Cross Country - State Championships

In Pasco this past weekend, OHHS had two representatives at the State Championships for Cross Country.
For the boys, it was Tyler King, a Coupeville HS student who runs for OHHS. The sophomore places 22nd overall with a time of 16:05, knocking over 10 seconds over his previous best, set at the District meet at South Whidbey HS. Tyler was the 2nd 10th-grader to cross the line, 7 seconds behind a Skyline sophomore.
The girls team had the other representative, Allison Duvenez, who is also a sophomore. She finished 59th overall with a time of 19:52 over the 5,000 meter course (3.2 miles).
Congrautations to Tyler and Allison, and to all the other runners on the Oak Harbor Cross Country team this year that were out running in all conditions - rain, sun, heat, cold, and mud. They all had fun, but several seniors ran thier last races this year. For the boys, Josh Duhrkopf, Aaron Mitchell, Jake Daniel, John Manni, and Kellen Crebbin will all be missed.
For the girls, graduating seniors are Kim Zachertz, Rebbecca Honeycutt, Kathryn Fisken, Kim Kyle and exchange student Kate Kapitonova. In addition to the runners, three other seniors from the girls team need to be mentioned. Michelle Sandstrom ran cross country since her freshman year, but a injury early this year cut her final season short. She's a good runner and she will be missed on next years's team. Emilie Kagey ran with the team since her Freshman year, but injuries cut her season short. The final senior is Kaylee Meders, who was also injured early and had to give up her senior season. Thanks to the three of you for your contributions to the team.