Issaquah girls 10th, Skyline boys 12th at state cross country meet

The Issaquah girls cross country team capped off an impressive season Saturday in Pasco, finishing 10th at the 4A State Cross Country Championships at Sun Willows Golf Course.

The Issaquah girls cross country team capped off an impressive season Saturday in Pasco, finishing 10th at the 4A State Cross Country Championships at Sun Willows Golf Course.

The Eagles scored 274 team points, finishing behind ninth-place Jefferson (249). Tahoma won the 4A title with 88 points.

Issaquah, which was making its first state team appearance in 13 years, was led by senior Rachel Osgood’s 32nd-place finish. She crossed the line in 19 minutes, 17 seconds.

Mount Rainier’s Jordan McPhee won the race in 17:24.

Eagles’ freshman Ellie Clawson was 42nd (19:27), freshman Cayla Seligman was 100th (20:19), freshman Ellie Hendrickson was 112th (20:27), freshman Emily Winterstein was 113th (20:28), freshman Abby Wilson was 118th (20:36) and sophomore Amanda Chalfant was 121st (20:41).

Eastlake senior Morgan O’Connor had the highest finish for a local female racer, placing 30th in 19:15.

Skyline’s Samantha placed 55th in 19:36.

Skyline boys place 12th

The Skyline boys placed 12th on Saturday with 277 team points.

Gig Harbor won the 4A title with a score of 55.

Junior Keegan Symmes placed 12th in a time of 15 minutes, 37 seconds — 34 seconds behind Wenatchee’s Jacob Smith (15:03).

Senior Kevin Tidball was 86th (16:45), senior Jay Bowlby was 94th (16:50), junior Grant Uselman was 102nd (16:57), sophomore Joey Nakao was 114th (17:06), sophomore Brendan Long was 121st (17:14) and senior Jamon Rogers was 135th (17:44).

Eastlake senior Michael Flindt placed 56th overall in a time of 16:24.