Cross country wraps up season

The Raider cross country team ran at the district meet in Wenatchee Oct. 25, with the Raider runners coming up a little too short to qualify for state.

With the top 28 out of 88 runners qualifying for state for the boys, and the top seven out of 42 for the girls, Raiders Kyle Edmo, who placed 33rd, and Kayla St. Pierre, who placed 14th, came close.

Edmo’s time was 19 minutes, 32.64 seconds. St. Pierre’s time was 22:58.5.

“I had hoped that it would not be the end of the season and that we would see some individuals advance to state,” Head Coach Brian Daniels said. “No coach wants for their season to be cut short.”

The event marks the end of Daniels’ first season coaching cross country.

“Overall, I was very pleased with my first season coaching,” Daniels said.

The coach noted that he had started the season anticipating having just four runners, but the team finished the season with 14 and even had a girls’ team, “which I understand hasn’t happened in a while.”

“Every one of my runners saw improvement as the season went on, which was my goal ultimately,” Daniels continued. “We had some top-10 finishers at a few events, which I think is just great. There’s a lot that I learned from this year. I think I’ve been able to identify some areas of growth for myself as a coach for next year.”