Pirate runners do well at state meet

Vashon runners Savannah Krug and Tylor Heit competed at the State Cross-Country Championship, held Nov. 7 at the Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco.

Vashon runners Savannah Krug and Tylor Heit competed at the State Cross-Country Championship, held Nov. 7 at the Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco.

Though it was a beautiful, sunny morning, the five-kilometer course was marked with brisk, gusty winds at times.

Krug ran a strong race, coming in 28th with a time of 21 minutes, 24 seconds. She beat her time on the same course last year.

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The race was close, with the main group of girls packed in tightly through the ending chute. Maddie Meyers, a sophomore from Northwest Christian High School, came in first for the 1A girls, in a time of 18 minutes, 1 second. The next runner came in a full minute and 36 seconds later.

Heit represented the boys team with a 44th-place finish out of 140 runners in the 1A division.

His time was 18 minutes, 1 second. Just after the first mile, he was making a move to pass when he caught another competitor’s spikes on his shin.

After being knocked off stride, he regained his form and gutted out the rest of the race.

“As a sophomore, to come into the state meet and place in the top 50 is a pretty good feat,” said Coach Kevin Ross. “Tylor can be an elite runner in our state in the years to come.”

Another Islander, Linnea Hattery, a junior at Annie Wright School in Tacoma, placed 59th, with a time of 22 minutes, 20 seconds.