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Camas senior Butler fourth at Nike Portland XC

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Cohen Butler of Camas runs in the Danner Championships race at Nike Portland XC meet on Friday at Blue Lake Regional Park in Gresham, Ore. Butler, a senior, finished fourth in a personal-best time of 14 minutes, 40.8 seconds. (Micah Rice/The Columbian)

Cohen Butler of Camas runs in the Danner Championships race at Nike Portland XC meet on Friday at Blue Lake Regional Park in Gresham, Ore. Butler, a senior, finished fourth in a personal-best time of 14 minutes, 40.8 seconds. (Micah Rice/The Columbian)

Sara Thompson of Union runs in the Danner Championships race at Nike Portland XC meet on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025 at Blue Lake Regional Park in Gresham, Ore. (Micah Rice/The Columbian)

Sara Thompson of Union runs in the Danner Championships race at Nike Portland XC meet on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025 at Blue Lake Regional Park in Gresham, Ore. (Micah Rice/The Columbian)

Wyatt Nitzschke, center, of Columbia River runs in the Danner Championships race at Nike Portland XC meet on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025 at Blue Lake Regional Park in Gresham, Ore. (Micah Rice/The Columbian)

Wyatt Nitzschke, center, of Columbia River runs in the Danner Championships race at Nike Portland XC meet on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025 at Blue Lake Regional Park in Gresham, Ore. (Micah Rice/The Columbian)

Trae Copper, center, of Battle Ground runs in the Danner Championships race at Nike Portland XC meet on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025 at Blue Lake Regional Park in Gresham, Ore. (Micah Rice/The Columbian)

Trae Copper, center, of Battle Ground runs in the Danner Championships race at Nike Portland XC meet on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025 at Blue Lake Regional Park in Gresham, Ore. (Micah Rice/The Columbian)

Lord King Nana-Badu-Weah, right, of Battle Ground runs in the Danner Championships race at Nike Portland XC meet on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025 at Blue Lake Regional Park in Gresham, Ore. The junior finished 10th in a personal-best time of 15 minutes, 03 seconds. (Micah Rice/The Columbian)

Lord King Nana-Badu-Weah, right, of Battle Ground runs in the Danner Championships race at Nike Portland XC meet on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025 at Blue Lake Regional Park in Gresham, Ore. The junior finished 10th in a personal-best time of 15 minutes, 03 seconds. (Micah Rice/The Columbian)

Aaron Barron Pintor (851) of Columbia River and Cohen Butler (305) of Camas run at the start of the Danner Championships race at Nike Portland XC meet on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025 at Blue Lake Regional Park in Gresham, Ore. (Micah Rice/The Columbian)

Aaron Barron Pintor (851) of Columbia River and Cohen Butler (305) of Camas run at the start of the Danner Championships race at Nike Portland XC meet on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025 at Blue Lake Regional Park in Gresham, Ore. (Micah Rice/The Columbian)

Sophia Rogers, center, of Battle Ground runs in the Danner Championships race at Nike Portland XC meet on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025 at Blue Lake Regional Park in Gresham, Ore. (Micah Rice/The Columbian)

Sophia Rogers, center, of Battle Ground runs in the Danner Championships race at Nike Portland XC meet on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025 at Blue Lake Regional Park in Gresham, Ore. (Micah Rice/The Columbian)

Runners line up at the start of the Danner Championships boys race at Nike Portland XC meet on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025 at Blue Lake Regional Park in Gresham, Ore. (Micah Rice/The Columbian)

Runners line up at the start of the Danner Championships boys race at Nike Portland XC meet on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025 at Blue Lake Regional Park in Gresham, Ore. (Micah Rice/The Columbian)

GRESHAM, Ore. — One of the largest cross country meets in the nation, Nike Portland XC drew more than 1,000 high school runners from across the West to Gresham.

On a fast and firm Blue Lake course against elite competition, several Clark County runners notched personal-best times for 5,000 meters.

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