Cross Country Districts Recap
Zack Bukovec
On Saturday October 30th, the Garfield Districts Cross Country team composed of five strong and talented runners faced off in the 3A championships against 20+ schools.
These five were Freshman Jayda Lewis, Senior Ellie Wakefield, Junior Lucas Carroll, Senior Samuel Cetron and Sophomore Kamil Zeribi.
At 11:45, the 100 boys in the race took off. Only the top 42 could advance on into the state championships in Pasco. The first finisher was Sophomore Kamil Zeribi who placed 18th with a time of 16:34! This qualified Kamil for the all-district second team. Not too long after he finished, Senior Samuel Cetron ran through with a time of 16:41 placing 23rd and also qualifying for state. Around a minute later at 17:29, Junior Lucas Carroll finished the race in 63rd place showing a strong placement in a field of some of the best in the state.
As for the girls race at 12:30, the first finisher we saw was Senior Ellie Wakefield who placed 36th and finished with an impressive time of 20:21, qualifying for the State Championship. Freshman Jayda Lewis showed a strong amount of courage finishing with a time of 21:18 and placing 60th.
This Saturday, Sam, Kamil and Ellie will be running in Pasco representing Garfield. Let’s wish our fellow bulldogs the best of luck for the upcoming race!
These five were Freshman Jayda Lewis, Senior Ellie Wakefield, Junior Lucas Carroll, Senior Samuel Cetron and Sophomore Kamil Zeribi.
At 11:45, the 100 boys in the race took off. Only the top 42 could advance on into the state championships in Pasco. The first finisher was Sophomore Kamil Zeribi who placed 18th with a time of 16:34! This qualified Kamil for the all-district second team. Not too long after he finished, Senior Samuel Cetron ran through with a time of 16:41 placing 23rd and also qualifying for state. Around a minute later at 17:29, Junior Lucas Carroll finished the race in 63rd place showing a strong placement in a field of some of the best in the state.
As for the girls race at 12:30, the first finisher we saw was Senior Ellie Wakefield who placed 36th and finished with an impressive time of 20:21, qualifying for the State Championship. Freshman Jayda Lewis showed a strong amount of courage finishing with a time of 21:18 and placing 60th.
This Saturday, Sam, Kamil and Ellie will be running in Pasco representing Garfield. Let’s wish our fellow bulldogs the best of luck for the upcoming race!