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Perhaps no state meet carries as much drama and intrigue as the WIAA State Championships. With state titles on the line and national championship implications the Northwest becomes the focus of the country. Below are some key divisional matchups.
POST RACE RECAP:
4A Boys Championship: US#3 Ferris knocks off US#1 Henry Jackson to keep the streak alive, 22 straight years the GSL has claimed the state championship. The team scores was 68-100 as Ferris averaged 15:52 to Henry Jackson's 16:03. Ferris also touted a 34 second spread. It looked as though the race could be Jackson's when the first three came in a 3 second spread at 15:52, however the depth simply was not there this day as Ferris was able to group more convincingly. The individual championship goes to US#11 Shane Moskowitz of Central Kitsap who won in a new course record 15:06. Complete Results 3A Boys Championship: As expected and predicted in the recent national rankings, US#6 North Central is back! They stormed through the state meet with a 15:45 5k average! To claim the team title with 47 team points. Ben Johnston wins in 15:15! The total team time ranks as #2 all-time to last season 15:36 set by North Central. Complete Results 3A Girls Championship: In prerace analysis we predicted a 56-66 score, in reality it was US#8 Shadle winning 59-67!!! over US#15 Glacier Peak. Amy Eloise-Neale won in 18:08! Placing three scorers in the top 10 the Highlanders could not be stopped. Complete Results 4A Girls Championship: In a surprise Eastlake tops all teams to claim the team title behind a 45 second 1-5 spread. The top time of the meet today goes to individual champion Garlfield senior Anna Dailey 17:58. Complete Results 2A Boys Championship: Burlington-Ediswins the team title with 57 points, the individual title goes to Sehome junior Scott Carlyle, 15:47. Complete Results 2A Girls Championship: Sehome and Kingston battled back and forth finishing with a narrow 57-59 Sehome victory. Despite taking the top two placers Kingston faltered on the 5th runner. The individual championship goes to Kingston senior Ruby Roberts in 18:06. Complete Results 1B/2B Girls Championship: NW Christian Lacey wins the girls team championship with 28 team points. All seven scorers finish in the top 15. Morgan Willson of Colfax wins the individual title by almost a minute in 18:36. Complete Results 1B/2B Boys Championship: NW Christian Lacey boys claim the title over Republic 83-95. Riding the 1-2 overall finish by sophomore Lucas Graham (16:25) and junior Justin Holden (16:41). Complete Results 1A Girls Championship: King's wins the girls championsbhip with 83 team points over La Center's 110. The individual title goes to Northwest sophomore Maddie Meyers who prevailed over freshman teammate Eliza Rice 18:01-19:37 winning by 1:36! Complete Results 1A Boys Championship: Port Townsend junior Bereket Piatt claims the individual title in16:10. The team title goes to Nooksack Valley . Complete Results
RACE PREVIEW:
4A Championship
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| US#3 JOEL E. FERRIS | VS | US#1 HENRY M. JACKSON |
US#1 Henry Jackson travels from the west to meet US#3 Joel Ferris on neutral ground at the Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco, Washington. Storming through the season, Henry Jackson has been dominant. Running 10-20 second 1-5 spreads and averaging near and under 16 minutes for 5000 meters the Timberwolves find themselves atop the national rankings. Pre-season rankings placed the Ferris Saxons as #1 in the nation. They have been undefeated on the season with the exception of the Stanford Invitational where they lost to several top ranked teams. Rebounding and regrouping they have spent the month averaging sub 16 minutes as a team for 5000 meters. Most recently, they averaged 15:58 to claim the CBBN / 4A Championship in a decade low 32 points while Jackson scored 21 in the Region meet across the state.
At last years race Mead was victor with henry Jackson second and Ferris third. It was Ferris and Jackson separated by four points. So it is with this season that the winner of this race will head to the NXN Northwest Championships battle tested against top national competition. Ferris has battled all season against US#6 North Central defeating them by narrow margins all season. The individual championship should be a showdown between Saxon Adam Thorne and Central Kistap senior US#11 Shane Moskowitz. Moskowitz has been near the 15 minute 5k mark all season while Thorne has been in the mid 15:30's.
Pre-race predictions: Boys Team- Ferris over Jackson 46-52; Boys Individual- Shane Moskowitz, Central Kitsap; Girls Team-Gig Harbor; Girls Individual-Baylee Mires, Mead.
3A Championship
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| US#8 SHADLE PARK | VS | US#15 GLACIER PEAK |
US#15 Glacier Peak travels from the west to meet US#8 Shadle Park on neutral ground at the Sun Willows Golf course. These two teams have been on a collision course the past three months. Led by two-time state champion Andrea Nelson, Shadle has been undefeated on the season to include winning the Montana super meet, Mountain West Classic. Glacier Peak on the other hand has been to Stanford where they came home champions. They then faced US#4 Jesuit at the Sunfair invitational losing convincingly. What is clear are that these two programs are good and on any given day perhaps the best. But who is better? Is it the front pack strength of the Highlanders or the team depth of the Grizzlies? The individual title will be a challenge for defending state champion Nelson as Glacier Peak's Amy Eloise-Neale and fellow Shadle teammate Kendra Weitz will contest.
The defending NXN National Champion US#6 North Central seem to have worked out the kinks. They have been nothing less than dominant the past month as the have challenge 4A standout and US#3 Ferris. At last weeks CBBN Region meet they averaged 15:55 for the second week in a row over 5000 meters. Led largely by the breakout performances of Ben Johnston. Within the division there are no contendars.
Pre-race predictions: Boys Team- North Central; Boys Individual- Ben Johnston, North Central; Girls Team-Shadle over Glacier 56-66; Girls Individual-Amy Eloise-Neale, Glacier Peak.
