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Hermiston, she admits track
is her favorite because of the
variety of events.
“I’m a distance runner,
but I have a speed aspect,”
she said. “I can run anything
from the 400 to 3,200. I even
ran the 200 once as a soph-
omore.”
That versatility will serve
her well in college.
“She showed signs of
speed as a freshman,” Herm-
iston cross-country and
distance coach Troy Black-
burn said. “She ran the 3,000
once as a freshman and her
time was phenomenal. In
college, they will look at
her for everything from the
800 to the 5K. She will be
successful because she is
willing to compete.”
The fact there are fewer
miles to run per week in
track than cross-country also
is an appeal for Nygard.
“Every week for track,
it’s maybe 25 to 30 miles a
week,” she said. “During
cross-country, we can do 40
to 45 miles a week. It helps
that you have teammates and
you get to do it together.”
Kathy Aney/East Oregonian, File
Hermiston’s Cydney Sanchez, center, and Amanda Nygard,
right, lead a group of runners in the 1,600-meter run
during a track and fi eld meet with Kennewick and Hanford
on April 8, 2021, at Kennison Field. Sanchez came in second
after Macy Marquardt of Kennewick.
Her two favorite running
buddies are juniors Cydney
Sanchez and Alexia Serna.
“They both push me a
lot,” Nygard said. “It was
hard when Cydney was hurt
(this spring). It was super
weird and I didn’t like it. I
was happy when she came
back.”
Nygard just fi nished her
senior year of track for the
Bulldogs. At the Mid-Co-
lumbia Conference Cham-
pionships she fi nished 11th
in the 800, and the 4x400
relay team that also included
Jayden Ray, Madeline
Franke and Abigail Sharon
was fourth in a time of 4
minutes, 19.95 seconds.
She leaves Hermiston
with the school record in
the 600-meter run with a
time of 1:54.51 seconds.
She also ranks fi fth in the
800 (2:23.86), fourth in the
1,600 (5:40.15) and eighth in
the 3,200 (12:26.66).
As part of the 4x400 relay
team over the years, the
2018 team of Nygard, Madi
Wilson, Scout Reagan and
Elsa Torres ranks sixth with
a time of 4:07.70. The 2019
team ranks 10th, and this
year’s team is 17th (4:19.95).
Nygard has been one
of the top cross-country
runners for the Bulldogs
since she was a freshman.
At the MCC Champion-
ships in March, she fi nished
14th overall with a time of
20:54.80, helping the Bull-
dogs to fourth place in the
team standings.
“All we hope is they learn
to work hard, work through
adversity, and learn to love
running as they do it,”
Blackburn said. “Amanda
has been one of our lead-
ers. She will be successful
— that’s who she is. She has
always been one of my top
girls.”
Nygard holds the school
records for 2 miles (13:25.0)
and 3 miles (18:24.70), and
ranks 10th (19:29.30) at
5,000 meters.
As she thinks back at the
thousands of miles she has
run — avoiding snakes at the
butte and the 9-mile treks —
she has fond memories.
“There are plenty of
funny stories,” she said.
“You just have to be there
for the stories.”
SPORTS BRIEFING
CCC, EOU not
allowing fans at
track meet
LA GRANDE — Fans
will not be allowed to attend
the 2021 Cascade Collegiate
Conference Outdoor Track
& Field Championships,
which are scheduled to be
hosted by Eastern Oregon
University on May 14-15 at
Banner Bank Track, accord-
ing to a press release from
EOU.
The decision to exclude
fans is because of safety
protocols related to the
continuing coronavirus
pandemic.
“After an assessment of
the facilities in relation to
hosting fans and with the
large number of student-ath-
letes, offi cials and workers
that will already be in atten-
dance, the decision for no
spectators was arrived at
jointly between meet host
EOU and the CCC,” the
release said.
Fans can follow the
meet on the EOU athletics
website, www.eousports.
com.
— EO Media Group
FRIDAY, MAY 14
THURSDAY, MAY 13
Prep baseball
Stanfi eld/Echo at Umatilla, 1 p.m.
