The area’s cross country runners are gearing up for the postseason. Just three meets remain, starting with this Saturday’s league championship meets at Lakewood High School. Competitors from the Western Conference and the Cascade Conference will push themselves to exhaustion to try to earn league honors and prepare for the upcoming district and state meets.
Heading into the league championships, here’s where the elite local teams are ranked in the latest Washington State Cross Country Coaches polls.
Boys 4A —-Girls 4A
1Mead —-1Gig Harbor
2Central Valley —-2Central Valley
3Gig Harbor —-3Eastlake
4Snohomish —-4Redmond
5Tahoma —-5Snohomish
6Eisenhower —-6Mead
7Ferris —-7Monroe
8Lake Stevens —-8Richland
9Jackson —-9Bellarmine Prep
10North Kitsap —-10Tahoma
Boys 3A —-Girls 3A
1North Central —-1Newport-Bellevue
2Seattle Prep —-2Squalicum
3Bellevue —-3Columbia River
4Camas —-4West Valley-Yakima
5Mt. Spokane —-5Hanford
6Southridge —-6Mt. Spokane
7Kamiakin —-7Capital
8Skyline —-8Mercer Island
9Issaquah —-9Seattle Prep
10Liberty —-10Southridge
Boys 2A —-Girls 2A
1Sehome —-1Bellingham
2Burlington-Edison —-2South Whidbey
3Lakewood —-3Sehome
4West Valley-Spokane —-4West Valley-Spokane
5Colville —-5Cheney
6Cheney —-6Deer Park
7Bellingham —-7Riverside
8Selah —-8Archbishop Murphy
9Ellensburg —-9Ephrata
10Riverside —-10Selah
Boys 1A —-Girls 1A
1Nooksack Valley —-1King’s
2Royal —-2La Center
3Lakeside (Nine Mile) —-3Chelan
4Onalaska —-4Lakeside (Nine Mile)
5Charles Wright —-5Bush School
6La Center —-6Lynden Christian
7Bellevue Christian —-7Charles Wright
8Chewelah —-8Nooksack Valley
9Bush School —-9Cedar Park Christian
10King’s —-10Zillah
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