Overlake boys notch league title | Prep cross country roundup

Published 11:12 am Friday, October 31, 2014

Overlake’s boys cross-country team notched the 1A Emerald City League title last Friday at Lincoln Park in Seattle. The Owls are currently ranked 10th in the state coaches poll and seventh in athletic.net’s hypothetical rankings.

Jack Toland took third in 17 minutes, four seconds on the 3.1-mile course to lead the Owls. Cole Tsang took fifth in 17:22, Kai McConnell took seventh in 17:32, Spencer Arons took eighth in 17:37 and Tyler Strafford took 10th in 17:42.

The Owl girls placed second at the league meet. Peri Wallent earned all-league honors by placing 10th overall in 21:31, followed by Lucie Lundquist in 12th in 22:03 and Hannah Sather in 13th in 22:05.

The district finals will take place tomorrow at South Whidbey High and the state meet will be Nov. 8 at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco.

• Redmond’s Devin Wulff took second place at last Saturday’s 4A Kingco cross-country finals to lead the boys team to a third-place finish at Lake Sammamish Park. He finished the course in 15:57.

On the Mustang girls’ side, Emma Bury finished ninth in 19:21 and the team took sixth.

• Bear Creek’s cross-country teams competed at the 1A Emerald City League meet last Friday at Lincoln Park.

The girls finished fourth and all of the Grizzlies ran lifetime personal bests.

Angela Tzen finished ninth in 21:10, making her an all-league selection.

The boys also took fourth and were led by Sean Gallagher, who placed 16th in 18:14. All of the boys ran season personal bests.