# CK\'s freshmen twins qualify for statecross country meet.
By Nathan Joyce, njoyce@kitsapsun.com
October 29, 2006
Lakewood
For one, joining the cross country team was a natural. For the other, it tood plenty of coercion. But despite their separate paths, the destination turned out to be the same: the state cross country meet.
Central Kitsap's freshmen twins Shane and Shannon Moskowitz made the most of their first year running cross country, qualifying for state Saturday at the Class 4A West Central District meet at American Lakes Golf Course.
Shane, who was a distance runner on the junior high track team, took ninth, the top freshman finish for a boy in the Class 4A race. He ran the 3.1-mile course in 16 minutes, 0.7 seconds.
\"Yeah, I'm very surprised,\" he said about his season.
His sister Shannon, who had previously run sprints on the track team, was planning to play volleyball. But after running with the team in a summer conditioning program, he was finally convinced that running long distances is fun.
\"I remember after my first race, I was like 'Coach, I have to quit,'\" Shannon said. \"'I can't do this.'\"
But as the season progressed, she has dropped several minutes off her time. On Saturday, she ran a season-best 19:41.8, which was good enough for 22nd (top six teams and 30 individuals qualified for state).
\"I've been doing so good,\" Shannon said. \"I don't know how I'm doing it.\"
Their coach, John Emery, has an idea.
\"More than anything else, I think (it's) spirit,\" he said. \"They're really competitive.\"
The Moskowitz twins aren't the only young runners that impressed at the district meet.
North Kitsap freshman Ruby Roberts took seventh, an impressive feat considering the West Central is the most competitive girls district in the state, with four of the top 10 teams in the state.
The shy Roberts was hoping to go to state with her whole team, but the Vikings, who qualified last season, ended up eighth.
\"I don't really want to go if they don't go,\" said Roberts, who improved on her best time by six seconds (18:43.2).
NK's boys team took the sixth and final spot to state, edging out South Kitsap 187-189. Cody Bradwell led the Vikings with a 10th-place finish.
\"They all ran really well today,\" NK coach Lee Hodin said of the boys team. \"All the work they've been putting in came out today.\"
In the Class 2A race, the Sequim Wolves made a clean sweep.
Stephanie Marcy won the girls race by more than a minute as Sequim, ranked fifth in the state, easily won the girls title.
Marcy won the Class 3A title last year, and she beat Klahowya's Sierra Cook, who won the Class 2A title a year ago.
Kenny Russell won the boys title as Sequim barely squeezed by Foster, 49-50, for the boys title. In second place was disappointed Quinton Decker of Port Townsend, who was also runner-up last year.
Cook just held off Steilacoom freshman Marki Creger-Zier.
\"I knew she would kick at the end,\" Cook said. \"I just had to open enough of a lead.\"
Cook is headed back to state for third time. She finished in the top five in Pasco as a freshman and a sophomore. This year's meet is a deeper field as the reclassification moved some bigger schools into the 2A classification.
And if that wasn't enough, Cook has been dealing with bursitis in her left hip, but it responded well to treatment in the past weeks.
\"I don't feel as good as I have in the past,\" Cook said about heading into state. \"But after that race, I feel pretty good.\"
Cook will have company at state as the Klahowya girls pulled a minor upset and took the second and final berth to state. It's the sixth straight year the Eagles have sent a team (boys and/or girls) to state.
While Cook and sixth-place finisher Griffin Cooper were expected to do well, it was the 3-4-5 runners that made the difference, Klahowya coach Marty Krafcik said. The Eagles are sending a young team with four freshmen qualifying.
\"They all decided to step up,\" Krafcik said. \"It's amazing.\"
The King's West girls won the Class B title, as they were the only squad to field a complete team. Rachael Jarrett was the top finisher at fourth.
The state meet is Satur-day at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco.
Westside Classic
West Central District cross country meet at American Lake Golf Course, 3.1 miles
BOYS
Class 4A
Team scores (top 6 to state) — Tahoma 82, Gig Harbor 104, Kentwood 133, Olympia 137, Wilson 181, North Kitsap 187, South Kitsap 189, Bellarmine Prep 213, Central Kitsap 222, Decatur 245, Puyallup 252, Kentridge 263, Kentlake 269, Thomas Jefferson 320, Curtis 337, Emerald Ridge 362.
Top 5 (top 30 to state) — 1, Michael Chinchar (Kentw) 15:20.5. 2, Lafler Jonathan (Tah) 15:20.9. 3, Rob Webster (Puy) 15:28.7. 4, Miles Unterreiner (GH) 15:40.0. 5, Duffy Matt (Tah) 15:46.5.
