Shorewood boys place eighth in State 3A cross country meet

The Shorewood boys’ cross country team placed eighth at the State championships Saturday, Nov. 9, at the Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco.

The Thunderbird boys finished in eighth place in a stacked field with two of the four fastest times in the nation running in the 3A race.

Of the seven Shorewood runners, four ran personal bests with the other three running close to their personal bests. The State competitors for Shorewood were Omar Abdulla, Zach Beetham, Andrew (AC) Christianson, Chris Gerbino, Thomas Miller, Cameron Sanders, and Keenan Stephens, with alternates Shane Peterson and Aaron Rainboth.

On the girls’ side, Gigi Vujovich of Shorecrest in 18th, Emily Ransom of Shorewood in 66th and Elise Froebe of Shorecrest in 66th all competed as individuals, finishing in the top half of the field.

A week earlier, Nov 2, at Lakewood High School near Arlington on a wet, windy day, the Shorewood boys’ team qualified for State for the second straight year and claimed the Northwest District title with a 14-point victory over Mountlake Terrace and 17 points ahead `of Glacier Peak. Ransom also qualified by placing 12th. The top 15 individuals qualified along with the top three teams. The boys’ team was anchored by strong performances by Abdulla in second, Stephens third, Christianson seventh, Gerbinofo 16th, Miller 20th, Sanders 27th, and Beetham 31st.

A week before the District meet, Saturday, Oct. 26, at South Whidbey High School, the Shorewood boys’ team won the Wesco 3A title, edging Glacier Peak by one point. Earning first-team all-Wesco-3A honors were Abdulla and Stephens, Second-team all-Wesco-3A went to Christianson and Ransom, Wesco 3A honorable mention went to Miller and Sanders.

Top five runners on each team score and sixth and seventh runners can displace other teams' Top five runners.  The total of the Top five places on a team makes the team score.

State 3A Championships

At Sun Willows Golf Course, Pasco, Nov. 9

Boys team scores —1, North Central (Spokane) 41; 2, Kamiakin (Kennewick) 70; 3, Nathan Hale (Seattle) 86; 4, Mount Spokane 119; 5, Seattle Prep 147; 6, Bishop Blanchet (Seattle) 161; 7, Columbia River (Vancouver) 220; 8, Shorewood 222; 9, Liberty-Issaquah 237; 10, Mountlake Terrace 262; 11, Glacier Peak 280; 12, Kelso 290; 13, North Thurston 314; 14, Lakes 355; 15, Shelton 359; 16, Peninsula 388.

Individual Boys—1, Anderson, North Central, 14:32.83; 23, Omar Abdulla, Shorewood 16:03.13; 40, Keenan Stephens, Shorewood, 16:19.87; 49, Andrew (AC) Christianson, Shorewood, 16:29.88.

Girls’ team scores—1, Glacier Peak 102; 2, Lakeside (Seattle) 112; 3, Kamiakin 124.

Individual Girls —1, Masterson, Lakeside (Seattle), 17:49.83; 18, Gigi Vujovich, Shorecrest, 19:13.79; 64, Emily Ransom, Shorewood. 20:14.51; 66, Elise Froebe, Shorecrest, 20:17.94.

Northwest District 3A Meet

At Lakewood High School, Nov. 2

5,000 meters

Top 3 teams and top 15 individuals qualify for 3A state meet;

Boys’ team scores—1. Shorewood 48, 2. Mountlake Terrace 62, 3. Glacier Peak 65, 4. Oak Harbor 92, 5. Stanwood 148, 6. Meadowdale 183, 7. Shorecrest 192, 8. Ferndale 230, 9. Everett 232, 10. Marysville Pilchuck 248, 11. Marysville Getchell 249.

Individual Boys -- 1. Rodeheffer (OH) 16:27,2. Omar Abdulla 16:39, 3. Keenan Stephens 17:02, 7. Andrew Christianson 17:15, 16. Chris Gerbino 17:36, 20. Thomas Miller 17:43.

Individual qualifiers—8. Cameron Wagstaff (MG) 17:23, 9. Dominic Giordano (Mead) 17:25, 10. Roberto Aguilera (F) 17:26, 13. Clayton Richardson (OH) 17:28.

Girls’ team scores—1. Glacier Peak 43, 2. Mountlake Terrace 51, 3. Oak Harbor 72, 4. Stanwood 116, 5. Shorecrest 133, 6. Shorewood 147, 7. Marysville Getchell 174, 8. Ferndale 176, 9. Meadowdale 260, 10. Marysville Pilchuck 279.

Individual Girls -- 1. Gustafson (MT) 18:59; 8. Gigi Vujovich (SC) 19:29, 12. Emily Ransom (SW) 19:56, 14. Elise Froebe (SC) 20:06.

State 1A championships

At Sun Willows Golf Course, Pasco, Nov. 9

Boys’ team scores—1, Medical Lake 72; 2, La Center 112; 3, Meridian 126; 4, Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) 132; 5, King’s 140.

Individual boys—1, G. Peet, Northwest, 15:50.8; 2, Andrew Ayers, King’s, 15:53.0;

Girls’ team scores—1, Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) 51; 2, Riverside 84; 3, King’s 146; 4, Northwest 156; 5, Mount Baker 157.

Individual girls—1, Mullins, Cascade (Leavenworth), 18:32.76; 2, Kacey Kemper, King’s, 18:37.37;