Clark College sophomore Sam Garvin and freshman Thomas Normandeau finished first and third on Saturday at the NWAC Southern Region Cross Country Championship at Clackamas Community College in Oregon City.
Freshman Cassie McKinney placed second in the women’s race for Clark.
Garvin, a Mountain View grad, covered the 8K course in 25 minutes, 35.2 seconds.
Normandeau, a Washougal High grad, came in at 25:51.4 as Clark finished third out of seven teams with 71 points.
Lane won the team title with 43 points. Clackamas was second with 48.
McKinney, a Union High grad, had a time of 18:48.1 on the 5K course.
Lexi Healy of Lane won in 18:39.7.
Clark’s Saide Dalgleish (20:15.4) and Aialynn Hansen (20:24.6) were sixth and seventh. The Penguins did not have enough runners for a team score.
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The final meet of the season is the NWAC Championships on Nov. 12 at Lynnwood.
WOMEN’S SOCCER — Clark finished the regular season with a 0-0 draw against Lane on Saturday and wrapped up the No. 1 seed from the NWAC South region for the postseason.
Sarah Kaufman, a Ridgefield grad, made three saves in goal for her seventh shutout of the season.
Clark (14-2-1 overall) won the South with an 11-0-1 record, and Lane finished second at 10-1-1.
The Penguins receive a first-round bye in the NWAC Championship and will face the winner of Green River vs. North Idaho at home in the quarterfinals on Nov. 5.
MEN’S SOCCER — The Penguins finished regular-season play with a 2-1 win at Lane on Saturday.
That result, combined with Portland’s 1-1 tie with Southwestern Oregon, gives the Penguins the South region’s No. 1 seed for the postseason and a first-round bye.
Rene Hernandez-Flores scored both Clark goals in the 7th and 58th minutes. Miguel Martin made two saves in goal.
Clark (10-7-2, 10-4-1) finished the regular-season on a two-game win streak. The Penguins won at Southwestern Oregon 3-0 on Wednesday. Francisco Javier Cazares scored twice in that match.
Clark will open the playoffs at home on Nov. 5.
VOLLEYBALL — Clark fell to No. 1-ranked and undefeated Linn Benton 3-1 on Friday at Albany, Ore. Scores were 23-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-23.
Livia Strandberg 18 kills and 12 digs, and Courtney Misner had 20 digs for Clark.
The Penguins (24-9, 9-2 South, second place) have three matches remaining before the postseason. Clark is at Chemeketa on Wednesday and home Friday against Clackamas.
