It’s off to state for Senior Alex Bowns, who won the Northwest 4A District championship on Saturday. Bowns finished the 3.1 miles at Lincoln Park with a time of 15:34, 12 seconds ahead of the second-place runner.

Junior Matt Rusk just missed the cut, as only the top 25 runners advance to state. Rusk ran a 16:32 for 31st place, just 9 seconds shy of the 25th place runner.

Junior Anna Mirenzi competed in the girls’ meet, and also finished in 31st, just missing the cut. Mirenzi finished with a time of 19:51.

The state championships will be next Saturday, November 5 at Sun Willows golf course in Pasco. The events will begin at 10 am.