4th at State
The Lindbergh boys team finished a best-ever 4th at the state meet in Pasco this weekend in a race that was perhaps the most competitive in the past 20 years. North Central, the first place team with 24 points, is the #1 ranked team in the United States. Seattle Prep, the second place team, would have easily been the state champions any other year with the times they ran. The top 14 individuals all ran times that were faster than last year's state champion. And the 3A race was more competitive than the 4A race for the first time that I can remember. Considering all of these factors, finishing fourth place is especially impressive. We didn't run the best race of the year (if we did, we could have been 3rd), but we ran well enough to bring home a trophy for the first time in the history of Lindbergh cross country.
Matt Miland finished in 10th place, ran a PR, and qualified for the Nike Border Clash race in two weeks. Thanh Nguyen ran the race of the day, running 17:07–a huge PR–and out-kicking several runners in the final 200 meters.
After a fabulous season, Sarah Reiter unfortunately had a disappointing state meet. After going out in a perfect position the first mile (in 15th place and looking good), she pulled her calf muscle and had to limp through the final two miles.
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