The Outlaws boys cross-country team took full advantage of competing at the home course on the school fields and forests behind the high school, on the way to w
Girls win district cross-country title, boys take second Ella Thorsett crosses a water obstacle on the way to an individual title in cross countryâs district competition.
photo by Charlie Kanzig
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photo by Craig May Sophomore Ella Thorsett claimed the individual title, and she and her teammates also took the top team honors at the Oregon West District meet Saturday April 3 in Sweet Home. The finish qualified the squad for next Saturday’s 4A state meet in Eugene.
Thorsett described her 54-second victory over second place Ingrid Hellesto of Philomath as a “tempo run,” indicating that she is ready to defend the state title she won as a freshman. She clocked 20:14.5 over a very challenging, hilly course that included two creek crossings.