Goode who was 36th (18:13), Bandon's Noah Brown, who was 41st (18:20), Bandon's Tyler Senn in 46th (18:32) and North Bend's Matix Wolfe in 48th (18:35).