Ex-Vikings help fuel Raiders' high finish


Gracie Freudenthal (left) and Brea Blankenship

Siuslaw graduates Gracie Freudenthal and Brea Blankenship (both Class of 2021) helped the Southern Oregon University women's cross country team to a second-place finish Friday in the Cascade Conference Championships at Klamath Falls.

Freudenthal was a scoring fifth place for the Raiders, finishing in 21 minutes, 19.2 seconds. Blankenship ran 21:44.7 for the 5,000-meter course. Freudenthal was 35th among 73 runners, Blankenship 44th.

SOU is expected to receive an at-large bid for the NAIA Championships, set for Nov. 19 in Vancouver, Wash.