UNIVERSITY PARK — The Port Angeles cross country girls, with three runners in the top nine slots, won the West Central District Westside Classic to qualify for the state 2A meet as a team.
The girls led with 90 points, beating second-place Steilacoom (118) handily.
Freshman Lauren Larson, who has been coming on strong as of late, led the way for the Roughriders, finishing fourth with a time of 20 minutes, 39.8 seconds. Right behind was Madelyn Dougherty in seventh with a time of 20:54.6 and Gracie Long in ninth at 21:00.4.
Rounding out the top five for the Riders were Ella Holland in 27th and Kathryn Guttormsen in 49th. Out of 122 runners from 16 schools, the Riders ended up with five runners in the top 50.
The Sequim girls finished 16th. The top Sequim time was by Kaitlyn Viada, who came in 59th.
Meanwhile, the Sequim boys qualified for state by finishing third, getting two runners in the top 10. Alec Shingleton led the Wolves, coming in sixth with a time of 17:29.10, while Murray Bingham was right behind in ninth place with a time of 17:37.69.
The Port Angeles boys finished eighth as a team. The Roughriders’ top runner was Gabriel Long, who came in 22nd with a time of 18:00.10, good enough for state. Also making state from the Roughriders were Thomas Shaw (29th) and Cameron Butler (32nd).
Results of the 1A race were not known before press deadline, but Port Townsend has a very strong team.
West Central 2A District Westside Classic
Chambers Creeks Central Meadow, University Place, Wash.
Saturday, Oct. 28
Boys
Team Scores — Steilacoom, first, 57; North Kitsap, second, 91; Sequim, third, 116; Eatonville, fourth, 121; Kingston, fifth, 130; Washington, sixth, 177; Lindbergh, seventh, 193; Port Angeles, eighth, 209; Orting, ninth, 240; White River, 10th, 255; River Ridge, 11th, 319; Fife, 12th, 323; Franklin Pierce, 13th, 323; Renton, 14th, 342; Evergreen (Seattle), 15th, 368; Highline, 16th, 397; Olympic, 17th, 475.
Individual Results — Alec Shingleton, Sequim, sixth, 17:29.10; Murray Bingham, Sequim, ninth, 17:37.60; Liam Byrne, Sequim, 21st, 17:56.50; Gabriel Long, PA, 22nd, 18:00.10; Eli Gish, Sequim, 27th, 18:02.40; Thomas Shaw, PA, 29th, 18:07.00; Cameron Butler, PA, 32nd, 18:11.20; Adam Borde, PA, 47th, 18:41.80; Jazen Bartee, Sequim, 54th, 18:47.40; Fischer Jensen, Sequim, 75th, 19:18.30; Aj Fischer, PA, 84th, 19:23.90; Logan Tyson, PA, 85th, 19:24.80; Erik Christiansen, Sequim, 101st, 20:04.90.
Girls
Team Scores — Port Angeles, first, 90; Steilacoom, second, 118; Highline, third, 126; Kingston, fourth, 133; White River, fifth, 136; Renton, sixth, 173; North Kitsap, seventh, 177; Lindbergh, eighth, 234; Orting, ninth, 240; Foster, 10th, 260; Eatonville, 11th, 267; Franklin Pierce, 12th, 274; Washington, 13th, 292; North Mason, 14th, 320; River Ridge, 15th, 330; Sequim, 16th, 405.
Individual results — Lauren Larson, PA, fourth, 20:39.80; Madelyn Dougherty, PA, seventh, 20:54.60; Gracie Long, PA, ninth; Ella Holland, PA, 27th, 22:02.60; Kathryn Guttormsen, PA, 49th, 22:50.60; Kaitlyn Viada, Sequim, 59th, 23:19.70; Alisandra Baccus, PA, 60th, 23:25.50; Jessica German, Sequim, 71st, 23:49.70; Vita Olson, Sequim, 91st, 24:52.60; Ellie Hiigel, PA, 93rd, 25:02.50; Nathalie Arreguin, Sequim, 112th, 26:28.60; Emily Silva, Sequim, 115th, 26:59.90; Telicia Busby, 120th, 28:57.20; Busby Maria, Sequim, 121st, 31:29.30.
Forks girls go to state
WOODLAND — The Forks girls qualified as a team to go to the state 1A cross country meet by finishing third at the District 4 1A girls meet at Lewis River Golf Course on Saturday.
Six Spartan girls had individual qualifying finishes at the meet as Forks places a sextet of runners in the top 19. The top 21 runners go to state. Five of those six girls ran personal bests while qualifying for state.
Leading the way for the Spartans was Enid Ensastegui, who finished fifth with a personal best time of 20 minutes, 16 seconds. Also running personal bests were Madelyn Archibald (11th), Madison Carlson (14th), Karen Ensastegui (17th) and Melisa Galindo (19th). Marissa Bailey also finished 13th, though it was not a personal best.
The Forks boys will send at least one runner to state, as well. Samuel Gomez finished 11th with a time of 17:39, good for state. Luis Perez from Forks finished 22nd, just out of the 21 top finishers from District that automatically qualify for state. However, there are additional allocations to the state meet based on time, so he or other Forks boys could qualify for state.
As a team, the Forks boys finished fifth in the district, thanks to four finishes in the top 26 runners.
District 4 Cross Country meet
Lewis Golf Course, Woodland, Wash.
Saturday, Oct. 28
Boys
Team Scores — Montesano, first, 53; Columbia (White Salmon), second, 62; La Center, third, 64; Seton Catholic, fourth, 118; Forks, fifth, 147; Castle Rock, sixth, 178; Stevenson, seventh, 182; King’s Way Christian, eighth, 194; Elma, ninth, 195; Hoquiam, 10th, 261.
Individual results — Samuel Gomez, 11th, 17:39; Luis Perez, 22nd, 17:58; Hugo Sandoval, 25th, 18:21; Matthew Larson, 26th, 18:23; Wesley Camacho, 64th, 21:08; William Jeronimo, 68th, 22:19; Miguel Ramirez, 70th, 22:48.
Girls
Team Scores — La Center, first, 31; Columbia (White Salmon), second, 51; Forks, third, 60; Seton Catholic, fourth, 102; Stevenson, fifth, 143; Castle Rock, sixth, 156; Montesano, seventh, 177.
Individual results — Enid Ensastegui, fifth, 20:16; Madelyn Archibald, 11th, 20:54; Marissa Bailey, 13th, 21:14; Madison Carlson, 14th, 21:16; Karen Ensastegui, 17th, 21:51; Melisa Galindo, 19th, 22:11; Chelsea Biciunas, 31st, 23:42.
