State Meet Previews
OSAA Cross Country State Championship - November 7, 2026
Lane Community College - Eugene, OR
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Lane Community College hosts Saturday’s Oregon State Meet. Here is a preview of athletes and teams that could make the podium.
Girls 1A/2A 9:25
This is the first year that the 1A/2A girls will be competed at the Oregon State Meet as the 3A girls will have their own race. Jael Legutki of Bandon leads a team that could make the podium. Melody Stock of Trout Lake (which is in Washington) will be a challenger. Other athletes who could be in the front pack include Evelyn Hodgson of Weston-McEwen, Jolee Woody of Days Creek and Piper Braseth of Imbler. Union, Lakeview and Bandon are looking to make the podium.
Boys 1A/2A 10:00
Beckett Pahls of Bandon hopes to sweep the 1A/2A championship with teammate Jael. Rowdy Justus of Knappa of Knappa leads the defending champion Loggers. Stuart McLaughlin and Harper Stoops of Regis will be a one-two punch. Isaac Williamson of Oakland will be another top runner in the race. Knappa won the title last year and hope to repeat, but Bandon and Union will be the challengers.
Girls 3A 10:35
Oregon will crown their first 3A girls champion this year. Ella Henthorn of Coquille is the favorite as she won the 1A/2A/3A race last year. Claire Horton of Corbett is having an outstanding freshman season and has run under 18 minutes this season. Oregon Episcopal has three runners that will be in the mix: Abby Wilson, Andy Bryant and Kate Vasanth. Could be a close meet between OES and Enterprise with Siuslaw hoping to make the podium.
Boys 3A 11:10
Some of the top runners at the 3A level raced each other at the Rose City Championship in October. Gus Kirby of Neah-Kah-Nie ran 15:11 at Rose City with Henry Stone of Siuslaw ran 15:13 and Tytus Janssen of Santiam Christian running 15:17 at Rose City. Pedro Santana of Nyssa and Dylan Digman of Neah-Kah-Nie will be racing to make the podium. Siuslaw and Neah-Kah-Nie could have a close battle with Nyssa being another challenger.
Girls 4A 11:45
Katherine Kessi of Scappoose has run like a veteran this fall as a freshman athlete. Cassidy Smart of Philomath won this race last year and looks to defend. Molly Schoolmeester of Banks ran 17:57 at the Rose City Championship. Olivia Hernandez of Philomath will try to connect with teammate Cassidy to help win the team title. Lindsey Brown of La Grande will keep the school tradition of being in the front pack of the 4A race. Look for Philomath, La Grande and Banks to make the podium and one of the schools to take home the 4A title.
Boys 4A 12:20
Corbin Sage of Marist won the 4A championship last year and is the clear favorite to repeat. Corbin ran an impressive 14:48 at the Rose City Championship. La Grande has two low sticks in Cooper Altenburg and Daden May. Mark Madsen of Klamath Union ran 15:27 at Rose City and William Acord of Philomath ran 15:32 at Rose City. The team competition will be close between La Grande, Klamath Union and Molalla.
Girls 5A 1:45
Crater girls went down to California this season for wins at Woodbridge and Clovis and are ranked second in the nation according to DyeStat. Brynn Davenport, Adley Damon and Gwen Vanwart could go 1-2-3 on Saturday in the 5A race. Alexa Montgomery of Crescent Valley can break up the Crater Comet pack. To add to the Comet’s depth is Mari Dunlap who ran 17:52 at the Clovis Invitational. Maddie Carney of Caldera won the 5A race last year and recently won her district meet last week. Crater is the clear favorite with Summit and Bend expected to join the Comets on the podium.
Boys 5A 2:20
Garrett Faught of Crater won the 5A race last year and will have company in his quest to repeat. Bjorn Blankenship of Summit ran 14:32 at Bob Firman in September and teammate Clayton Jero was close by in 14:38. Ashenafi McKinnis won Nike Portland XC in September and ran 14:32 at the Rose City Championship. Charlie English of Summit ran 14:53 at Bob Firman and will in the front pack. Crater boys won the 5A race last year and will be challenged by Summit in what could be the team race of the day. Wilsonville should not be forgotten thanks to their great season.
