UNIVERSITY PLACE — The Port Angeles cross-country girls served notice that they’re going to be a force to be reckoned with at the state 2A meet, easily winning the District III 2A championship by a huge margin.
The Roughriders got five girls in the top 33 and two girls in the top 5, including race champion Lauren Larson.
Larson won her sixth race of the year in 19 minutes, 20.80 seconds, taking the race by a relatively safe margin of 8 seconds. Last year, Larson came in fourth at district in 20:39, so she shaved more than a minute off her time from last year, held at the same venue at Chambers Creek.
Finishing fourth was Sequim freshman Riley Pyeatt in 19:31.60 and fifth was Kynzie DeLeon of Port Angeles at 19:44.20.
All seven of the Riders runners finished in the top 47 (out of 121 competitors). The top five finishers counted toward the team score. Port Angeles’ Ella Holland was 16th at 22:03.80, Kaylee Helgeson, 22nd at 22:13.30, Kathryn Guttormsen 33rd at 22:44.80, Emma Weaver 45th at 23:26.20, Jenna McGoff 47th at 23:28.20.
Port Angeles finished with 75 team points, well ahead of second-place Highline at 161 (like golf, a lower score is better in cross country.). Sequim finished 15th with 316 points.
Because they won district, the Roughrider girls get to send five members of their team to the 2A state meet Saturday in Pasco. Interestingly, as individuals, all five of those girls — Larson, DeLeon, Holland, Helgeson and Guttormsen — qualified for state anyway.
Pyeatt also qualified for state.
Class 1A
In the 1A meet, Chimacum’s Rachel Matthes finished seventh with a time of 21:16.20 and Port Townsend’s Anika Avelino finished 10th with a time of 21:29.00 and they both qualified for state. They actually run together on Port Townsend’s team, but for the purposes of state and district, Matthes runs for her home school, Chimacum.
PA boys fourth
In the boys race, the Roughriders finished fourth as a team and they also qualified to go to state as a team.
Sequim’s Murray Bingham finished third with a time of 16:52.40, improving on his ninth-place finish from last year.
The Riders got four runners in the top 35 and five in the top 45. They were led by Cameron Butler, who finished 12th with a time of 17:29.30 and Thomas Shaw, who finished 19th with a time of 17:42.50. Gabriel Long finished 23rd with a time of 17:52.00 and Adam Borde 35th with a time of 18:06.00.
Sequim just missed out making state as a team, finishing eighth — the top six go to state. However, the Wolves will send three individuals boys to state — Murray, Liam Byrne, who finished 22nd with a time of 17:48.20 and Jazen Bartee, who finished 42nd with a time of 18:15.90.
PT boys do well
The Port Townsend boys got four runners in the top 12 and finished third as team. All four of those runners will go to state. The Redhawks were led by Nathan Cantrell, who came in second with a time of 16:59. Teammate Gabe Petrick came in fifth with a time of 17:24.70. Kincaid Gould was 10th with a time of 17:45.50 and Seamus Fraser 12th with a time of 17:54.70.
District III 2A Results
Chambers Creek Park
University Place
Saturday’s races
Girls
Team — Port Angeles, first, 75; Highline, second, 161; White River, third, 164; Franklin Pierce, fourth, 174; North Kitsap, fifth, 176; Steilacoom, sixth, 176; Washington, seventh, 185; Kingston, eighth, 204; Fife, ninth, 206; Lindbergh, 10th, 252; Orting, 11th, 269; North Mason, 12th, 297; Foster, 13th, 306; Renton, 14th, 315; Sequim, 15th, 316; Eatonville, 16th, 332; River Ridge, 17th, 424.
Individual
Top 35 to state
Lauren Larson, PA, first, 19:20.80; Riley Pyeatt, Sequim, fourth, 19:31.60; Kynzie DeLeon, PA, fifth, 19:44.20; Ella Holland, PA, 16th, 22:03.80; Kaylee Helgeson, PA, 22nd, 22:13.30; Kathryn Guttormsen, 33rd, 22:44.80; Emma Weaver, PA, 45th, 23:26.20; Jenna McGoff, PA, 47th, 23:28.20; Jessica German, Sequim, 66th, 24:21.90; Aidyn Shingleton, Sequim, 84th, 25:10.70; Emily Silva, Sequim, 85th, 25:13.30; Katelynn Glass, Sequim, 100th, 26:13.50; Katharina Stamme, Sequim, 118th, 28:49.30; Lesae Pfeffer, Sequim, 120th, 31:30.40.
