STATE CROSS COUNTRY AT A GLANCE

STATE CROSS COUNTRY MEETS AT A GLANCE

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All meets scheduled for today and Saturday at Portneuf Wellness Center in Pocatello

Friday’s races

3A girls, 8 a.m.; 3A boys, 8:45; 4A girls, 10:30; 4A boys, 11:15; 5A girls, 1 p.m.; 5A boys, 1:45.

5A

LAST YEAR’S CHAMPIONS: Timberline boys; Boise girls.

RETURNING INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS: Nathan Green, Borah; Lizzie Dildine, Eagle.

LOCAL QUALIFIERS: Post Falls boys and girls; Coeur d’Alene girls; Ethan Garner, Coeur d’Alene; Braden Dance, Coeur d’Alene; Maximilian Bazler, Lake City; Angelyca Chapman, Lake City; Clara Stephens, Lake City; Taylah Chapman, Lake City.

NOTES: Post Falls junior Sammie Wood has the fourth fastest time in the state (17 minutes, 49.1 seconds) and was fourth at state last year, also in Pocatello … The Trojan girls were fourth at state as a team last year … Coeur d’Alene senior Lauren Forster was 26th at state last year … Green, who has won the last two state 5A boys races, leads the state at 14:54.81 … Boise’s girls have won the last two state 5A team titles.

4A

LAST YEAR’S CHAMPIONS: Idaho Falls boys; Idaho Falls girls.

RETURNING INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS: none.

LOCAL QUALIFIERS: Sandpoint boys; Sandpoint girls.

NOTES: Sandpoint senior Nikolai Braedt (15:55) is ranked second among the 4A boys … Idaho Falls, which boasted boys champion Zac Bright, as well as boys and girls team titles, moved up to the 5A classification this year.

3A

LAST YEAR’S CHAMPIONS: Sugar-Salem boys; Sugar-Salem girls.

RETURNING INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS: none.

LOCAL QUALIFIERS: Timberlake boys; Coeur d’Alene Charter boys; Kellogg boys; Timberlake girls; Coeur d’Alene Charter girls; Conner Alexander, Bonners Ferry; Makai Peak, Kellogg; Dylan Lord, Priest River; Shaye Sullivan, Kellogg; Lacey Medina, Kellogg.

NOTES: Coeur d’Alene Charter junior Logan Davis holds the fastest time in the state (16:18) … Timberlake’s girls are at state for the 16th time in 17 years, with championships in 2009, 2010 and 2011 … Sugar-Salem has won the past five boys state championships … The Diggers have also won the last three girls titles.

Saturday’s races

1A girls, 8 a.m.; 1A boys, 8:45; 2A girls, 10:30; 2A boys, 11:15.

2A

LAST YEAR’S CHAMPIONS: Salmon boys; Soda Springs girls.

RETURNING INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS: Johnathon Simmons, Salmon; Sophie McManus, McCall-Donnelly.

LOCAL QUALIFIERS: none.

NOTES: Soda Springs has won the last 14 girls state championships dating back to 2006, all under coach Jeff Horsley … Salmon has won the last two boys championships.

1A

LAST YEAR’S CHAMPIONS: Liberty Charter boys; Oakley girls.

RETURNING INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS: none.

LOCAL QUALIFIERS: none.

NOTES: Liberty Charter has won the past three boys team titles.