Girls 6A 2:55
Ellery Lincoln of Lincoln should defend her 6A title and has a chance to set a course record. Evangeline Johnson Hess of South Eugene finished third last year at the State Meet and looks to move up a spot. Eleanor Wyatt of West Linn will be in the front pack on Saturday. Oregon State Meet newcomers, freshman Quinn Hanley of Jesuit and junior from Louisiana Grace Keene of Mountainside will be factors. Jesuit looks to be the favorite with Sherwood and South Eugene trying to get on the podium.
Boys 6A 3:30
Yosuke Shibata of South Eugene is the defending champion and based on his undefeated cross country season he should repeat. George Lora of Ida B Wells will keep Yosuke in his sights. Yosuke’s teammate Khalil Sabzalian should be in the chase pack along with Felix Snyder of Franklin and Peter James of Lincoln. The top three teams on Saturday could come from the PIL with qualifiers Lincoln, Franklin and Grant hoping to make the podium. Lincoln is looking to use the State Meet as a launching point for the post season.
Look for photo galleries of the Oregon State Meet!
WIAA Cross Country State Championship - November 7, 2026
Sun Willows Golf Course - Pasco, WA
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Washington cross country athletes meet in sunny Pasco on Saturday to capture state titles. Here is a “run down” of the races.
Girls 1B/2B 9:30
Grace Walsh of Manson has run 18:09 at Hole in the Wall and looks to defend her 1B/2B title. Karen Brewer, a ninth grader, of Liberty Bell ran 18:27 at Hole in the Wall. Another top 1B/2B runner, Audrey Santman of Freeman also ran ran at Hole in the Wall with a time of 18:44. Ruby Henry and Isla Valpiani of Pope John Paul II are other contenders. Pope John Paul II is the favorite with Liberty Bell and Chewelah looking to make the podium.
Girls 1A 10:00
Reed Atwood of South Whitbey ran 18:19 at Hole in the Wall and is the defending 1A champion. Maggie Hurtado of The Northwest School ran 18:34 at the Bellevue Invitational. Meridian has Bria Rempp and Layne Dickson as a one-two punch. Aya McNiell of Medical Lake ran 18:52 at Hole in the Wall. Meridian is the favorite and Cascade and Vashon Island favorites to make the podium.
Girls 2A 10:30
The story in the 2A girls will be Sehome dominance. Kjirsten Ludeman of Sehome ran 17:22 at Bob Firman and could be the third Mariner to win the state meet in a row. Grace Beachy of Ellensburg ran 17:26 at Stumptown Showdown and will be the person to crack the Sehome pack. Sloane Clines of Sehome won the 2A race last year. Samantha Kipp of Sehome ran 17:53 at Hole in the Wall. Lil Desler of Sehome is the 2024 champion in the 2A division. Sehome should take home the title and look to return to NXN. Ellensburg and Bellingham running to get on the team podium
Boys 1B 11:00
The first boy’s race of the day will have another defending champion in Kevin Hu of Pope John Paul II. Kevin’s teammate Micah Henry is a budding 1B star. Other notable 1B runners include Gabriel Cary of Chesterton Academy of Notre Dame, Conrad Coulter of Valley Christian and Richard Sandwick of Cusick. Pope John Paul II, Evangelical Christian and Valley Christian will be potential podium finishers.
Boys 2B 11:30
Waylon Stoneburg-Shafer of Cle Elum-Roslyn is yet another defending champion returning to Pasco. Micah Bessire of Freeman ran 15:30 at Bob Firman and will be in the front pack. Eli Vliestra of NW Christian is an athlete to be considered. Connor Hill of Toledo ran 15:48 at Nike Portland XC. Justice Whittekind of Chewelah ran 16:02 at Bob Firman. Freeman and Chewelah are two the 2B favorites.
