Cross country: Alexis Leone, Seton Catholic girls capture wins at 1A quad-district meet

Alexis Leone and Lara Carrion kept the Seton Catholic girls cross country team on its path toward a 1A state team title by winning the District 1-4 meet Saturday at South Whidbey High School.

Leone was the individual champion, winning in 18 minutes, 40 seconds. Carrion placed third in 19:43, as Seton outdistanced The Bush School for the team title 94-128. Seton’s Sarah Cordova (eighth, 20:22) and Avery Garrison (ninth, 20:26) also finished in the top 10.

Lauren Fox was 19^th in 20:46 to help La Center place third overall and clinch a team berth to state, along with Emily Rosenkranz (20^th, 20:48) and Makayla Hubler (28^th, 21:34).

Earning individual berths were Ella Zimmerman of Columbia-White Salmon (12^th, 20:33) and Castle Rock’s Kaitlyn Meyer (23^rd, 21:11).

4A BI-DISTRICT: Skyview placed third and Camas was fifth, both earning team berths to state at the bi-district meet in Tacoma.

Evelyn Reed (12^th, 19:28), Lauren Amato (20^th, 20:03) and Ava Logue (34^th, 20:49) led Skyview. Gracie Buzzell was second overall (18:38) for Camas. Natalie Peddie (16^th, 19:41), Alyson Robertson (29^th, 20:21) and Bethany McKinstry (36^th, 20:51) also helped the Papermakers.

3A BI-DISTRICT: Evergreen’s Claire Rogge was the top local finisher at Chambers Bay, placing 22^nd overall in 20:11.

Also earning individual state berths were Mountain View’s Phebe Wilson (23^rd, 20:15), Morgan Geddry (39^th, 20:57), and Prairie’s Annie Anderson (3^rd, 20:43).

2B/1B DISTRICT: Isabella Spencer placed third overall in Rainier (20:49) to lead Stevenson to a district team title. The Bulldogs tied Rainier with 38 points, but Stevenson’s No. 6 runner Abrielle Owens gave the Bulldogs the title.

Sofia Spencer was eighth for Stevenson in 22:45. Cedar Tree Christian’s Suzie Johnson was second overall in 19:59 to clinch an individual state berth.

Boys

4A BI-DISTRICT: Hayden Reich placed 14^th overall in 16:56 to help Camas qualify for the state meet with a sixth-place finish at Chambers Bay in Tacoma. James Puffer placed 21^st in 17:08, and Luke Tupper was 32^nd in 17:23.

Battle Ground’s Ben Gamblin earned an individual trip to state by placing 35^th in 17:24.

3A BI-DISTRICT: Mountain View’s Branden Chou was the top local finisher at Chambers Bay, placing 20^th in 16:57 to earn a state berth.

Also advancing to state were Kelso’s Giovannie Lopez (41^st, 17:45) and Jake Beck (48^th, 17:51), Prairie’s Logan Bigelow (31^st, 17:19) and Ethan Pederson (45^th, 17:49) and Evergreen’s Lorenzo Anguiano (47^th, 17:51).

2B/1B DISTRICT: Timothy Bradshaw placed third overall in Rainier (17:37) to lead Cedar Tree Classical Christian to the district title. Cedar Tree scored 93 points to beat out Northwest Christian of Lacey with 105. Cedar Tree’s Micah Stewart placed 12^th in 18:10.