Shorecrest boys headed to State cross country

LANGLEY —The Shorecrest High school boys’ cross-country team and Shorewood’s Joe Gladow qualified for the State high school boys’ championships in Pasco, Saturday Nov. 7.

The Shorecrest team qualified by finishing second to Everett in the Northwest District 3A championships at South Whidbey High School, Saturday, Oct. 31.

Gladow qualified by finishing 10th individually in the 4A championships.

Shorecrest took second in the District 3A meet by putting its top five runners among the top 20 finishers. All of the top five Everett runners finished in the top 16 overall.

Joe McConaughy led Shorecrest with a sixth-place finish in 17:05 for the 3.1-mile course, behind first-place Jon Hanson of Meadowdale in 16:28. Other Shorecrest scorers were eighth-place Chris Freeborn 17:12; 13th-place Carter Osborn, 17:38; 15th-place Abiel Tekle, 17:46; and 18th-place Morgan West, 17:54.

The Shorewood team finished fourth in the 4A team standings behind Jackson, Lake Stevens and Cascade. The top three teams and top 15 individuals qualified for the State meet.

Gladow ran the course in 16:49, behind 1st-place Blake Nelson of Jackson, 16:18; Dylan Hopper of Cascade, 16:20; Mitchell Briggs, Jackson, 16:27; Sean Roe, Jackson, 16:32; Nathan Calacat, Jackson, 16:37, Tyler King, Oak Harbor, 16:41, Bryton Reim, Kamiak, 16:42; Connor Frederickson, Jackson, 16:43; and. Juan Castillo, Lake Stevens, 16:44.

The District meet was run on a muddy, bumpy course.
---Evan Smith