Chelan To Send Three Harriers to State
Information and photos by Dennis Rahm
The Girls and Boys Cross Country teams from Chelan competed Tuesday in the Caribou Trail League/District 6 Championships at Walla Walla Point Park in Wenatchee. In the team competition, the Chelan Girls placed second and the Boys fourth. Cashmere captured the Girls title and Cascade won the Boys Championship.
While only one team advances to the State Championship, the Chelan squads will advance three individual runners to State as a result of their finishing in the top seven. For the Lady Goats, sophomore Mereya Gariby finished a strong fifth overall with a time of 20:55.72. Right on her heels was freshman Teagan Silva who finished sixth with a time of 20:56.46.
In the boy’s race, junior Chris Knight of Chelan qualified for the State Championship by finishing in fifth place with a time of 16:59.51.
Chelan Head Coach Mark Anderson said he was pleased by the effort of both squads and that he liked how they ran together as a team.
The State Cross Country Championships will be held on Saturday, November 3 at Sun Willows Golf Course in Yakima.
Coach Anderson congratulates Chelan junior Chris Knight on his 5th place finish.
Chelan sophomore Mereya Gariby heads for the finish line for 5th place.
Chelan freshman Teagan Silva finished in 6th place.
