• Kyah Weeber (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Kyah Weeber (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Kyah Weeber (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Kyah Weeber (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS girls cross-country team (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS runners at the start of the girls varsity race (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Hallie Morrison (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Hanna McDaniel and Brooke McDaniel (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Hanna McDaniel (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Brooke McDaniel (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Brooke McDaniel (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ingrid Hellesto (578), Ana Candanoza (574), Hanna McDaniel (582) and Hallie Morrison (583) run together early on. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ingrid Hellesto (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS senior Ingrid Hellesto is the lone senior on the varsity roster. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ana Candanoza, Hallie Morrison, Hanna McDaniel (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ana Candanoza, Hallie Morrison (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ana Candanoza (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS freshman Ana Candanoza enters Clemens Field for the stretch run of the varsity race. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Adele Beckstead (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Adele Beckstead (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Adele Beckstead (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS sophomore Adele Beckstead took first place overall in the varsity girls race. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Adele Beckstead (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Adele Beckstead (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Adele Beckstead (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS boys cross-country team (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Start of the boys varsity race (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Leo Pausch (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Leo Pausch (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Leo Pausch (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS freshman Leo Pausch emerges from the woods. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Kellen Houchin (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS freshman Lukas Hernandez eyes the finish line. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Lukas Hernandez (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Lukas Hernandez (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Lukas Hernandez (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Lukas Hernandez (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ben Hernandez (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ben Hernandez (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS senior Ben Hernandez took first place by 23.3 seconds over the runner-up. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ben Hernandez (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Coach Joe Fulton has words of encouragement for Kellen Houchin, Brody Bushnell and Jesse Erickson. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Jesse Erickson, Brody Bushnell, Lukas Hernandez, Kellen Houchin (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Jesse Erickson (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Mateo Candanoza, Ben Hernandez, Leo Pausch (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Mateo Candanoza (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS senior Mateo Candanoza comes around the final turn. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Mateo Candanoza (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Mateo Candanoza (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Mateo Candanoza (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Brody Bushnell, Kellen Houchin, Jesse Erickson (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Brody Bushnell, Kellen Houchin, Jesse Erickson (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Brody Bushnell (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Brody Bushnell (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Brody Bushnell (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • JJ Lewis (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)

Brad Fuqua has covered the Philomath area since 2014 as the editor of the now-closed Philomath Express and currently as publisher/editor of the Philomath News. He has worked as a professional journalist since 1988 at daily and weekly newspapers in Nebraska, Kansas, North Dakota, Arizona, Montana and Oregon.