Central Kitsap — 9, Shane Moskowitz 16:00.7. 17, Rustin Winger 16:20.7. 33, Cascade Herriott 16:32.5. 83, Nick Pittman 17:39.2. 96, Mark Zylstra 17:53.1. 103, Chris Peterson 18:02.0. 106, Kevin Chu 18:03.3.
North Kitsap — 12, Cody Bradwell 16:13.8. 27, Ray Reedy 16:29.6. 41, Nick Cameron 16:46.7. 42, Paul Coulter 16:50.7. 77, Zac Simmons 17:27.5. 81, Justin Doud 17:35.6. 115, David Dobson 18:37.6.
South Kitsap — 14, Jon Phillips 16:15.8. 30, Trevor Boaz 16:31.2. 35. Kyle Stolp 16:33.3. 50, Aaron Terry 17:00.2. 72, Jeffrey Robinson 17:23.1. 78, Caleb Krueger 17:28.8. 97, Kevi Wix 17:53.7.
Class 3A
Team scores (top 7 to state) — Auburn Riverside 77, Lindbergh 92, Camas 113, Renton 143, Capital 151, Hazen 153, Kelso 191, Olympic 238, Enumclaw 254, Port Angeles 280, Highline 288, Shelton 295, Auburn Mountainview 301, White River 317, Lakes 336, Yelm 416.
Top 5 (top 35 to state) — 1, Ryan Prentice (MR) 15:34.1. 2, Shane Geiger (Cam) 15:51.2. 3, Grant Fujii (Ren) 16:01.0. 5, Trevor Thompson (Lin) 16:08.2.
Bremerton — 86, David Fry 17:52.9.
Olympic — 35, Andy Wagner, 16:55.3. 43, Kirk Aldridge, 17:10.2. 61, Brenden Schruhl, 17:32.9. 69, John Wojtech 17:38.9. 77, Dane Bargerstock 17:44.0. 89, Peter Duane 17:58.1. 92, Aaron Newman 18:04.8.
Class 2A
Team scores (top 2 to state) — Sequim 49, Foster 50, Port Townsend 60, Steilacoom 129, Klahowya 140, Fife 146, North Mason 173, Washington 205.
Top 5 (top 10 to state) — 1, Kenny Russell (Seq) 16:11.3. 2, Quinton Decker (PT) 16:17.4. 3, Abdi Giire (Fos) 16:18.5. 4, Yonas Woldemichael (Fos) 16:51.6. 5, Shane Dinius (Seq) 16:55.8.
Klahowya — 9, Noah Caffrey, 17:17. 31, William Rosen 19:07.4. 32, Steven Hays 19:11.5. 33, Anthony Orkiolla 19:12.0. 35, Jeremy Vimislik 19:30.8. 46, John Hays 20:34.9.
North Mason — 8, Josh Getty, 17:14. 27, Virgil Mastel 18:41.7. 36, Robbie Crabb 19:33.1. 49, Danny Patten 20:42.0. 53, Rielly Duckworth 25:8.3. 54, Fred Gold 25:25.2. 55, Sam Knecht 26:34.1.
Port Townsend — 10, Nick Hoffman 17:24.6. 11, Tyler Buckham 17:43.8. 15, Joey Walvatne 18:01.7. 22, Michael Zhong 18:22.4. 25, Josh Holbrook 18:29.5. 26, Ryan Peil 18:34.5.
Class B
Team scores (top 2 to state) — Bear Creek 47, Mount Rainier Lutheran 60, Seattle Lutheran 78, Mount Vernon Christian 85, Rainier Christian 118, King's West 119.
Winner (10 to state) — Thomas Hopkins (SL) 17:18.0.
King's West — 21, Jarrod Coley 19:58.8. 24, Travis King 20:12.2. 27, Kyle Whitt 20:32.7. 29, Matt Yourek 20:54.9. 47, Andrew Jones 26:09.9.
GIRLS
Class 4A
Team scores (top 6 to state) — Gig Harbor 68, Thomas Jefferson 76, Bellarmine Prep 102, Tahoma 142, Curtis 157, Rogers 171, Puyallup 174, North Kitsap 202, Olympia 219, Central Kitsap 247, Bethel 287, Kentlake 288, South Kitsap 311, Todd Beamer 357, Stadium 381, Federal Way 453.
Top 5 (top 30 to state) — 1, Kenna Patrick (TJ) 17:40.6. 2, Nicole Cochran (BP) 17:50.1. 3, Kayla Evans (BP) 18:00.3. 4, Chelsie Jorgensen 18:08.5. 5, Kesslee Payne (GH) 18:14.8.
