For the second consecutive week, the Jackson boys are No. 1 in the Washington State Cross Country Coaches Association Class 4A poll. Gig Harbor, ranked No. 4 last week, is now No. 2.
I watched the Jackson boys dominate a Wesco South meet Thursday at McCollum Park. The team’s top five runners placed first, second, third, fourth and seventh — very impressive, especially considering that Jackson head coach Eric Hruschka held out a few runners who were tired from going all-out at the Stanford Invite (Sept. 27).