Cross Country: Hulstedt places 53rd at state meet

Published 1:30 am Tuesday, November 12, 2024

At the 2A cross country meet last weekend in Pasco, there were four Olympic Peninsula runners competing, including Sequim’s Dawn Hulstedt, a senior.

She placed 53rd in the girls’ race with a time of 20:37.6 while Port Angeles’ Leia Larson was 84th in 21:26.9 and Miriam Cobb was 107th in 22:12.4.

In the boys’ 2A race, Port Angeles’ Andre Campbell was 114th in a time of 17:52.9.

Hulstedt finished third at districts on Nov. 2, with a time of 20:21.9.

She qualified for the state cross country finals last season but was unable to participate due to an injury.

The East Jefferson boys cross-country team finished seventh (194 points) in the state 1A championships.

The Rivals had a trio of runners finish together at 26th, 27th and 28th

Joshua Yearian led the team in 26th place with a time of 16 minutes, 56.1 seconds. Right behind was teammate Noah Isenberg in 27th at 17:02.8 and Dustin Hines was 28th at 17:08.6.

Nico Errichetti was 56th at 17:46.0 and Rainier Smith Williams 57th in a time of 17:47.0.

Not counting toward the team score were Zeke Banks, who finished 90th in 18:59.6 and Atom Barrett, who was 98th in 19:25.3.

Cedar Park Christian won the state 1A title with 49 points.

East Jefferson had three girls at state, not enough for a full team score. Leah Ferland led the way, coming in 50th with a time of 21:19.7. Hilina Taylor-Lenz was 68th in a time of 21;44.7 and Michael Gregg 118th in a time of 23:25.3.