Pack running has been the strength of the Morton-White Pass boys cross country team this fall, but Hunter Brackett separated and turned in a third place finish in 17 minutes, 4.10 seconds at Saturday’s Apple Ridge Run Invite. It was a three-mile course instead of the traditional 3.1 miles.
The Timberwolves tallied 80 points to finish behind champ Cle Elum-Roslyn (51) and Royal (79). Vanson Armstrong placed 11th in 17:49.60 while Noah Gilstrap (17th) and Aiden Kampa (18th) finished three seconds apart. Jevan Austin rounded out MWP’s scoring five, crossing the line in 49th.
On the girls side, Gemma Jakubowski placed 22nd in 26:59.10 for the Timberwolves.
Black Hills’ Knight sets new lifetime best
Freshman Maddie Knight continues her stellar varsity debut season as the Wolves’ top runner, blasting her previous best time by over a minute at Saturday’s third annual Fall Classic Invite.
Knight finished in 62nd place with a time of 22:14.50, setting a new personal record with the Class 2A Evergreen Conference championships slated to start in two weeks. Black Hills tallied 481 points to finish 16th overall.
The rest of its scoring five – Makenna Legault, Jane Birchard, Adeline Rice and Alyssa Gilbert – all finished inside the top-150.
For the boys, Seth Thompson ran 18:51.60 to finish 125th in a loaded field while Nathan Brazil was 161st.
