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Ouray junior Maverick Villavincencio (258) keeps up with other cross country runners during the Delta- Sweitzer Lake Invitational at Sweitzer Lake State Park on Sept. 25. Villavincencio finished 69th out of 133 high school boys' runners in the 5,000-meter race with a time of 20:29.37. The next meet for Ouray and Ridgway cross country runners is Pantherfest in Delta on Oct. 2. Photo by David Emory | Special to the Plaindealer

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