Boys
Team — Steilacoom, first, 77; Eatonville, second, 120; North Kitsap, third, 123; Port Angeles, fourth, 127; White River, fifth, 133; Kingston, sixth, 142; Renton, seventh, 147; Sequim, eighth, 176; Lindbergh, ninth, 218; Washington, 10th, 266; Fife, 11th, 295; River Ridge, 12th, 319, Franklin Pierce, 13th, 323; Orting, 14th, 328; Bremerton, 15th, 370; Clover Park, 16th, 423.
Individual
Top 42 to state
Murray Bingham, Sequim, third, 16:52.40; Cameron Butler, PA, 12th, 17:29.30; Thomas Shaw, PA, 19th, 17:42.50; Liam Byrne, Sequim, 22nd, 17:48.20; Gabriel Long, PA, 23rd, 17:52.00; Adam Borde, PA, 35th, 18:06.00; Jazen Bartee, Sequim, 42nd, 18:15.90; Joshua Gavin, PA, 45th, 18:24.60; Koda Robinson, Sequim, 58th, 18:47.90; Jakob Pyeatt, Sequim, 62nd, 18:50.90; Fischer Jensen, Sequim, 65th, 18:54.40; Logan Tyson, PA, 74th, 19:02.60; Aj Fischer, PA, 76th, 19:04.10; Alec Shingleton, Sequim, 92nd, 19:30.10.
District III 1A Results
Girls
Team — Klahowya, first, 36; Charles Wright, second, 50; Annie Wright, third, 59; Seattle Christian, fourth, 79.
Individual
Top 14 to state
Rachel Matthes, Chimacum, seventh, 21:16.20; Anika Avelino, PT, 10th, 21:29.00; Gina Brown, PT, 28th, 26:31.30; Callay Boire-Shedd, 29th, 26:37.70.
Boys
Team — Klahowya, first, 36; Charles Wright, second, 50; Port Townsend, third, 57; Seattle Christian, fourth, 97; Bellevue Christian, fifth, 111; Vashon Island, sixth, 163.
Port Townsend Individuals
Top 14 to state
Nathan Cantrell, second, 16:59.60; Gabe Petrick, fifth, 17:24.70; Kincaid Gould, 10th, 17:45.50; Seamus Fraser, 12th, 17:54.70; Carter Swartout, 28th, 19:23.00; Silas DeWyse, 31st, 19:34.50; Trillium DeWyse, 38th, 20:53.70.
Forks sending trio
WOODLAND — Forks will send three runners to the state 1A cross-country meet after qualifying at District I this week.
Qualifying for state at Thursday District 4 1A meet at the Lewis River Golf Course in Woodland were Madelyn Archibald, Colton Duncan and Wesley Camacho.
Archibald finished among the top 10 for the girls, finishing 10th with a time of 21 minutes, 8 seconds. Duncan was 12th among the boys with a time of 18:01, while Camacho was 21st with a time of 18:31.
The top 14 spots for girls and top 21 for boys qualify for state.
The boys team finished fifth out of the 10 schools at the meet with 142 points. The girls finished fourth out of five schools with 97 points.
The state 1A meet is at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco on Saturday.
5,000 Meters District 4 1A Championship
Lewis River Golf Course
Woodland, Wash.
Top 21 to state
Boys
Team Scores — Columbia (White Salmon), first, 41; Montesano, second, 99; Seton Catholic, third, 104; La Center, fourth, 106; Forks, fifth, 142; Hoquiam, sixth, 148; Stevenson, seventh, 161; Castle Rock, eighth, 184; King’s Way Christian, ninth, 205; Tenino, 10th, 220.
Forks’ Individual Results
Top 21 to State
Colton Duncan, 12th, 18:01; Wesley Camacho, 21st, 18:31; Matthew Larson, 29th, 18:55; Luis Perez, 33rd, 19:11; Kasson Steffen, 50th, 20:43; Hector Garcia Dominguez, 67th, 27:11.
Girls
Team Scores — La Center, first, 35; Seton Catholic, second, 43; Columbia (White Salmon), third, 65; Forks, fourth, 97; Stevenson, fifth, 112.
Individual Results
Top 14 to State
Madelyn Archibald, 10th, 21:08; Melisa Galindo, 19th, 22:30; Karen Ensastegui, 21st, 23:18; Kayleen Bailey, 39th, 27:06; Savannah Meyer, 41st, 28:20.
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Compiled from team reports. Email scores to sports@peninsuladailynews.com or phone 360-417-3525.
Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News Three Forks cross-country runners, from left Wesley Camacho, Madelyn Archibald and Colton Duncan, all qualified at district at Woodland on Thursday for the state 1A cross-country meet to be held Saturday.
Lauren Larson, Port Angeles cross country
