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 | 11/14/09 at Eagle Island State Park, Boise ID
WY - WA - ID - OR - MT - AK - HI
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WINNERS TABLE
w/ links to full results
PHOTOS
by Robert Rosenberg
JV Races
Varsity Races
Boys Championship
Girls Championship
Preview - Entries
Schedule
Course - Directions
Regional Rankings
Prior Years on DyeStat
2008 | 2007 | 2006 |
2005 | 2004 |
Northwest Region History
Meet's own site
Friday Ice Cream Social
| NW#1's win: N. Central WA boys, Jesuit OR girls
Ben Johnston 15:29.6; Emily Nist 17:57.4 course recordRebuilt North Central covers familiar ground - Boys Championship story Nist leads Knights to first-ever NXN Finals - Girls Championship story |
|  | Ben Johnston led his North Central WA team to a 3rd-straight NXN NW win with his 15:29.6 victory, while Bishop Kelly ID soph Emily Nist had a breakout race with a 17:57.4 course record, leading her team to a Portland berth.
Photos by Robert Rosenberg
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NXN Finals Qualifiers - 1st and 2nd place teams are automatic qualifiers; 3rd and 4th place teams
are eligible for selection as a national at-large team. Individual qualifiers are the top 5 not on a qualifying team.
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Boys Teams
1. North Central WA (North Spokane XC) 93
2. Ferris WA (South Side Harriers) 104
3. Crater OR (Crater Comet XC) 126
4. Central Catholic OR (Stark Street AC) 166
| Girls Teams
1. Jesuit OR (Crusader Harriers) 106
2. Bishop Kelly ID (Knights RC) 125
3. Shadle Park WA (Spokane Hilanders) 157
4. Glacier Peak WA (Harambee Stars) 187
| Boys Individuals
1. Ben Johnston WA - 15:29.6)
2. Michael Williams WA - 15:44.5
3. Adam Thorne WA - 15:46.1)
4. Cody Helbling ID - 15:50.9
5. Chase Caulkins ID - 15:57.5
6. Garrett Zans WY - 16:01.0
7. Allan Schroeder WA - 16:03.3
| Girls Individuals
1. Emily Nist ID - 17:57.4 CR)
2. Annamarie Maag OR - 18:08.5)
3. Katie Knight WA - 18:11.1
4. Amy-Eloise Neale WA - 18:19.2
5. Dana Morin WY - 18:24.2
6. Tansey Lystad WA - 18:24.5
7. Andrea Nelson WA - 18:30.8
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N. Central boys, Jesuit girls prevail; Nist leads surprising BK girls to 2nd
Lead story by Dave Devine, DyeStat senior editor
On a cold, blustery day at Eagle Island State Park outside Boise, Idaho, the US#6 Jesuit OR (Crusader Harriers) girls delivered on a season’s-worth of promise by earning their second NXN Northwest regional title in a row, while the US#3 North Central WA (North Spokane XC) boys proved they’ve weathered the graduation of three top runners from a national championship squad by following senior Ben Johnston across the line to their third straight regional title.
As they have all year, the Jesuit harriers were led by junior Annamarie Maag, matching her 2008 NXN NW finish with an 18:08.5 runner-up effort on a day when she struggled to stay warm on the windswept course. The Crusaders managed 106 points for the win, well off their 47-point tally from 2008, but more than enough to hold off surprising second place squad Bishop Kelly ID (Knights RC), who scored 125.
The Knights were fronted by the new “Queen” of the Eagle Island course, sophomore Emily Nist, who scored a big win over the previously undefeated Maag and lowered the record on the frequently-contested layout to 17:57.4. The previous mark of 17:58.6 was set at last year’s regional meet by then-senior Alyssa Andrews of Gig Harbor WA.
Nist, the Idaho 4A state champion, helped her team secure an automatic berth to the NXN Finals in Portland with her breakthrough run.
“We had a really good feeling that we would be able to qualify,” Nist said. “We were nervous waiting for the results, and when they announced them we were so excited because we knew all of our hard work over the summer and through the fall paid off. It felt good to show people that we’re for real.”
NW#2 Shadle Park WA (Spokane Hilanders) and NW#3 Glacier Peak WA (Harambee Stars) were 3rd and 4th, respectively, ensuring they will be considered for the four at-large bids extended nationwide.
If Nist’s triumph was a revelation, boys’ winner Johnston made his victory appear workmanlike, picking up where former teammate and 2008 individual champion Jeff Howard left off last year. Johnston accelerated away from a pack of five on the second loop through the course’s Foxtrail path, drawing clear for a comfortable 15:29.6 win.
“We got here and we saw Jeff’s name on a poster [of last year’s winners],” Johnston said. “It kind of made me smile and I started thinking, ‘What if next year my name was up there? How cool would that be?’”
Not only did Johnston ensure his name will reside under Howard’s on the list of NXN Northwest winners, he helped guarantee that for another year, at least, the only team name on the three year-old list of Boys Championship winners will be North Central WA.
