The Meridian girls' cross country team won a team title Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Class 1A Girls' Tri-District Championships.

Mimi Meggison's fourth-place finish paced the Trojans to a first-place outcome at American Lake Golf Course in Tacoma. Mount Baker's Rachael Hatcher finished ninth overall.

As a team, Meridian scored 106 points to finish 20 points ahead of second-place King's. Lynden Christian placed sixth, Mount Baker was seventh and Nooksack Valley was ninth. The top six teams advance to the Class 1A State Championships.

"The girls ran really well as a team," Meridian coach Mike Holz said in a phone interview. "We had four girls place in the top 20, and it was the first ever girls' district title for Meridian."

The top 30 individuals advance to the state championsips. Meridian qualified four, including Meggison, Jayna Edmonds (13th), Sydney Gray (15th) and McKenzie Roque (20th). Lynden Christian qualified two for state with Marissa Hielkema (16th) and McKenzie Young (29th). Mount Baker advanced two to state with Hatcher and Kelsie Nern (14th) and Nooksack Valley qualified one for state with Amy Murphy (23rd).

The Class 1A Girls' State Championships will be Saturday, Nov. 3, at Pasco.

ON TO STATE

CLASS 1A GIRLS

Runner School

Mimi Meggison* Meridian

Rachael Hatcher Mount Baker

Jayna Edwards* Meridian

Kelsie Nern Mount Baker

Sydney Gray* Meridian

Marissa Hielkema* Lynden Christian

McKenzie Roque* Meridian

Amy Murphy Nooksack Valley

McKenzie Young* Lynden Christian

CLASS 1A GIRLS' TRI-DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS

Saturday's results

At American Lake Golf Course

Team scores: Meridian 106, Northwest 126, King's 126, South Whidbey 134, Cedar Park Christian 139, Lynden Christian 143, Mount Baker 182, Bush 217, Nooksack Valley 218, Port Townsend 265, Charles Wright Academy 280, University Prep 283, Eatonville 301, Overlake 327, Seattle Christian 345, Seattle Academy 415, Vashon Island 482, Cascade Christian 524, Life Christian Academy 525.

Top individual finishers: 1. Sally Larson (Cedar Park Christian) 18:46.5; 2. Hazel Carr (Northwest) 19:02.0; 3. Kacey Kemper (King's) 19:11.2; 4. Mimi Meggison (Meridian) 19:19.6; 5. Camille Moore (Bush) 19:33.4; 6. Audrey Western (University Prep) 19:39.0; 7. McKenna Smith (King's) 19:42.9; 8. Lillianna Stelling (South Whidbey) 19:48.2; 9. Rachael Hatcher (Mount Baker) 19:56.3; 10. Erin Beezhold (Cedar Park Christian) 20:04.8.

Meridian: 4. Mimi Meggison 19:19.6; 13. Jayna Edmonds 20:23.8; 15. Sydney Gray 20:26.3; 20. McKenzie Roque 20:39.8; 58. Arissa Alvarez 22:36.8; 68. Tiana Pratt 22:58.2; 83. Katie Edmonds 23:54.6.

Lynden Christian: 16. Marissa Hielkema 20:31.7; 29. McKenzie Young 21:16.5; 32. Sarah Ball 21:26.3; 33. Brianna Rutgers 21:30.5; 37. Julia Morris 21:41.7; 60. Ally Visser 22:38.1; 77. Emily Visser 23:41.8.

Mount Baker: 9. Rachael Hatcher 19:56.3; 14. Kelsie Nern 20:24.5; 45. Katherine Dunford 22:00.5; 48. Rayedeen Engels 22:06.2; 76. Katie Buss 23:33.9; 88. Ruth Pilat 24:10.6.

Nooksack Valley: 23. Amy Murphy 20:50.3; 34: Alex Parson 21:33.6; 42. Jessica Jose 21:48.1; 61. Kelly Jackson 22:38.6; 69. Natalie Vandeist 22:59.8; 102. Kendra Hem 25:04.4; 107. Jasmine Duque 25:34.0.

Reach DAVID RASBACH at david.rasbach@bellinghamherald.com or call 715-2271.