The La Center girls cross country team stands on the podium in third place at the 1A state championship cross country meet in Pasco. Left to right: head coach Andrew Helm, Natasha Lewis, Roselynn Martin, Morgan Harris, Alison Brown, Lauren Fox, Sierra Harris, Emily Graham, Mikah Smith and assistant coach Vicki Lewis.
Ridgefield High School senior Kyle Radosevich is in the lead after the first mile of the 2A state championship race Nov. 2 on the Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco. Despite running with a torn abdominal muscle, Radosevich finished in second place with a time of 15 minutes, 44 seconds.
Despite running with a torn abdominal muscle, Ridgefield High School senior Kyle Radosevich held the lead in the Class 2A cross country state championship race until the final 400 meters Saturday at the Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco.
Eliason Kabasenche of Pullman finished in first place with a time of 15 minutes, 44 seconds. Radosevich followed three seconds behind in second place.
“It was a very gutsy performance and an amazing race,” said head coach Angela Shields.
The La Center girls cross country team earned third place in the 1A state championship race and the Ridgefield boys finished in fifth place in the 2A state championship race.
Here are the state’s top 20 finishers from North County:
1B/2B
Boys
Team result: Cedar Tree Classical Christian finished 8th with an average time of 18:43.
Individual results (top 20): Senior August Albers took 6th for Cedar Tree Classical with a 16:44 time.
Girls
Team results: Cedar Tree Classical Christian finished 5th with an average time of 22:51.
Individual results (top 20): Suzie Johnson took 17th for Cedar Tree Classical with a time of 20:53.
1A
Girls
Team results: LA Center took 3rd with an average time of 21:30.
Individual results (top 20): Junior Roselynn Martin took 11th with a finish time of 19:34 and junior Natasha Lewis took 15th with a finish time of 19:40.
2A
Boys
Team results: Ridgefield took 5th with an average time of 17:20.
Individual results (top 20): Senior Kyle Radosevich took 2nd with a finish time of 15:48.
Girls
Team results: Hockinson finished 10th with an average time of 21:45 and Ridgefield took 11th with an average time of 22:53.
Individual results (top 20): Sophomore Allyson Peterson took 8th for Hockinson with a finish time of 19:22.
3A
Girls
Team results: Prairie took 14th with an average time of 22:16.
Individual results (top 20): Junior Meri Dunford took 16th with a finish time of 19:10.
