• Philomath High’s girls took first place at Saturday’s Paul Mariman Invitational. From left, Hanna McDaniel, Melea Lattin, Lucy King, Reagan Nuno, Cassidy Smart, Hallie Morrison and Adele Beckstead. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • The start of the girls’ varsity race. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Cassidy Smart (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS freshman Cassidy Smart enters the track at Clemens Field for the final stretch. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Cassidy Smart (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Reagan Nuno (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Reagan Nuno (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Reagan Nuno (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Hallie Morrison (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS senior Hallie Morrison focuses on a turn while running the Mariman course. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Hanna McDaniel (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Hanna McDaniel (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Hanna McDaniel (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Melea Lattin (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Melea Lattin (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Melea Lattin (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Lucy King (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Lucy King (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Lucy King (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Lucy King (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Adele Beckstead (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Adele Beckstead (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Philomath senior Adele Beckstead leads the Paul Mariman Invite’s varsity girls race early on. (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.