ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

PATRICK GIBSON

School: Squalicum

Year: Senior

What he did: Successfully defended his Class 2A state title with a personal-best time of 15 minutes, 13.6 seconds - more than 15 seconds faster than his winning time as a junior ... Helped Squalicum place third as a team at state ... Placed second at the Northwest Conference Championships (15:26.62) and won the 2A Northwest District title (15:41.6) ... Won every other race he ran this season ... Selected All-NWC MVP by league's coaches.

FIRST TEAM

TOM BRADLEY

School: Blaine

Year: Senior

What he did: Placed second at the 1A State Championships with a time of 15:50.8 seconds - less than a second behind winner Dillon Quintana ... Recruited runners so that Blaine could make its first team appearance at state and place eighth ... Won the Northwest Conference (personal-best 15:21.93) and 1A tri-district (16:02.1) titles and placed in the top four of every race he ran this season ... Selected first-team All-NWC by league's coaches.

JOE CHARBONNEAU

School: Bellingham

Year: Senior

What he did: Placed fifth at the 2A State Championships with a personal-best time of 15 minutes, 40.4 seconds ... Helped the Red Raiders place second at state - their highest finish since 1991 ... Placed fifth at the Northwest Conference Championships in 15:45.86 and ninth at the 2A Northwest District meet in 16:23.0 ... Battled his way back from tendon and hip injuries as a junior ... Selected first-team All-NWC by league's coaches.

CHRIS FREDLUND

School: Squalicum

Year: Junior

What he did: Placed 11th at the 2A State Championships with a time of 16 minutes, 0.7 seconds, improving by 41 places and nearly 56 seconds off where he finished as a sophomore ... Helped Squalicum place third as a team at state ... Placed seventh at the Northwest Conference Championships in a personal-best 15:50.12 and sixth at the 2A Northwest District meet in 16:09.1 ... Selected first-team All-NWC by league's coaches.

REED HENDERSON

School: Sehome

Year: Senior

What he did: Placed seventh at the 2A State Championships with a personal-best time of 15 minutes, 46.8 seconds - his third-straight top-20 finish ... Helped the Mariners win the state title for the second time in three years ... Placed sixth at the Northwest Conference Championships in 15:47.21 and fifth at the 2A Northwest District Meet in 16:04.5 ... Also placed 14th at the Nike Pre-Nationals in 15:46.5 ... Selected first-team All-NWC by league's coaches.

CONNER JOHNSEN

School: Sehome

Year: Senior

What he did: Placed third at the 2A State Championships with a season-best time of 15 minutes, 37.5 seconds - his second-straight top-five finish ... Helped the Mariners win the state title for the second time in three years ... Placed eighth at the Northwest Conference Championships in 15:53.08 and third at the 2A Northwest District meet in 15:58.2 ... Finished 10th at the Nike Pre Nationals in 15:47.0 ... Selected first-team All-NWC by league's coaches.

CONNOR JUNGKUNTZ

School: Ferndale

Year: Senior

What he did: Placed eighth at the 3A State Championships with a time of 15 minutes, 48.2 seconds ... Placed third at the Northwest Conference Championships with a personal-best time of 15:42.99 and won the 3A Northwest District title in 16:05.9 ... Placed in the top-eight of every race he ran this season, including fourth at the Hole in the Wall Invitational and fifth at the Mount Baker Invite ... Selected first-team All-NWC by league's coaches.

SIMON MAGUIRE

School: Bellingham

Year: Junior

What he did: Finished 26th at the 2A State Championships with a time of 16 minutes, 25.1 seconds ... Helped the Red Raiders place second at state - their highest finish since 1991 ... Finished ninth at the Northwest Conference Championships with a personal-best time of 15:59.53 and 14th at the 2A Northwest District meet in 16:43.3 ... Had top-10 finishes in all four NWC regular-season meets ... Selected first-team All-NWC by league's coaches.

KIRBY OVERMAN

School: Sehome

Year: Sophomore

What he did: Finished 23rd at the 2A State Championships with a time of 16 minutes, 20.2 seconds - 58 places and nearly 56 seconds better than his finish as a freshman ... Helped the Mariners win the state title ... Finished 10th at the Northwest Conference Championships in a personal-best 16:01.47 and seventh at the 2A Northwest District meet in 16:17.9 ... Selected first-team All-NWC by league's coaches.

DILLON QUINTANA

School: Mount Baker

Year: Senior

What he did: Won the Class 1A state title with a time of 15 minutes, 50.0 seconds, capping a comeback from two injury-filled seasons ... Placed fourth at the Northwest Conference Championships in 15:43.64 and second at the 1A tri-district meet in 16:07.5 ... Placed in the top five in every race he ran this season, including a fourth at the South Whidbey Invite and a fifth the Hole In the Wall Invitational ... Selected first-team All-NWC by league's coaches.

LIAM TONEY

School: Sehome

Year: Senior

What he did: Finished 28th at the Class 2A State Championships with a time of 16 minutes, 26.9 seconds - 14 places and nearly 20 seconds better than where he finished as a junior ... Helped the Mariners win the state title for the third time in five years ... Finished 13th at the Northwest Conference Championships (personal-best 16:08.98) and 10th at the 2A Northwest District meet (16:29.9) ... Selected first-team All-NWC by league's coaches.

COACH OF THE YEAR

BILL MCCLEMENT

School: Bellingham

What he did: Led the Red Raiders to a second-place finish at the 2A State Championships - its best finish at state since 1991 ... Also led the girls' team to a second-place finish at state - its best finish since 2007 ... Bellingham boys placed third at the NWC and district meets, while the girls were second at both meets.

HONORABLE MENTION

Runner Yr. School

Brian Chmelik Jr. Bellingham

Joshua DeVenere Sr. Ferndale

Eddie Fontes Sr. Blaine

Nick Gallaher Jr. Squalicum

Nolan Jones So. Sehome

Logan Jungkuntz Sr. Ferndale

Collin Magnusson So. Meridian

Davis Phillips Jr. Meridian

Dillon Rinauro So. Squalicum

Paris Speidel Sr. Bellingham

Jacob Stahl Jr. Bellingham

Kelby Todd Sr. Meridian

Cody Velthuizen Sr. Lynden Christian

Hunter Weinert Sr. Lynden Christian

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