Coeur d'Alene girls team 14th at Nike Cross Nationals

PORTLAND, Ore. - Josie Brown, a sophomore at Coeur d'Alene High, finished 74th in 21 minutes, 11 seconds for Pantalones Rapidos, a cross country club team consisting of girls from the recent state 5A champion Coeur d'Alene High, as the team finished 14th in the Nike Cross Nationals on Saturday at Portland Meadows.

Kara Story was 90th in 21:36, Emily Callahan 104th in 21:50, Punky Duran 105th in 21:51, Krista Story 140th in 22:35 to round out scorers for the Coeur d'Alene team. Noelle Ball finished 175th in 23:10 and Clare Dumont 186th in 23:53.

Sarah Baxter of Simi Valley (Calif.) won the girls race in 19:17 and team Manlius (N.Y.) won the championship with 54 points.