Sunset's boys cross country team claimed the Metro League championship with 30 points Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Tualatin Hills Recreation Center, beating second-place Jesuit by 15 points.
Mountainside's Grace Keene won the girls individual race in 18:00.2, finishing nearly six seconds ahead of Jesuit's Elizabeth Welsh (18:06.1), according to results reported by the Beaverton Valley Times.
The Apollos packed four runners into the top seven on the boys side. Matthew Graham led Sunset in 15:31.1, finishing third overall behind Jesuit's Jaciah Lavier (15:23.2) and Brady Lukasiewicz (15:30.0). Ronan Olson (15:35.6), Aiden McArthur-Jimenez (15:45.6) and James Dahlgren (15:46.4) followed for Sunset, giving the team a tight scoring group that sealed the title.
Mountainside placed third in the boys race with 63 points. Simon Merriss paced the Mavericks at 15:37.7, good for fifth overall. Ely Rotich (16:06.1) and Hugh Ridgway (16:17.7) also cracked the top 15 for Mountainside.
Westview finished fourth with 106 points. Sriharsha Padigi was the Wildcats' top finisher at 15:52.2, eighth overall.
Girls race
Keene's win gave Mountainside a bright spot in a girls team race dominated by Jesuit, which scored 27 points to take the team title. Sunset placed second with 48 points, and Mountainside finished third at 57.
Liv Brady led Sunset's girls with a third-place time of 18:20.7. Naomi Cesar (18:30.3), Vivienne Deeb (19:18.4), Kiersten Schaeffer (19:46.4) and Ellie Baker (19:48.0) rounded out the Apollos' scoring group.
Eliana Martin (19:14.2) and Paisley Hires (19:18.5) joined Keene in the top 15 for Mountainside. Westview's girls scored 150 points for sixth place.
State meet ahead
The Oregon School Activities Association's 6A cross country state championships are scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 7, at Lane Community College in Eugene, according to the OSAA calendar. The 6A girls race is set for 2:55 p.m., with the 6A boys at 3:30 p.m.
The OSAA's cutoff date for the cross country season is Oct. 31.
