Sports - High Schools

POSTED: Monday, Nov. 24, 2008

PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Sehome trio runs in interstate meet

A trio of runners from Sehome high competed in the 10th Annual Border Clash cross country meet Sunday, Nov. 23, at the Nike campus in Beaverton, Ore. The Mariners' Clinton Overman placed 42nd in 15 minutes, 4.30 seconds, and Scott Carlyle was 64th in 15:20.66 in the boys race which pitted the top distance runners from Washington against those from Oregon. Sehome's Mimi Krieger took 63rd in the girls race in 18:08.89.

Washington's boys swept the team portion of the race 45-144, which took points for the top nine finishers from each team, while the Oregon girls earned the state's first Border Clash team victory since 2004 by a score of 73-98. In the boys competition, a Washington runner occupied the top 14 spots, led by champion Andrew Kimpel of Pasco's North Central High School, who won in 14:07.30 and runner-up Shane Moskowitz (14:09.34) of Central Kitsap High School. Josh Elliot of Crater High School in Central Point, Ore., led the Oregon boys with a 15th place finish in 14:36.87.

On the girls side Oregon took the top four spots with Taylor Wallace of Henley High School in Klamath Falls, Ore., winning the individual title in 16.27.74. Alyssa Andrews of Gig Harbor High School was the top girl for the Washington team, finishing fifth overall with a time of 16:44.14.

The competition is historically dominated by runners from Washington. Washington has won the boys and girls team championships seven times apiece. Washington girls have won seven of the 10 individual titles, however the Oregon boys have found some individual success taking five of the 10 titles in the race's history.