Dufur/South Wasco County at Hep-
pner/Ione (2), 2 p.m.
Joseph/Enterprise/Wallowa/Elgin at
Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii (2), 3 p.m.
Prep softball
Heppner/Ione at Riverside (2), 2 p.m.
McLoughlin at Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii
(2), 4 p.m.
Prep track and fi eld
Heppner, Pilot Rock, Stanfi eld/Echo,
Weston-McEwen at Wapiti League
Championships, Union, 11 a.m.
Ione at Pirate Invite, Bickleton, 3 p.m.
Prep boys golf
Heppner at Grant Union, 10 a.m.
Prep boys basketball
Kamiakin at Hermiston, 7 p.m.
Prep girls basketball
Hermiston at Kamiakin, 7 p.m.
Prep baseball
La Grande at Pendleton, 4:40 p.m.
Prep softball
Pendleton JV at Echo/Stanfi eld (2),
3 p.m.
Prep wrestling
Hermiston at Chiawana, 5 p.m.
Prep track and fi eld
Irrigon, Umatilla at District 3 meet at
Riverside, 2 p.m.
College baseball
Blue Mountain at Yakima Valley (2),
1 p.m.
College men’s basketball
Blue Mountain at North Idaho, 7:30 p.m.
College women’s basketball
Blue Mountain at North Idaho, 5:30 p.m.
College volleyball
North Idaho at Blue Mountain (2), 5 p.m.
SATURDAY, MAY 15
Prep boys basketball
Hermiston at Richland, 1 p.m.
Prep girls basketball
Richland at Hermiston, 5 p.m.
Prep baseball
Crook County at Pendleton (2), 11 a.m.
Union/Cove at McLoughlin (2), 11 a.m.
Riverside at Sherman/Arlington/Con-
don (2), noon
Grant Union/Prairie City at
Weston-McEwen (2), 11 a.m.
Prep softball
Pendleton at Crook County (2), 11 a.m.
LOCAL STANDINGS
Through games played May 11
Redmond
The Dalles
Ridgeview
Crook County
MEN’S COLLEGE
BASKETBALL
NWAC EAST DIVISION
Team
Wenatchee Valley
North Idaho
Walla Walla
Columbia Basin
Big Bend
Yakima Valley
Spokane
Treasure Valley
Blue Mountain
League Overall
8-1
8-1
4-1
4-1
4-2
4-3
3-2
4-2
3-4
3-5
2-3
3-3
3-6
3-6
2-4
2-4
0-6
0-6
WOMEN’S COLLEGE
BASKETBALL
NWAC EAST DIVISION
Team
Big Bend
Walla Walla
Spokane
Treasure Valley
Wenatchee Valley
Columbia Basin
North Idaho
Yakima Valley
Blue Mountain
Union/Cove at Umatilla (2), 11 a.m.
Weston-McEwen at Grant Union/Prairie
City (2), 11 a.m.
Prep track and fi eld
IMC District Championships at Pendle-
ton, 11 a.m.
McLoughlin at GOL District Champion-
ships, Ontario, 10 a.m.
Griswold at Jo-Hi Invite, 11 a.m.
Prep wrestling
Hermiston at Hanford, 9 a.m.
College men’s soccer
Blue Mountain at Spokane, 5:15 p.m.
College women’s soccer
Blue Mountain at Spokane, 3 p.m.
