Trophy time! Molalla boys run to runner-up finish at 4A state meet

What a way to finish up the cross country season. The Molalla High boy’s cross country team went to this year’s 4A state championships at Lane Community College with lofty goals. They came away from the meet with a trophy and a pair of top-10 individual performances. A pretty good run for the Indians. As has been the case all season, Nick Wood led the Indians through the 5,000 meter course on Saturday, Nov. 7, running to a fifth place finish in a time of 16:15.9. Just behind him was Jake Kenton, who continued his season-long improvement with a ninth place finish in a time of 16:17.5. Those two helped lead the Indians to a team score of 101 points overall, good enough for the second place trophy behind only La Grande (72 points). For the boys, Tyler Kenton finished 27th, followed by Isaac Marshall (41st), Owen Marshall (43rd), Tanner Brady (74th), and Mason Strohmeyer (87th), to round out the team scoring. “I am super proud of this squad of boys.

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