Chiara Warner

Neale & Knight went 1 - 2  once again. Amy-Eloise Neale of Glacier Peak and Joe Hardy of Seattle Prep triumphed  at Eagle island on Saturday and headed a field, which qualified to race in Portland.  Here is an in depth looked at the race plus odds & ends from around the nation.

Elijah Armstrong of Pocatello In the northwest Oregon & Washington runners made their final adjustments prior to their State qualifiers & Idaho runners ran their qualifiers.  The big news was on the national level, where Sara Baxter put in a performace, that was perhaps second only to that of Melody Fairchild.   Baxter ran three miles (not a 5K) at Mt. SAC in 16:00. 

Start of the boys Class AA race, won by Zach Perrin (Flathead) and Bozeman.

girls action at Concordia (by Craig Rice) Adidas Concordia was the highlight of the week with Andrew Gardner & Ella Donaghu topping the bill.   Around the nation it was the return of Edward Cheserek to action that was probably the biggest news, which was a part of Eastern States.  Mary Cain headed the girls' field there.

Katie  Knight at Eagle Island   Katie Knight & Kai Wilmot of North Central scored impressive victories at Richland to top action in the Northwest.

Amy-Eloise Neale was the top story in the Northwest but there was much happening around the nation of note as well.