3-4
3-5
2-6
1-8
League Overall
8-0
8-0
7-1
7-1
5-2
6-2
3-2
3-2
3-3
3-3
3-6
3-6
1-2
1-3
1-6
1-6
0-9
0-9
Team
Burns
Nyssa
Vale
Umatilla
Riverside
Irrigon
Wallowa Valley
League Overall
4-2
6-6
3-3
3-8
2-4
3-9
1-0
7-7
1-1
5-7
1-2
6-4
0-0
10-1
2A/1A SPECIAL DISTRICT 7
Team
League Overall
Heppner/Ione
3-0
12-1
Dufur/South Wasco Co. 3-1
9-1
Weston-McEwen
3-0
5-6
Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii/
Ukiah
3-3
9-4
Sherman/Arlington/
Condon
2-2
6-5
Stanfi eld/Echo
1-2
4-10
Grant Union/Prairie City 1-2
2-9
Union/Cove
1-3
1-9
Adrian
0-0
0-1
Lyle/Wishram/
Klickitat/Trout Lake
0-3
1-12
Glenwood
0-0
0-0
PREP SOFTBALL
COLLEGE BASEBALL
5A INTERMOUNTAIN
CONFERENCE
NWAC EAST DIVISION
Team
League Overall
Pendleton
8-0
12-1
Ridgeview
5-3
8-5
Hood River Valley
5-4
8-6
Crook County
4-5
6-7
The Dalles/Dufur/
Sherman/Wasco Co.
3-6
5-8
Redmond
0-7
0-11
Team
Spokane
Big Bend
Columbia Basin
Yakima Valley
Treasure Valley
Wenatchee Valley
Blue Mountain
Walla Walla
League Overall
17-1
24-4
10-4
11-7
11-5
15-9
15-7
15-7
6-12
6-12
4-12
4-12
2-16
2-18
1-9
1-9
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
NWAC EAST DIVISION
Team
North Idaho
Walla Walla
Big Bend
Columbia Basin
Treasure Valley
Yakima Valley
Wenatchee Valley
Spokane
Blue Mountain
League Overall
18-4
19-4
12-4
16-4
5-3
5-7
6-8
6-8
8-12
10-16
4-6
7-11
4-12
4-12
1-9
2-13
0-0
0-0
COLLEGE MEN’S
SOCCER
NWAC EAST DIVISION
Team
Blue Mountain
North Idaho
Wenatchee Valley
Columbia Basin
Spokane
Treasure Valley
Walla Walla
League Overall
5-0-2
5-0-2
3-2-1
3-3-1
2-3-2
2-3-2
2-3-1
3-3-1
1-2-2
1-2-2
0-3-0
0-3-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
NWAC EAST DIVISION
Team
Walla Walla
Columbia Basin
Spokane
Blue Mountain
Yakima Valley
North Idaho
Treasure Valley
Wenatchee Valley
League Overall
5-1-4
5-1-4
4-2-2
4-2-2
3-0-3
3-0-3
3-3-0
3-3-0
2-3-2
2-3-2
1-4-1
1-4-1
0-5-0
0-5-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
PREP BASEBALL
SUNDAY, MAY 16
5A INTERMOUNTAIN
CONFERENCE
College baseball
Yakima Valley at Blue Mountain (2),
1 p.m.
Team
Pendleton
Hood River Valley
League Overall
9-0
11-2
7-2
9-4
3A SPECIAL DISTRICT 2
Team
Burns
Nyssa
Vale
Wallowa Valley
Riverside
Umatilla
Crane
Irrigon
League Overall
4-0
8-1
2-2
2-9
1-5
3-10
0-0
9-4
0-0
3-6
0-0
0-13
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
2A/1A-SD6 SPECIAL DISTRICT 6
Team
League Overall
Union/Cove
3-1
9-3
Stanfi eld/Echo
3-1
8-4
Grant Union/Prairie City 3-1
7-2
Weston-McEwen
1-2
8-5
Heppner/Ione
0-1
4-7
Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii
0-4
4-9
Adrian
0-0
0-0
Elgin
0-0
0-0
PREP BOYS
BASKETBALL
4A/3A MID-COLUMBIA
Team
Kamiakin
Richland
Walla Walla
Chiawana
Hanford
Hermiston
Kennewick
Pasco
Southridge
League Overall
1-0
1-0
1-0
1-0
0-1
0-1
0-1
0-1
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
PREP GIRLS
BASKETBALL
4A/3A MID-COLUMBIA
Team
Kamiakin
Richland
Chiawana
Walla Walla
Hanford
Hermiston
Kennewick
Pasco
Southridge
League
1-0
1-0
0-1
0-1
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
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Overall
1-0
1-0
0-1
0-1
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0