SALEM, Ore. — Port Angeles graduate Jack Gladfelter improved on his time in the 50th running of the Charles Bowles Willamette Cross-Country Invitational at Willamette University.
Gladfelter, a 2022 graduate of Port Angeles High School who now runs for Corban University in Salem, Ore., finished sixth in the 8K race with a time of 23 minutes, 52.72 seconds, bettering his time last year by about 7 seconds, when he finished seventh.
The winner of the race was Eliason Kabesenche of the University of Portland with a time of 23:39.75.
For his performance, Gladfelter was named the NAIA male Athlete of the Week by the NAIA Track and Field and Cross-Country Coaches’ Association. He was also named the Cascade Collegiate Conference Athlete of the Week.
Max Baeder, another Port Angeles High School graduate who now runs for The Evergreen State College, finished 60th with a time of 25:12.64.
Gladfelter, finished third in the state in cross-country in 2022 while running for the Roughriders. Last year, his sophomore year with Corban, he was fourth in the Cascade Collegiate Conference championships and eighth in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics championships. He was fifth in the state in 2022 in the 1,600- and 3,200-meter track and field races.
Salt Creek 24
PORT ANGELES — There is still time to sign up for the Salt Creek 24 race to be held Oct. 25-26 at the Salt Creek Recreation Area west of Port Angeles.
This all-day and all-night event can be run individually or as part of a team along a 1.3-mile course through the recreation area. There is also the Last Man Standing 24-hour event in which competitors run to the top of nearby Striped Peak until only one runner is left going.
The event is put on by Peninsula Adventure Sports in partnership with the Rain Bear Running Club.
The title sponsor is Welly’s Real Fruit Ice Cream and the community partner is the North Olympic Health Network. Olympus Plumbing, Buena Luz Bakery and Swain’s General Store in Port Angeles are all sponsors.
To sign up, people can go online to https://tinyurl.com/2025SaltCreek24.
