Glacier Peak’s Neale wins Class 3A state cross country title
Published 4:36 pm Saturday, November 7, 2009
PASCO — Snohomish County girls fared very well today during the 2009 State Cross Country Championships.
Glacier Peak High School freshman Amy-Eloise Neale won the individual Class 3A championship and the King’s High School girls team from Shoreline won its fourth straight 1A team title; King’s seniors Adele Eslinger, Morgan Hamm and Makenzie Taylor have been on the Knights’ past four first-place state squads.
Glacier Peak lost a close battle with Shadle Park of Spokane for the 3A team title. Shadle Park won by eight points.
The No. 1 nationally ranked Jackson High boys team was unable to complete its goal of winning a state team title. Jackson placed second in 4A for the second consecutive year. Ferris of Spokane, ranked No. 9 in America, won the team crown with 68 points; Jackson scored 100.
More than 1,600 athletes representing 244 schools competed in the state meet on a sometimes-sunny but windy day at Sun Willows Golf Course. Competitors traversed the 3.1-mile (5,000-meter) course. There were 11 different races.
To see complete state meet results, go to http://www.jcrawford.net/ccmain.html.
