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Sehome’s Johnsen headlines All-Country boys’ cross country list

Sehome Colton Johnsen crosses the finish line to earn second place with a time of 10 minutes, 13 seconds during the Sehome Invitational Cross Country meet Sept. 12 at Civic Field.
Sehome Colton Johnsen crosses the finish line to earn second place with a time of 10 minutes, 13 seconds during the Sehome Invitational Cross Country meet Sept. 12 at Civic Field. For The Bellingham Herald

RUNNER OF THE YEAR

COLTON JOHNSEN

School: Sehome

Year: Senior

What he did: Finished second at the Class 2A State Championships with a run of 15 minutes, 36.8 seconds. ... Finished fifth at the 2A District Meet in 16:52.17. ... Finished second at the NWC Championships in 15:36. ... Helped Sehome win a 2A state title with 55 points. ... A first-team All-NWC selection.

First team

Runner

School

Yr.

Roberto Aguilera

Ferndale

Sr.

Qualified, but did not compete at the Class 3A State Championships due to injury. ... Finished eighth at the 3A District Meet in 16:46.99. ... Finished third at the NWC Championships in 15:56. ... A first-team All-NWC selection.

Riley Allsop

Sehome

Sr.

Finished third at the Class 2A State Championships with a run of 15 minutes, 37.7 seconds. ... Finished fourth at the 2A District Meet in 16:44.78. ... Finished fourth at the NWC Championships in 15:56. ... Helped Sehome win a 2A state title with 55 points. ... A first-team All-NWC selection.

Cade Brown

Bellingham

So.

Finished eighth at the Class 2A State Championships with a run of 15 minutes, 57.3 seconds. ... Finished third at the 2A District Meet in 16:43.69. ... Finished sixth at the NWC Championships in 16:06. ... A first-team All-NWC selection.

Logan Franey

Sehome

Jr.

Finished 23rd at the Class 2A State Championships with a run of 16 minutes, 25.4 seconds. ... Finished 11th at the 2A District Meet in 17:08.45. ... Finished 10th at the NWC Championships in 16:23. ... Helped Sehome win a 2A state title with 55 points. ... A first-team All-NWC selection.

Sam Gillman

Sehome

Sr.

Finished 21st at the Class 2A State Championships with a run of 16 minutes, 21.1 seconds. ... Finished seventh at the 2A District Meet in 16:59.01. ... Finished eighth at the NWC Championships in 16:16. ... Helped Sehome win a 2A state title with 55 points. ... A first-team All-NWC selection.

Bryce Johnson

Sehome

Jr.

Finished 19th at the Class 2A State Championships with a run of 16 minutes, 17.2 seconds. ... Finished ninth at the 2A District Meet in 17:03.58. ... Finished seventh at the NWC Championships in 16:12. ... Helped Sehome win a 2A state title with 55 points. ... A first-team All-NWC selection.

Parker Morris

Blaine

Sr.

Finished 54th at the Class 2A State Championships with a run of 16 minutes, 53.6 seconds. ... Finished 10th at the 2A District Meet in 17:06.73. ... Finished 18th at the NWC Championships in 16:50. ... A second-team All-NWC selection.

Jackson Slesk

Sehome

Jr.

Finished 50th at the Class 2A State Championships with a run of 16 minutes, 52.0 seconds. ... Finished 16th at the 2A District Meet in 17:22.79. ... Finished 16th at the NWC Championships in 16:45. ... Helped Sehome win a 2A state title with 55 points. ... A second-team All-NWC selection.

Eric Steiger

Lynden Christian

So.

Finished 14th at the Class 1A State Championships with a run of 16 minutes, 41.5 seconds. ... Finished fourth at the 1A District Meet in 17:14.47. ... Finished ninth at the NWC Championships in 16:22. ... A first-team All-NWC selection.

COACH OF THE YEAR

Kevin Ryan

Sehome

Guided Sehome to a 2A state title with 55 points at the Class 2A State Championships, a district title with 36 points and an NWC Championship title with 31 points. ... Trained five first-team and two second-team All-NWC selections.

HONORABLE MENTION

Kyler Cruz, Sehome

Josh Lingbloom, Lynden Christian

Conner Jones, Nooksack Valley

Nicholas Leishman, Bellingham

Kenny Barnes, Meridian

Brooks DeWaard, Lynden Christian

Nathan Schneider, Meridian

Ian Tomberlin, Squalicum

Ty Veldhuisen, Bellingham

This story was originally published December 22, 2015 at 6:33 PM with the headline "Sehome’s Johnsen headlines All-Country boys’ cross country list."

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