Sherwood Girls Dominate Pacific Conference Titles
The girls' team finished eight points ahead of McMinnville in a meet decided by individual consistency.
By Nathan Reed ·
Sherwood's girls cross country team won the Pacific Conference championship by finishing 39 points ahead of McMinnville. The meet took place on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Joe Dancer Park in McMinnville.
Sherwood accumulated a team score of 18. McMinnville finished second with a score of 57. Forest Grove placed third with 89 points, followed by Newberg at 113, Glencoe at 114, and Century at 151.
Tyler Thomas of Sherwood won the individual race with a time of 19:14.2. Four other Sherwood runners placed in the top 10. Lucy Tomb finished second, Nezeya Bugher placed fourth, and Breeanna Hollins took fifth.
Emma Norman from Sherwood ran the sixth fastest time. The top 10 finishers included two runners from McMinnville and one from Newberg. Hayden Shimp and Cora Swanson of Sherwood also placed in the top 15.
The boys' competition saw McMinnville take the team title. Their score was 27, beating Sherwood's 35. Newberg finished third with 99 points. Forest Grove placed fourth at 116, Glencoe fifth at 118, and Century sixth at 148.
Isaiah Carpenter of McMinnville won the boys' individual event in 15:13.1. Kole Norman of Sherwood finished second. McMinnville had three runners in the top five, while Sherwood placed two. Zakkary Cox and Aiden Kennedy of McMinnville both finished under 16:30.
Source: Beaverton Valley Times
