Shorecrest Cross Country - both boys and girls team qualify for State

Whole team circle chant celebration! "Scots on me. Scots on 3. 1, 2, 3, Go Scots!"

A very Happy Halloween for Shoreline high schools, as both Shorecrest and Shorewood cross country teams earned state berths at the District 1 3A championships for both their boys' and girls' teams on October 31, 2026 at Lakewood High School.

The Shorecrest girls placed third with 85 points, while the boys took fourth with 104, securing the final team qualifying spot.

Girls team L-R: Ella Wylen, Rosie Campbell, Riley Welch, Harper Welch, Alex Urquhart, Lauren Kajimura, and Nicole Kajimura

Alex Urquhart led the Shorecrest girls with a fourth-place finish in 18:47.3. Lauren Kajimura finished 13th in 19:29.7 and Riley Welch followed in 14th at 19:40.3, giving the Scots three runners under 20 minutes.

Ella Wylen added a 20th-place finish in 20:01.1, putting four Shorecrest girls among the district’s top 20 and helping power the team’s 5th straight state-qualifying performance.

Boys team L-R: Henry Wheeler, Ethan Urquhart, Andrew Muilenburg, William Lee, Archery Schwartz, Zain Pour, Zack Meyer, Aiden Poulin, Waker Anderson

Andrew Muilenburg paced the boys, finishing fifth in 15:42.7. Aiden Poulin placed 20th in 16:26.1, Ethan Urquhart was 22nd in 16:29.8, and Zain Pour finished 25th in 16:35.0. Four top-25 finishes helped the Scots advance.

Both squads now head to the Washington state championships Saturday, November 7, at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco.

--Coach Lisa Muilenburg