McNary cross country was back on the track, and the podium, on Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Nike Portland XC.
The Celtics were one of 111 schools from Oregon, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho and Washington to take part.
Their best finish as a team was in the girls 5,000 meters JV freshman/sophomore D2/D3 race, placing fifth of 10.
Cassidy Kerner had the top finish for McNary in that race, coming in 11th with a time of 23 minute, 32.5 seconds.
The top individual finish overall for th eCeltics was Brayden Kaehler, who finished ninth in the boys 5,000 meters varsity D3 race at 17:37.8, 50 seconds behind first place finisher Mason Morieal from Caldera High School in Bend.
Boys 5,000 Meters Varsity Division 3
Team Scores:
- Mt. Si (Snowqualmie, Wash.) 66
13. McNary 304
Individual Results:
- Mason Morieal, freshman, (Caldera) 16:47.6
9. Brayden Kaehler, sophomore, 17:37.8
73. Vince Estrada, sophomore, 19:22.8
74. Cain Duncan, junior, 19:27.0
84. Connor Bowlby, freshman, 19:50.8
92. Derek Jones, sophomore, 20:27.6
109. Josiah Ziesemer, junior, 21:31.8
Boys 5,000 Meters JV Freshman/Sophomore D2/D3
Team Scores:
- Henry Jackson (Mill Creek, Wash.) 51
27. McNary 717
Individual Results:
- Matthew Fairwell, freshman, (Henry Jackson) 17:59.0
135. Jacob Olmos, sophomore, 21:52.7
156. Carson Brown, sophomore, 22:16.2
221. Mason Bowlby, freshman, 24:05.3
236. Fernando Maciel, freshman, 24:31.3
242. Kellen Laukkanen, freshman, 24:38.8
283. Ken Bailey, freshman, 28:42.3
Boys 5,000 Meters JV Junior/Senior D2/3
Individual Results:
- Logan Heath, senior, (Spanaway Lake) 17:18.4
26. Kelson Whalen, junior, 19:41.1
62. Pawit Potisuk, junior, 20:50.6
74. Ryan Bese, senior, 21:20.8
126. Rigoberto Maciel, junior, 24:22.6
Girls 5,000 Meters JV Freshman/Sophomore D2/3
Team Scores:
- Mt. Si (Snowqualmie, Wash.) 30
5. McNary 124
Individual Results:
- Emily Rodriguez, freshman, (Mt. Si) 21:30.8
11. Cassidy Kerner, freshman, 23:32.5
16. Mckenna Unger, freshman, 24:14.0
34. Kalolaine Utaatu, freshman, 25:08.1
36. Andrea Maciel Rodriguez, sophomore, 25:10.6
96. Madelyn Howe, freshman, 29:17.1
Girls 5,000 Meters JV Junior/Senior D2/3
Individual Results:
- Isabel Hatzenbeler, junior, (Edmonds-Woodway) 20:45.1
26. June Higgins, junior, 25:13.3
35. Mary Jespersen, junior, 25:52.1