Friday Harbor eighth-grade girls finish 20th, 25th at state cross country finals
Friday Harbor eighth-grader Flora Compton finished 20th at the Class 1B/2B State Cross Country Championships and Wolverine teammate Isabel Bashaw, also an eighth-grader, placed 25th at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco Saturday, Nov. 4.
Compton surged pass eight runners in the final mile and posted a 21:33.60. Bashaw gained two slots after the two-mile mark and recorded a 21:45.10.
In the men’s competition, Friday Harbor senior Noah Rovente crossed the finish line 95th in 19:27.90. Wolverine sophomore Ash Hamlin was 124th in 19:54.10. Orcas Island junior Finn Ontjes finished 128th in 20:02.80 and Viking sophomore Tom Malo was 137th in 20:24.70.