Coonrod captures league title as Eatonville cross country teams advance to districts

The Eatonville High School cross country teams showcased strong performances at the 2A SPSL League Championships on Saturday at Fort Steilacoom Park, with the girls’ team securing second and the boys' team finishing fourth overall. Both teams qualified for the district meet, set for Saturday, Nov. 2 at Chambers Creek in University Place.

Junior Grace Coonrod led the Eatonville girls with a dominant first-place finish in the 5,000-meter race, clocking a personal best of 19:31.0 to secure the 2A SPSL individual title and a first-team All-League selection. Teammates Bridget Stumph (21:24.8) and Hannah Bieker (22:01.4) followed in eighth and ninth places, both setting personal records and earning second-team All-League honors. Senior Cheyanne Price finished 17th, and freshman Paisley Ashcroft set a personal best of 24:04.8 to round out the team’s top-20 finishers.

On the boys’ side, junior Colton Rush finished ninth with a time of 17:22.6, while sophomore Benjamin Bernt posted a personal best of 17:48.3 to place 14th; both earned second-team All-League honors. Freshman Gabriel Kolsrud finished 20th, followed by personal-best performances from sophomores Titus Lowe (18:35.1) and Corey Dempsey (18:52.0), finishing 29th and 32nd, respectively. Seniors Joey Callon and Ben Morrish completed Eatonville’s lineup in 40th and 47th.

In junior varsity, sophomore Tytus Goode placed 133rd out of 245 runners with a time of 22:04.0. Eatonville’s Ethan Carter and Tytus Goode will serve as alternates for districts.