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