Bellevue WA (Wolverine XC) senior Michael Williams—ninth at the recent Washington 3A state meet—was a surprise runner-up as he moved convincingly in the homestretch to hold off Ferris WA (South Side Harriers) top gun Adam Thorne, 15:44.5 to 15:46.1. Thorne’s third place effort started the scoring for his US#4 team, which trailed North Central in the final standings, 93-104, but still punched their ticket to the Finals at Portland Meadows.
Oregon state champions Crater (Crater Comet XC) from the 5A classification, and Central Catholic (Stark Street AC) of 6A, finished 3rd and 4th in the team scoring, also leaving them as possible candidates for at-large bids.
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Winners Table
Click on event for detailed results and photos.
| EVENT | WINNER
| Girls JV
| Sammamish XC WA 32 over Montlake CC WA 60
Andie Creel (Bozeman XC MT) - 20:06.5 - PHOTOS | Boys JV
| Crater XC OR 43 over Bozeman XC MT 45
Keith Williams (North Spokane XC WA) - 17:32.5 - PHOTOS | Girls Varsity
| Vallivue RC ID 42 over Crusader Harriers OR 53
Cheryn Trapp (Vallivue RC ID) - 19:17.6 - PHOTOS
| Boys Varsity
| Summit XC OR 64 over Green Lake Harriers 95
Pat Madden (Summit XC OR) - 16:31.5 - PHOTOS
| Girls Championship
| Jesuit OR (Crusader Harriers) 106 over Bishop Kelly ID (Knights RC) 125
Emily Nist (Knights RC ID) - 17:57.4 CR - PHOTOS
| Boys Championship
| North Central WA (North Spokane XC), Ferris WA (South Side Harriers) 104
Ben Johnston (North Spokane XC WA) - 15:29.6 - PHOTOS
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- Ice Cream Social Photos - 35 pics by Robert Rosenberg from the Friday night ice cream social at the Boise Depot train station, with appearance by Galen Rupp
- Preview - Rematches, renewed rivalries set to unfold in Boise - Boys team race could be one for the ages; Jesuit OR primed to repeat on girls' side - by Dave Devine
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Last Year
North Central WA boys, Crusader Harrier (Jesuit OR) girls win team titles
|  |  | North Central's Jeff Howard edges Barak Watson.
| Alyssa Andrews dominates girls race
| photos by Robert Rosenberg
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Northwest Region History
The Northwest region has been one of the most prolific feeders to the championship races at Portland Meadows,
and North Central Spokane boys gave the region its first championship in 2008.
| Year | BOYS | GIRLS | | 2008 | 1st, North Central WA
13th, Portland XC (Jesuit OR)
| 15th, Portland XC OR (Jesuit)
21st, Sammamish WA (Eastlake)
| | 2007 | 6th, North Central WA
13th, Greater Portland OR (Central Catholic)
| 12th, Portland XC (Jesuit OR)
10th, Rose City OR (St. Mary's)
| | 2006 | 3rd, Spokane XC Club WA (Ferris)
5th, Mead XC Club WA (Mead) | 14th, Billings XC Club MT (Billings Senior)
15th, Fairbanks XC Club AK (West Valley)
| | 2005 | 4th, Mead WA (Mead)
10th, Spokane WA (Ferris)
11th, Central Catholic Portland OR
| 7th, Gig WA (Gig Harbor)
15th, Fairbanks AK (West Valley)
18th, Portland Harriers OR (Jesuit)
20th, Boise ID (Boise)
| | 2004 | 3rd, Tyson's Army WA (Mead)
6th, Crusader Harriers OR (Jesuit)
9th, Yakima Harriers WA (Eisenhower)
13th, South Side Farm Team WA (Ferris)
| 4th, Hilltop Belles WA (Bellarmine)
16th, Crusader Harriers OR (Jesuit)
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Schedule
10:15 a.m. Grade School & Middle School boys & girls 3K - Registration
10:45 a.m. Open & Citizen men & women 5K - Registration
11:30 a.m. Girls Junior Varsity 5K
12:10 p.m. Boys Junior Varsity 5K
12:50 p.m. Girls Varsity 5K
1:25 p.m. Boys Varsity 5K
2:00 p.m. Girls Championship Introductions and National Anthem
2:15 p.m. Girls Championship Race 5K
2:45 p.m. Boys Championship Introductions
2:50 p.m. Boys Championship Race 5K
Course
Directions
From I-84:
Exit off of Interstate 84 at Eagle Rd. Exit #46. Travel North on S. Eagle Rd - aproximately 5 miles. Turn LEFT onto Chinden/Hwy20. Travel West on Chinden - aproximately 3 miles. Turn RIGHT onto Linder Rd. Travel North on Linder - aproximately 1.5 miles. Turn RIGHT onto Hatchery Rd.
Eagle Island State Park charges $5 per vehicle to park. There is NO FEE for buses or school vans. |
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