Ben Grover 5th at District
A dozen schools, including North Beach High, competed at yesterday’s 1B/2B District 4 Cross Country Championships at Evergreen State College. The top 5 boys teams and top 25 individuals qualified for the State championships. The North Beach boys finished 3rd, led by Ben Grover’s 5th place finish “the highest finish for a male Hyak in over 20 years,” according to coach Rick Leighty. Dylan Hearn (22nd) and Gunnar Trygstad (23rd) also made it to the State meet Nov. 6 at the Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco.
Finishing 5th, the girls team just missed making the State competition; only the top 3 girls teams and top 15 girls finishers move on. Results:
Boys Team: 3rd place
Individual: 5th Ben Grover 17:43; 22nd Dylan Hearn 19:19; 23rd Gunnar Trygstad 19:20; 35th Kasen Foy 20:42; 36th Joseph Wagner 20:45; 44th Quinton Porter 21:52; 52nd John Johnson 23:00
Girls Team: 5th place
Individual: 25th Koren Forland 26:27; 34th Mikayla Nicholson 29:06; 37th Iyah Bastian 29:41; 44th Megan Leighty 35:42; 45th Crystal Lynch 39:52
