The Centralia girls cross country team won its third straight league title, narrowly defeating W.F. West at the 2A EvCo Championships at Pioneer Park in Tumwater on Wednesday.
All five of the Tigers’ scorers finished in the top 13, including Liesl Stout, who took seventh in 21:54.1, and Ellie Stout, who placed ninth in 22:08.7. Both Liesl Stout and Ellie Stout earned all-league honors.
Tumwater’s Alexandra Broome won the individual league crown, winning the race in 20:01.9, more than a minute faster than the next-closest finisher.
W.F. West’s Joy Cushman took second, finishing in 21:05.0, and fellow Bearcats Azami Erickson and Kate Turner took fifth and sixth at 21:37.4 and 21:47.7.
Black Hills’ Maddie Knight finished third in 21:20.6, and Averie Reynolds finished in eighth at 22:05.8.
Tumwater’s Juliet Fox rounded out the Top 10 with a mark of 22:09.4.
On the boys’ side, Tumwater won the team title, and the five fastest T-Birds also finished in the top 13.
Tyler Clark took second in 16:54.4, while Landon Martin placed fifth at 17:16.9. James Smith placed seventh at 17:31.5, and Hayden Newman finished in 10th by clocking a 17:55.0.
Centralia’s Ethan Weiher was the long Tiger to finish in the Top 10, as the senior took third by finishing the race in 17:03.2.
W.F. West’s Connor Clary wasn’t far behind in fourth, posting a 17:14.0, and Black Hills’ Seth Thomasson earned an eighth-place finish with a time of 17:38.8.
Aberdeen’s Cecil Gumaelius won the league title with a time of 15:46.2.
