Eatonville cross country posts solid performances

A few members of Eatonville boys' cross country team competed against 10 other schools on Oct. 16 at Ft. Steilacoom, delivering solid performances in both varsity and junior varsity races.

In the varsity 5,000-meter race with 62 competitors, Ben Morrish placed 55th, finishing with a time of 20:11.0.

In the junior varsity 5,000-meter race, which featured 153 runners, Ethan Carter set a personal best with a time of 20:30.15, earning 46th place. Jasper Beck finished 118th with a personal best of 23:49.28, while Reed Monroe placed 120th with a time of 24:05.02.

On Oct. 17 the Eatonville’s boys and girls teams competed against 15 other schools at the Tacoma Twilight on Thursday, where several runners posted personal bests.

For the boys:

• In the 2-mile Novice JV (above 15 minutes) race, Reed Monroe finished 19th with a time of 14:40.66, while Jasper Beck followed in 20th with a personal best of 14:42.39.

• In the 2-mile Sophomore JV (below 15 minutes) race, Titus Lowe finished 2nd out of 49 runners, clocking an impressive 11:13.05. Tytus Goode placed 30th in 15:25.70.

• In the 2-mile Junior/Senior JV (sub 15 minutes), Corey Demsey led Eatonville with a personal best of 11:40.27, finishing 15th. Joey Callon and Ben Morrish also set personal bests, placing 21st in 11:57.09 and 24th in 12:00.70, respectively.

• In the 2-mile Varsity (sub 11 minutes) race, Colton Rush finished 24th with a personal best of 10:36.82. Freshman Gabriel Kolsrud followed in 27th with a personal best of 10:39.41, and sophomore Benjamin Bernt finished 32nd in 10:58.95, also a personal best.

For the girls:

• In the 2-mile Novice JV (above 17 minutes) race, Savanna Price placed 32nd in 20:15.43, and Alice Alexander finished 34th in 22:19.18.

• In the 2-mile Sophomore JV (below 17 minutes) race, Hannah Bieker placed 2nd with a personal best of 13:01.80.

• In the 2-mile Junior/Senior JV (sub 15 minutes) race, Cheyanne Price placed 15th with a time of 14:54.79.

• In the 2-mile Varsity (sub 13 minutes) race, Grace Coonrod claimed 3rd place with a personal best of 11:55.43.

Next Up: The Eatonville cross country teams will compete in the 2A SPSL League Championship on Saturday, Oct. 26, at Ft. Steilacoom Park in Lakewood, WA.