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North Central boys cruise to first cross country championship in 10 years | State XC small schools

8—PASCO — The drought is over for the North Central boys cross country team.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 9, 2026, 3:07 AM UTC
Key points
  • He's learned to appreciate cross country, but it's a sport he has a love-hate relationship with.
  • Other area placers were Madeleine Shutts of Valley Christian was sixth, Delaney Nachreiner of Saint George's took eighth and Josie Carter of Chewelah was 12th.
  • I'd be disappointed if I had anything left anything in the gas tank." All eyes were on NC with the Wolfpack spending most of the season atop the rankings.

In its first year in the 2A classification, the Wolfpack finished with 54 points, 49 ahead of runner-up Ellensburg for the first state title in 10 years.

But it was fun." Girls 2A: Sehome placed four runners in the top four to cruise to another state title.

Additional details
  • "For them to take it and make it their own and get the benefits of it is just so exciting for them." West thought Yegge raced the best he has all season.
  • "He gave the best he had." 2B: Freeman won its second consecutive state title.
  • "That's all I can hope for, especially considering I didn't have the race I wanted." Dodge started to pull away halfway through the race.
  • NC senior Elliot Yegge, on a quest to capture an individual title, settled for second, finishing in a time of 15 minutes, 43.9 seconds.
  • The Wolfpack picked up valuable points from juniors Miles Watson (16:21.1), William Merg (16:27.2) and David Potter (16:29.5).

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