Cross Country

Runners from the Wahkiakum Mule and Naselle Comet cross country teams will compete in this Saturday's state championship race.

The top four teams and 20 individuals in the boys race and the top two teams and 10 individuals in the girls race advance to the championships on Saturday at Pasco.

Northwest Christian won the boys team title with 55 points. Mossyrock was second with 60, followed by North Beach 92 and White Pass 95. Naselle tallied 198 points, and Wahkiakum ran incomplete.

In the girls races, both Wahkiakum and Naselle ran incomplete.

Qualifying for the state meet were Naselle’s 6. Cramer Smith and 7. Nathan Reitz and for the Mules, 15. Bradlee Pugh and 17 Collan Riley.

"The "plague" hit our team hard; a third of the team was ill or with injury," said Mule Coach Mike Riley. "Conditions were challenging as the Mules had to maneuver their way through the soggy course, which at times was quite muddy, even claiming a shoe here and there."

Results were:

St. Martin's College, Olympia

5,000 Meters

1B/2B Varsity men, winner and local results

1.Justin Holden 16:46.86 NWC; 6. Cramer Smith 17:59.01 N; 7. Nathan Reitz 18:05.09 N; 15. Bradlee Pugh 18:54.15 W; 17. Collan Riley 19:01.21 W; 22. Chris Hokkanen 19:24.09 W; 29. Drew Macy 20:17.03 N; 47. Connar Riley 24:03.88 W; 49. Austin Smith 25:23.25 N; 53. Beau Santjer 28:44.49 N; 54. Alex Bighill 28:44.82 N.

1B/2B Varsity women, winner and local results

1. Mikel Elliott 19:23.81 White Pass; 12. Tashajara Stenvall 22:23.74 N; 15. Jodi Christie 22:40.59 N; 17. Emily Green 23:13.18 N; 18. Alana Darcher 23:42.00 N; 27. Jori McEntire 27:41.50 W.