Nike Portland XC – September 30
Jim Danner Championship
The Jim Danner Championship is named after Aloha High School cross country coach Jim Danner who led the host team Aloha in the 1980s and had several state champion teams and state champion individuals. Coach Danner passed away in 1989 and the individual award and the premier race of the meet is in his honor.
The course is three one-mile loops of rolling terrain and earlier in the week, the Portland area experienced its first of a series of rainy days. The day, though, started out cloudy and cleared into a sunny afternoon.
In the girl’s Jim Danner Championship, Emily Cohen of Cherry Creek (CO), Clare Herring and Audra Palmer of Central Kitsap (WA) came by the one-mile mark at 5:31. By mile two, Cohen stretched out the lead with Jaya Simmons of Valley Catholic in pursuit. In the last mile, Cohen built a large lead to win the 5000-meter race in 17:41.2. Simmons finished second in 18:03.9. Cohen led her Cherry Creek team to victory with 81 points over Central Kitsap’s 90 points and Saugus (CA) finished third with 149 points.
Asher Danielson of Ida B Wells (OR), Jack Meier of West Salem (OR) and Dane Eike of Valor Christian (CO) shared the lead for the first two miles. Meier took a lead going into the final straightaway and Danielson passed him for the win in 15:01.8. Meier finished second with a time of 15:03.9. Valor Christian of Colorado won with 89 points and #21 DyeStat ranked Franklin (OR) finished second with 131 points and Mountain View (ID) was third with 215 points.
Danner photo gallery HERE
Division 1
Kylah Madariaga of Wenatchee (WA) won the D1 race in 18:19.9 and Tesoro (CA) won the D1 race with 103 points. Jacob McManus of Columbia River raced to the finish with teammate Neftali Menendez to win in 15:39.8. Warren (CA) won the boys team title.
Division 1 photo gallery HERE
Division 2
Kelsey Rodli of Dallas (OR) was victorious in the D2 girl’s race running 19:38.4. Saugus (CA) girls B team won the team title with 71 points. Desmond Stanfield of Northwest Schools (WA) won the D2 boys race in 16:07.6 and Lincoln (OR) won the team title with 100 points.
Division 2 photo gallery HERE
Division 3
Artana Nice of North Salem won the girls D3 by 52 seconds with a time of 18:26.7. Hanford (WA) won the team title with 112 points. McCoy Brooks of Enumclaw (WA) won the D3 boys race and had to hurry back home for homecoming. Knappa (OR) won the team title with 92 points.
Division 3 photo gallery HERE
Division 4
Valerie Siebol-Deruyter of Pasco (WA) won the D3 girls race in 20:14.0 and Stayton (OR) won the team title with 75 points. Andres Orozco Stansbery of RA Long (WA) won the last varsity race in 17:20.5 and Hockinson (WA) won the team title with 49 points.
Division 4 photo gallery HERE
JV Races
Photo gallery of the many JV races and photos from the different parts of the meet are found HERE
We will be at Hole in the Wall and the Clovis Invitational on Saturday. Look for our photos! #westcoastbestcoast