Bellevue completed a KingCo and Sea-King championship season with a fourth place finish at the 3A state cross country meet at Pasco’s Sun Willows Golf Course.
The Wolverines finished only 39 points behind first place North Central. It was Seattle Prep in second and Kamiakin in third place in the team scoring behind the Indians from Spokane.
John Fowler (15:42.9) and Ryan Long (15:48.9) ended the day in 11th and 12th place respectively to lead the Wolverines. Will Sheeran (16:04.2) rounded out the top-25 finishers for Bellevue while Spike Sievert (16:79.9), Nick MacLean (16:22.3) and Kyle Pratt (16:58.8) all finished in the top 82 spots for coach John Hill’s squad.
Sammamish freshman Nick Martin ended the meet in 57th place with a time of 16:36.8.
Katie Knight of North Central edged Glacier Peak’s Amy Eloise-Neale by 18 seconds to win the 3A girls race with a time of 17:10.6.
The highest local finisher was Sammamish freshman Pascale De Sa E Silva, who ran in 25th place with a time of 19:25.9. Bellevue’s Julia Ellings was also a top-100 finisher in a time of 20:36.2.
Camas won the team scoring in front of Glacier Peak.
Jessica Spray was the lone Newport qualifier in the 4A girls meet and ran a time of 19:27.8 for a top-50 finish. Jordan McPhee of Mount Rainier won the race in 17:24.7 while Tahoma won the team scoring.
Jacob Smith of Wenatchee edged Andrew Gardner of Mead by four seconds with a time of 15:03 to win the 4A boys title.Gig Harbor won the team scoring going away from Eisenhower.