UPDATE 1:30 pm Nov. 9
Port Townsend High School senior Ryan Clarke is a state champion.
Clarke finished in 15:37.40 with second place to senior Graham Peet of Northwest in 15:41.55, and third …
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Port Townsend High School won the boys’ 2014 district cross-country championship and now qualify for the state meet. Pictured are (from left) River Yearian, Alejandro Montanez, Brennan LaBrie, Ryan Clarke, Mark Streett, Jack Kingsley and Sean Dwyer. Photo by Janeen Armstrong
UPDATE 1:30 pm Nov. 9
Port Townsend High School senior Ryan Clarke is a state champion.
Clarke finished in 15:37.40 with second place to senior Graham Peet of Northwest in 15:41.55, and third place to Andrew Ayers of King’s in 15:42.56.
This is Clarke’s third trip to the state cross-country meet at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco. The two-time defending Olympic League champion, and 2014 West Central 1A District champ, placed fifth at state last year as a junior.
PT’s sophomore Brennan LaBrie was 34th (17:13.26), senior Mark Streett was 88th (18:13.70), senior Sean Dwyer was 90h (18:16.52), sophomore Alejandro Montanez was 98th (18:25.91), sophomore Jack Kingsley was 108th 18:37.10) and sophomore River Yearian was 117th (18:50.58). There were 142 total finishers.
For the PTHS girls, senior Hannah Trailer finished 95th overall (22:25.70) in the field of 138 competitors. Lakeside won the girls’ team title, and junior Alexis Redfield of Zillah won the individual crown in 18:42.80.
ORIGINAL STORY Nov. 5
Port Townsend High School won the boys’ cross-country 1A district title for the first time since 2009, with senior Ryan Clarke as individual champion.
Senior Hanna Trailer also advances to state with a fifth-place varsity girls’ finish on Nov. 1 at the Westside Classic at the American Lake Veterans Golf Course in Tacoma.
Clarke won the boys’ meet in 16:38 over the 3.1-kilometer course. The winning team score came with points from sophomore Brennan LaBrie (sixth, 17:24), senior Mark Streett (11th, 17:55), sophomore Jack Kingsley (13th, 18:12), senior Sean Dwyer (14th, 18:13) and sophomore Alejandro Montanez (17th, 18:23).
The 1A district title is the fifth in 11 years, the first since 2009.
The state meet is on Nov. 8 at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco. This is Clarke’s third trip to state; last year, he placed fifth.
In the varsity girls’ district race, senior Trailer led the Redhawks with a fifth place finish in 21:31. Other PTHS competitors were frosh Ally Bradley (13th, 22:26), sophomore Amelia Grant (15th, 23:09), frosh Meigan Kunz (30th, 25:46) and sophomore Shauna Lynch (37th, 28:51).
