Islander girls cross country team advances to state meet

MI girls place fifth at 3A Sea-King district championships.

By Reporter Staff • November 2, 2015 8:34 pm
Mercer Island’s Chloe Michaels (335) fights off Ballard’s Veronica Redpath (left) during the 3A Sea-King district cross country meet Oct. 31 at Lake Sammamish State Park. Michaels placed 15th to advance to the 3A state meet.
Mercer Island’s Chloe Michaels (335) fights off Ballard’s Veronica Redpath (left) during the 3A Sea-King district cross country meet Oct. 31 at Lake Sammamish State Park. Michaels placed 15th to advance to the 3A state meet.

For the second-straight year, Mercer Island girls cross country is state-bound.

Placing in the top five of the 3A Sea-King district meet Saturday, Oct. 31 at Lake Sammamish State Park, the Islanders punched their ticket to the state championships Saturday, Nov. 7 at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco.

Mercer Island placed fifth overall at the district meet. Ballard won the girls 5K, with Bellevue, Holy Names Academy and Garfield also advancing.

The Islanders had two finishers in the top 25. Chloe Michaels placed 15th (20:07) and Maggie Baker finished 25th (20:26.41). Holy Names’ Jordan Oakes won with a time of 18:48.99. Bellevue senior Katherine Penner was runner-up at 18:58.98.

Stoops advances for MI boys

Mercer Island’s Ben Stoops placed in the top 25 of the boys 5K to move on to this weekend’s state meet. Stoops placed 25th with a time of 17:15.10.

As a team, Mercer Island placed 11th. Interlake and Juanita finished first and second, respectively. Ballard, Nathan Hale and Bainbridge rounded out the top five teams to move on to the state meet.