Bainbridge's Dodge claims Class 2A boys cross country championship
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Last year, Bainbridge cross country standout Ryan Dodge helped the Spartans win the Class 2A team championship at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco.
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As a senior, Dodge felt what it was like to reach the top of the podium as an individual.
Dodge crossed the finish line in 15 minutes, 27.8 second to easily win the 2A boys race Saturday, Nov. 7. Dodge led the field at the 1-mile and 2-mile splits and wasn't challenged down the stretch. North Central senior Elliot Yegge took second in 15:44, while Kingston senior Timothy Clark-Johnston finished fourth in 15:47.4.
Bainbridge took seventh as a team, one spot ahead of Kingston. Olympic finished 12th.
In what proved to be a much faster 3A boys race, 2025 champion Mana Voss of Central Kitsap placed fifth in 15:25.2. Hermiston (Ore.) junior Leroy Lozano Mejia placed first in 14:45.9 and Shorewood senior Elijah Graves placed second in 14:55.9. Gig Harbor High was the boys team state champion.
In the 2A girls competition, Kingston senior Emma Grice ran 19:05.5 to place eighth, two spots ahead of Bainbridge senior Evelyn Shutske (19:10.1). Bainbridge junior Vega Hendrickson took 15th and Olympic senior Brynn Fulton placed 19th. As a team, Bainbridge finished sixth.
In the 1B boys race, Crosspoint Christian junior Haowu Liu placed 19th.
This article originally appeared on Kitsap Sun: Bainbridge's Dodge claims Class 2A boys cross country championship