Boys 1A 12:00
The 1A boys has another defending champion in Oliver Zimmerman of Cedar Park Christian. Oliver will be challenged by Joshua Healey of Vashon Island. Oliver ran 14:49 at Bob Firman and Joshua was next at 14:50. Josiah Capusan of Cedar Park Christian ran 15:16 at Bob Firman in September. Meridian has the TeVelde brothers with Judah running 15:25 at Nike Portland XC and Reuben running 15:27 at the Northwest District Meet. There will be a compelling team battle between Cedar Park Christian, Vashon Island and Meridian.
Boys 2A 12:30
Wyatt Nitzschke of Columbia River ran 14:54 at Nike Portland XC in September and Elliot Yegge of North Central ran 14:58 at Bob Firman. Ryan Dodge of Bainbridge ran 15:04 at Bob Firman and won last week’s Westside Classic. Judson Berreth of Sehome ran 15:17 at Hole in the Wall. Look for Coen Van Vliet and Timothy Clark-Johnston of Kingston to be low sticks in the 2A race. Ellensburg, North Central and Sehome are teams likely to be on the 2A podium.
Girls 3A 1:00
Ciana Johnson of Ballard might add a Washington State cross country title to her collection of double 800 meter 3A state titles. Elise Corr of Seattle Prep should be running next to Ciana and ran 17:43 at Bob Firman. Paeton Poelman of White River ran 18:00 at the Westside Classic and wants to break the 18-minute barrier on Saturday. Other athletes to watch in the 3A race include Grace Ding of Inglemoor and Frances Rein of Mt Spokane. Mercer Island, Seattle Prep and Ridgeline are among the teams looking to win the 3A title.
Girls 4A 1:30
Sophia Rodriguez of Mt Si has three 3A Washington cross country titles at Mercer Island and hopes to conclude her storied Washington prep career with a 4A championship. It will not be easy for Sophia to win the 4A title as Jaycee Jenkins of Kamiakin ran 17:20 at Bob Firman, Aubrey Wilems of Eastlake ran 17:22 at the Mook (and is the defending 4A champion), Callie Orcutt of West Valley (Yakima) ran 17:45 and Dalia Zener of Glacier Peak won last week’s District ½ race. Ryan Mclellan of Mt Si will be in the mix too and help Mt Si in the team standings. Issaquah has the deepest team in the state and hopes to win the team title, but Mt Si and Glacier Peak will also be in the mix.
Boys 3A 2:30
Mana Voss of Central Kitsap is another defending champion. Mana is racing himself back into shape after missing the first part of the cross country season. Mana won the Westside Classic convincingly last week. Leroy Lozano Mejia was on Mana’s shoulder for most of the 3A race last year and returns and has a time of 14:22 run at his district meet. Elijah Graves of Shorewood ran 14:36 at Bob Firman. Becks Bird of Shadle Park finished second to Leroy last week at District 6 in 14:46. Sammy Connell of Inglemoor ran 14:47 at Bellevue. Gatlin Michaelsen of Mt Spokane ran 15:00 at Bob Firman. It will be a tight team race between Mt Spokane, Ridgeline and Shorewood.
Boys 4A 3:00
The final race of the day has two super sophomores in Quenton Lanese of Olympia and Miro Parr-Coffin of Mt Spokane. Quenton set the freshman 1600 and 3200 meter national record last spring and Miro ran a blazing 14:28 at Bob Firman. Stejer Franklin of Mead recently committed to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and ran 14:33 at last week’s district meet. Kian Compton of Eisenhower ran 14:51 at Bob Firman and Joshua Whitney of Davis ran 14:56 at the Bellevue Invitational. Mead looks to repeat as the 4A champion and to eventually make some noise in Spokane at NXR. Kamiakin and Skyline are podium hopefuls.
Look for photo galleries from Russell Moore after the meet!
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