Middle School Cross Country Championships 10-22

The middle school Northwest League held their cross country championship races Thursday afternoon at the old Northern State Hospital outside Sedro-Woolley. Although it was dry, the course was challenging.

The day started off with the 7th grade girls race. The combined Oak Harbor/North Whidbey team, known as Wildcat United, had its biggest presence in this race - 8 runners. The top 7th grade girl was Jonalynn Horn, who finished in 8th place with a time of 10:29. She was followed by Lauryn Plush in 11th at 10:53, then Hayley Lundstrom in 14th and Aubrey Lock in 19th. Alyssa Eden came in 10th, Katie Ducken 26th, Sydney Erickson 34th and Elise Still 38th.

The 7th grade boys race was the opposite of the girls race for Oak Harbor - there was only a single boy running, Hunter Adams. He ran the course in 10:53, good enough for a 20th place finish.

In the 8th grade girls race, Wildcat United showed their power. Olivia Meyer spent half the race in a dead heat with a Burlington girl, but about halfway through, Olivia took change and won the race with room to spare. Her winning time was 9:47. Not far behind her, Alex Laiblin finished in 3rd place with a time of 10:11. Also finishing in the 8th grade girls race were Kayleigh Harper 23rd, Jasmyn Maier 26th, Kennedy Trisler 27th and Yzabella Sampson 28th.

Finally, in the 8th grade boys race, Nathaniel Stanford ran a time of 9:42 for a 6th place finish, and Colton Johnson clocked a 10:01 for 10th place. Brendan Bristow finished 26th, Nathan Wagner 28th and Harrison Miller rounded out the OH/NW field in 35th.

It was a good day for running and the runners can all be proud of their efforts.


144 images covering all 4 races are posted HERE.