Omak girls race to ninth at state
THE CHRONICLE
Nov 05, 2007
By Al Camp
Chronicle staff
Omak’s Kaitlynn Pecha ran the race of her life to finish fifth overall at state cross country Nov. 3 at Sun Willow Golf Course in Pasco.
The Pioneer girls’ team finished ninth.
Pecha stayed with a lead pack before covering the 3.1-mile (5-kilometer) course in 20 minutes, three seconds. The time bested her time of 20:24 from last year, when she finished ninth.
“Kaitlynn always runs her best when she has competition,” said her mother and Omak’s coach, Melody Pecha. “Her time this year was 21 seconds faster than last year. Through her four years of high school cross country she has improved each year.”
Kaitlynn Pecha not only beat Chelan’s Gabby Guillen (9th, 20:23) but also Lakeside’s Kayloni Jones (8th, 20:20), who had topped Pecha at regionals by 11 seconds.
They were the top three girls from the region.