The Inglemoor High boys and girls topped Bothell and Woodinville on Wednesday at the annual Northshore School District cross country championships, held at Big Finn Hill Park.
In the boys’ 5,000-meter varsity race, Bothell’s Nathan Conrad paced the field and won in 16 minutes, 53 seconds, followed by a trio of Vikings: Michael Mendenhall (17:18), Chris Wilson (17:19) and David Hamilton (17:34).
The boys’ varsity team finished with a low of 25 team points to win the meet over Bothell, which finished with 30 points.
On the girls’ side, Inglemoor’s Kyra Burke (20:14) placed second to last spring’s 4A state 1,600 meter runner-up Chandler Olson of Woodinville (19:49). For the Vikings, Sarah Nash (21:53) also cracked the top six, and Bothell was led by Stephanie Spencer, who finished fourth in 21:24.
Next up for the high school teams is the 4A Kingco Championship meet, which will be held on Oct. 20 at Lincoln Park in West Seattle, where the top eight teams and top 40 individual runners will qualify for the Bi-District meet on October 29.