It’s postseason competition time for most fall high-school sports and we’ve received this update about success for Chief Sealth IHS cross country:
Congratulations to the Chief Sealth International High School girls’ and boys’ cross country teams, who both qualified for the State Championships at the 2A Sea-King District Championships Thursday at Lower Woodland!
The girls qualified for State for the third consecutive year, finishing just two points behind district champion Cedarcrest. The Seahawks were led by freshman Lillian Stowell (2nd, 20:56 for 5k) and junior Elena Phillips (5th, 21:20).
The boys qualified for State for the second year in a row, finishing second to Cedarcrest and edging out league-champion Nathan Hale by two points to earn the final qualifying spot. The boys were led by sophomore Ziko Kraft (2nd, 16:59) and freshman Harper Mapes (8th, 17:20), with big races from seniors Torin Stephens (15th, 18:03) and Spencer Litzenberger (20th, 18:33) and junior Theodore Franzen (24th, 18:36) to round out the team scoring.
In total, seven Sealth runners earned All-District honors with top-14 finishes:
Boys: Ziko Kraft (2nd), Harper Mapes (8th).
Girls: Lillian Stowell (2nd), Elena Phillips (5th), Lucy Van Liew (8th, 22:28), Mina West (10th, 22:52), Doe Doe (14th, 23:20).
Next stop: The WIAA State Cross Country Championships in Pasco on Saturday, November 7th! Go Seahawks!
