Arlington will send both varsity cross-country teams to the state meet after its girls and boys each finished second at the District 1/2 4A championships Saturday, Oct. 31, at Lakewood High School.
The Eagles girls scored 106 points, behind Issaquah's 94. Arlington's boys finished with 72, second to Skyline's 53. Both races covered 5,000 meters.
Klein and Cairus lead the Eagles
Senior Anabelle Klein led Arlington's girls with a ninth-place finish in 18 minutes, 15.8 seconds. Freshman Ellie Oakes was 15th in 18:36.7, followed by Iylee Belisle in 20th at 19:01.0 and Brooklyn Koenigs in 21st at 19:02.7. Peyton Parsons completed the scoring five, placing 41st in 19:49.7.
In the boys race, Jadon Cairus finished fourth in 15:46.4. Chase Koenigs placed eighth in 15:50.8 and Joshua Nguyen took 11th in 15:53.0. Brenden Roehl, 24th in 16:10.6, and Colton Ramey, 25th in 16:12.7, rounded out Arlington's scorers.
The complete girls results and boys results are posted on Athletic.net.
Two more district wins
Arlington runners also earned two first-place finishes in the two-mile divisions. Ramon Little won the boys ambulatory race in 11:44.8, and Derek Salmon won the Unified boys race in 11:48.8. Kaelyn Roehl finished third in the Unified girls race in 17:02.2.
State races are Nov. 7
The state championships are Saturday, Nov. 7, at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco, 2535 N. 20th Ave. WIAA's 2026 meet schedule lists the 4A girls race at 1:30 p.m., the ambulatory and Unified races at 2 p.m., and the 4A boys race at 3 p.m.
Families planning to travel can find ticket links, course and parking maps, and any schedule updates on that WIAA page.
