November 8, 2009 in Sports

Shadle leads pack

NC’s Knight places second; Willson wins B race for Colfax
Mike Vlahovich mikev@spokesman.com; (509) 927-2180
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The Shadle Park girls stood tall on Saturday, winning state cross country for the first time.Photo courtesy Mark Inman
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PASCO – Shadle Park two-time winner Andrea Nelson did not repeat as individual State 3A cross country champion Saturday, as she finished fourth.

But what transpired was even better.

She was a member of the Highlanders’ first title team. Her patented closing rush let her slip past freshman teammate Kendra Weitz, running 18 minutes, 37 seconds to Weitz’s 18:38.

The pair finished behind race runner-up Katie Knight, a North Central freshman who was nipped by Glacier Peak freshman Amy Eloise Neale, 18:08 to 18:09.

Shadle’s Katie Morris placed ninth and hard-charging finishes by Chelsea Chandler and Shayle Dezellem enabled …

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