Hometown Report: Rzewnicki runs at Riverside

Sep. 22—Former Seaside runner Bradley Rzewnicki, now competing for the University of Arizona, finished 64th overall out of 194 runners in the UC Riverside Invitational, held Saturday in Riverside, California.

Rzewnicki covered the 8,000-meter course in 25 minutes, 22.7 seconds, helping the Wildcats to a seventh place team finish out of 25 scoring schools.

Cal Baptist University won the team title with 56 points.

Rzewnicki was Arizona's third runner, behind teammates Shem Kemboi (24th) and Timothy Kibet (44th).

Rzewnicki's personal best in the 8,000 is 24:50, set in his sophomore season at Gonzaga in 2019. Following his junior year at Gonzaga, Rzewnicki transferred to Arizona, where he is listed as a sophomore for the Wildcats.

Safety first

Clatsop County is apparently a strong producer of safeties on the football field.

A pair of former Seaside Gulls are safeties for their respective schools at the collegiate level, while Astoria's most well-known safety is off to a good start in his ninth NFL season.

Jordan Poyer, the 2009 Astoria High School graduate in his fifth year with the Buffalo Bills, has nine tackles in two games with the Bills, coming off a 35-0 win last week at Miami.

Meanwhile, Seaside graduate Alexander Teubner is a sophomore safety for the Boise State University football team. A second string for the Broncos, Teubner has one tackle in two games for Boise State.

Former Gull Aedyn Cook is a freshman safety for the Pacific University football team.

Local athletes, competing in fall sports at the college or professional levels:

Astoria

Julia Norris, Fr., Grays Harbor soccer

Jordan Poyer, Buffalo Bills

Henry Samuelson, So., George Fox football

Seaside

Aedyn Cook, Fr., Pacific football

Caitlin Hillman, Fr., Linfield golf

Luke Nelson, Fr., Linfield football

Bradley Rzewnicki, So., Arizona cross-country

Alexander Teubner, So., Boise State football

Ilwaco

Elle Personius, Fr., Evergreen soccer

Ethan Personius, So., Evergreen soccer