Preview for 2021 Cashmere High School Cross Country

Cashmere High School boys and girls are preparing for their first meet of the season on Saturday Feb. 27 hosted by Wahluke High School in Mattawa.

It will be an interesting cross country season. This year our league includes all the high schools of Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan and Grant counties. We will compete for the regional championship against Wenatchee, Eastmont and Moses Lake not to mention our usual league rivals of Chelan, Omak, Cascade and Quincy. Throw in the powerhouse “B” schools of Liberty Bell and Manson and there will some very stiff competition for the championship!

Cashmere girls won the 2020 Caribou Trail League championship which was the third consecutive team league championship for the girls. Being first in the league championship meet qualified the girls to run at the State Championship meet in Pasco. At state, Cashmere girls finished fifth place overall. Syd Smith earned a medal by placing 13^th individually. We have five of our seven state runners back on the team this season so we have some experienced runners returning. Seniors Syd Smith and Adria Torrence have run in three state meets while Junior Tristan Hoffman has run in two state meets. Seniors Ellie Martin and Kylee Foster have both competed in one state meet.

The Cashmere boys finished in second place at the league championship meet last year which qualified them to compete at the state meet. Rob McManus finished 2^nd overall at the state meet and the team placed 6^th overall. The boys team also has several returning runners with state meet experience. Senior Rob McManus has run in three state meet and Senior Dyllion Taylor has run twice. Seniors Oscar Orozco and Kyler Knoll and Junior Henry Nelson have each competed in one state meet.

Here is the current league schedule and due to COVID metrics it is subject to change.

Saturday February 27 Eastmont, Omak, Manson, Brewster, Omak at Wahluke

Saturday March 6 Chelan, Cascade, Royal City, Wahluke, Omak, Quincy at Ephrata

Saturday March 13 Wenatchee, Manson, Omak, Tonasket, Oroville at Chelan

Saturday March 20 Wenatchee, Cascade, Liberty Bell at Walla Walla Point Park

Thursday March 25 Ephrata ,Chelan, Cascade, Royal City, Wahluke, Omak, Quincy at Walla Walla Point Park

Thursday April 1 North Central Washington Regional Cross Country Championship Meet at Walla Walla Point Park

Former Cashmere state competitor, college athlete and 1^st grade teacher, Kea Paton Yamamoto, is the assistant coach. Former head coach John Durheim is returning as a volunteer coach this season.

Here are two useful websites for meet results and other information:

 https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/School.aspx?SchoolID=382

 www.cashmerebulldogs.com