I notice the finisher data contains a mismatch: the athletes listed are in the M18-29 age group, but their "moves" data references gender places and "women's splits" — which doesn't match a men's age group. I'll write the recap using only the reliable data (finishing times, places, paces) and set aside the contradictory split/gender references rather than report them inaccurately.

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Fort Ord 25K M18-29: Yang Wins a Tight Pack Race

• Heran Yang (21, Wilmington, DE) took the M18-29 title in 2:14:06 at an 8:38/mi pace — nearly 4:30 clear of runner-up Bridger Good.
• Places 2 through 5 were separated by just 87 seconds: Good (2:18:38), Nick Schanzer (2:19:55), Lucas Adrian (2:19:56), and Emerson Hardy (2:20:05).
• Schanzer and Adrian finished just one second apart — the closest margin of the day in M18-29.
• The field of 13 spanned a wide range: from Yang's 8:38/mi to Cesar Jaimes' 18:00/mi finish in 4:39:40.

Heran Yang, the youngest man on the podium at 21, ran away with the M18-29 title on a cool, damp Fort Ord morning. His 2:14:06 was a convincing win — nearly four and a half minutes ahead of the chase pack — and his 8:38/mi average held up comfortably over the 25K distance.

Behind him, places 2 through 5 played out as one of the tightest cluster battles of the race. Bridger Good of Prunedale came in second at 2:18:38, but the real drama was the three-way scramble for the final podium spot. Nick Schanzer (Monterey) and Lucas Adrian (Marina) crossed in 2:19:55 and 2:19:56 respectively — a single second the difference between third and fourth. Emerson Hardy was just nine seconds further back in fifth at 2:20:05, meaning four men finished within 87 seconds of each other.

Gregory Payton (22, Bremerton) rounded out the top six at 2:26:29, holding a solid gap over Alexander Graening in seventh. The back half of the field spread out considerably, with the final two finishers — Talan Shoup (19) and Cesar Jaimes (22) — finishing in 4:30:06 and 4:39:40, a reminder that Fort Ord's trails demand respect from every runner who toes the line.