Cross Country Wins League Title

The 2021 Evergreen 1A league champions pose with their coaches, Geoff Olson and Jessica Morrish, after wrapping up the league title. Photo: Emmalee Kronoff

After finishing the regular season undefeated, the Cruiser boys cross country team sprinted into the Evergreen 1A League championship race in Elma with one thing on their mind, win the league title. They did just that.

The team was led by Joey Mueller (3rd), Austin Frink (4th), Owen Van Eaton (5th), and Julian Cline (8th). The complete list of Cruisers and how they finished:

Place Name Time

3 Joe Mueller 18:08

4 Austin Frink 18:14

5 Owen Van Eaton 18:33

8 Julian Cline 19:09

11 Cole Pederson 19:15

12 Austin Quirie 19:32

13 Joseph Mykland 19:43

15 Cameron Peace 20:10

20 Gage Cornwell 20:25

25 Ben Morrish 21:10

27 Brynden Olson 22:30

28 Reed Monroe 23:05

36 Frank Krambule 23:57

39 Daniel Krambule 25:55

41 Aleksander Lightfoot 26:40

Cheyanne Price and Aubrey Meadows ran an awesome race, finishing 5th and 8th overall.

Head Coach Geoff Olson was very proud of his teams.

“Joey Mueller has been our number one runner all season and continues to push the rest of the team. Austin Frink has come on strong at the right time, and Owen Van Eaton and Cole Pedersen have been very consistent. On the girls’ side, freshmen Cheyanne Price and Aubrey Meadows have had an amazing breakout season.”

The boy’s team will compete next Thursday at Lewis River Golf Course in Woodland for districts while the girls’ team will compete next Saturday at South Whidbey High School for districts.