At the start of this cross country season, Camas coach Laurie Porter figured her boys team would be really good next year.
She’s no longer talking about next year.
Camas’ dominance at the 4A Greater St. Helens League district meet Wednesday showed why Porter is pleasantly surprised.
She now believes this year’s team, despite having just one senior among its top seven, could top last year’s fifth place finish at the state meet.
“I didn’t think we’d do as well as last year,” Porter said. “Honestly, I was looking at it like this would be a building year. Every race we’ve done has always been a pleasant surprise with how much they keep improving.”