Shorewood, Shorecrest runners in State Championships

District 1 Cross-Country Championships that were held October 31 at South Whidbey High School in Langley, WA. Both Shorewood and Shorecrest had state qualifiers as a result of performances in those meets. These State Qualifiers ran on Saturday Nov 7 at the 3A or 2A Washington State Cross-Country Championships at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco, WA.

Here is a link to the results of the District 1 Championships

Shorewood competed in the 3A District 1 5K races with the Boys team placing 7th of 13 (Top 3 qualify) and the Girls team placing 6th of 11 (Top 3 qualify). Neither team qualified for State. However, Shorewood placed three runners individually in the Top 15 which qualified these athletes for the 3A State Meet:

• Boys – Aaron Rainboth [SR] (10th – 16:55.87), Devan Kirk [JR] (11th – 16:57.68)
• Girls – Rachel Hansen [JR] (8th – 20:02.41).

Shorecrest competed in the 2A District 1 5K races with the Boys team placing 5th of 13 (Top 3 qualify) and the Girls team placing 6th of 11 (Top 4 qualify). Neither team qualified for State. However, Shorecrest placed three runners individually in the Boys Top 15 or the Girls Top 20 which qualified these athletes for the 2A State Meet

• Boys – Macauley Franks [JR] (15th – 17:14.93)
• Girls – Lillian Visser [FR] (9th – 20:44.28), Lauren Block [FR] (11th – 20:56.55).

-Corey Rainboth