Central Kitsap — 22, Shannon Moskowitz 19:41.8. 30, Brittany Siegrist 19:59.1. 49, Maggie Crow 20:27.1. 80, Nikki Crone 21:39.0. 82, Katie Saryerwinnie 21:40.9. 88, Chelsea Raulsome 21:59.8. 98, Allie Rue 22:16.5.
North Kitsap — 7, Ruby Roberts 18:43.2. 32, Jennifer Gregg 20:05.1. 36, Erika Warkus 20:11.2. 59, Nicole Bazar 20:49.6. 77, Shawna Williams 21:23.9. 84, Katie Tertocha 21:44.3. 101, Kelly Cates 22:21.9.
South Kitsap — 25, Britta Peterson 19:51.3. 62, Shannon Polley 20:57.4. 71, Brianna Gundrum 21:10.2. 86, Marie Spiker 21:55.6. 89, Carlie Rouse 22:04.1. 107, Robin McClelland 22:52.5. 109, Gina Guariz 21:01.2.
Class 3A
Team scores (top 8 to state) — Columbia River 66, Capital 70, Auburn Riverside 83, Kelso 164, Sumner 164, Enumclaw 168, Port Angeles 182, Renton 206, Hazen 206, White River 275, Peninsula 281, Shelton 343, Lindbergh 366, Yelm 377, Mount Rainier 390, Lakes 441.
Top 5 (top 40 to state) — 1, Katrina Drennen (Sum) 18:11.0. 2, Amanda Wright (Cap) 18:59.1. 3, Anne Hinckley (Haz) 19:03.6. 4, Theresa Edwards (BL) 19:10.6. 5, Kalee Cipra (AR) 19:16.3.
Olympic — 46, Annika Turner 21:09.6. 106, Rebecca Campbell 24:10.9.
Class 2A
Team scores (top 2 to state) — Sequim 45, Klahowya 72, Fife 83, Steilacoom 84, Port Townsend 87, Washington 133.
Top 5 (top 10 to state) — 1, Stephanie Marcy (Seq) 17:41.5. 2, Sierra Cook (Kla) 18:49.5. 3, Marki Creger-Zier (Steil) 18:51.4. 4, Mikayla Irle (Fife) 19:19.5. 5, Jaimie McFarland 18:48.6.
Klahowya — 6, Griffin Cooper 19:52.7. 16, Christine Rase 21:28.9. 21, Jessica Cantu 22:54.9. 30, Katie Gaffke 24:21.7. 32, Kristen Gaffke 24:30.1. North Mason — 24, Kylee Kindt 23:11.5. 44, Bridget Claycomb 28:13.3.
Port Townsend — 7, Christine Kiely 20:00.4. 10, Libby Strickland 20:21.6. 17, Brittnay Bolling 21:58.7. 23, Maria Clow 22:57.1. 33, Ariel Judd 24:41.0. 41, Emily Cunz 25:34.7. 43, Emily Strickland 27:32.4.
Class B
Team scores (top team to state) — King's West 15 (all other teams incomplete).
Winner — Kristin Connelly (LaC) 20;54.8.
King's West — 4, Rachael Jarrett 22:54.3. 6, Stina Moseng 24:12.5. 7, Michelle Webster 24:42.8. 12, Ashley Tennesen 26:17.2. 13, Haley Milleson 26:29.4.
On to state
West Sound Qualifiers
Individuals
Class 4A
Shane Moskowitz (ninth place), CK
Jon Phillips (14), SK
Rustin Winger (17), CK
Trevor Boaz (30), SK
Ruby Roberts (7), NK
Shannon Mostkowitz (22), CK
Britta Peterson (25), SK
Brittany Siegrist (30), CK
Class 3A
Andy Wagner (35), Oly
Class 2A
Quinton Decker (2), PT
Josh Getty (8), NM
Noah Caffrey (9), Kla
Nick Hoffman (10), PT
Christine Kiely (7), PT
Libby Strickland (10), PT
Team qualifiers
North Kitsap boys: Cody Bradwell (12), Ray Reedy (27), Nick Cameron (41), Paul Coulter (42), Zac Simmons (77), Justin Doud (80), David Dobson (115).
Klahowya girls: Sierra Cook (2), Griffin Cooper (6), Christine Rase (16), Jessica Cantu (21), Katie Gaffke (30), Kristen Gaffke (31).
King's West girls: Rachel Jarrett (4), Stina Moseng (6), Michelle Webster (7), Ashley Tennesen (12), Haley Milleson (13).