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No one can accuse the members of the North Central cross country team of being socialists, because they do not like to spread the wealth.
In an Eastern Washington regional meet filled with outstanding performances -- Southridge's Andrew Gonzales matching the course record of 14 minutes, 57 seconds in the 4A race among the best -- nothing stood out more than the Indians' utter domination of the 3A boys race Saturday afternoon at Carmichael Middle School in Richland.
Ranked No. 1 in the nation and the two-time defending state champs, North Central placed the first three runners, led by Andrew Kimpel, and filled up seven of the 10 individual spots that move on to state.
"That was our main goal," said NC's Leon Dean, who finished second. "We kind of set our goals to have as many guys get in front of the other team's first guy."
The Indians are heavy favorites to win a third consecutive state title next weekend at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco.
The top 10 individuals and two teams advanced from the 3A, while the top 15 and three teams moved on from the 4A races.
While the Greater Spokane League took all of the 3A boys berths, Gonzales led a trio of Mid-Columbia boys to advance to the 4A state meet. He'll be joined by Kamiakin's Evan Fiske (eighth) and Anthony Armstrong (14th). The Suns just missed a team berth, 12 points behind Mead for third place.
No one challenged Gonzales, who ran alone the entire second half of the race to claim his first regional title.
"I'm looking forward to winning (state) -- that's my goal," Gonzales said. "I've already ran against the best guys in the state, and I'm confident I can get it."
The Tri-Cities qualified a pair of girls teams, both from Richland.
Hanford, hoping to repeat as regional champions, finished second in the 3A race by six points to Mount Spokane, with Haley Tank and Erin Hegarty finishing sixth and seventh respectively to lead all five scoring Falcons in the top 16.
Sunnyside's Jocelyn Yanez finished fifth in a race that was never in doubt, with Shadle Park's Andrea Nelson, last year's 4A state champion, winning in 18:05, 47 seconds ahead of second place.
Richland finished 11 points behind Central Valley in the 4A team race, with Davis grabbing the third spot to state.
Davis' Sandra Martinez edged Mead's Baylee Mires for the title, pulling away when Mires stumbled near the finish. Martinez's winning time of 17:41 was four seconds off the course record Nelson posted in 2007.
Caitlin Parker (eighth) and Emily Hazen (10th) led Richland, which placed all seven runners in the top 33 and had a 34-second split among its scoring five.
"Our team strategy is to start farther back and work more toward the middle of the race," Parker said of the Bombers' strong finish and second straight second-place regional showing.
Pasco's Marisa Vander Malle finished sixth and will be joined at state by teammate Janette Rodriguez (11th) for a second straight year. Last year, Vander Malle ran with pain throughout the season. This year, Rodriguez has been battling injuries, though she looked strong in qualifying for state.
"Having her run with me this race was really good," Vander Malle said.
4A/3A Eastern regionals
Carmichael MS (3 miles)
4A Boys
Team scores (top 3 to state)--Ferris 55, Eisenhower 62, Mead 73, Southridge 85, Davis 128, Richland 148, Kamiakin 150, Eastmont 181.
State qualifiers
Ferris--3, Adam Thorne 15:16; 15, Perry Domini 15:51; 16, Tim Colliton 15:51; 19, Justin Zimmerman 15:54; 20, Alex Kimsey 15:56.
Eisenhower--5, Bryan Simison 15:22; 11, Timothy Cummings 15:43; 12, Ryan Chapman 15:44; 24, German Silva 16:00; 30, Andy Romfo 16:06.
Mead--4, Jordan Baker 15:21; 7, Jordan Curnutt 15:39; 27, Steven Kutsch 16:05; 28, Cory Foss 16:06; 29, Eric Foss 16:06.
Individuals--1, Andrew Gonzales (SR) 14:57; 2, Emmanuel Contreras (Dav) 15:11; 6, Anthony Brown (U-Hi) 15:38; 8, Evan Fiske (Kam) 15:39; 9, Kenji Bierig (LC) 15:41; 10, Tate Kelly (GP) 15:42; 13, Jacob Smith (Wen) 15:46; 14, Anthony Armstrong (Kam) 15:50.
Mid-Columbians
Kamiakin--63, Charles Lisle 16:45; 68, Sean Knopp 16:51; 74, Alan Peak 17:03.
Kennewick--84, Jason Whitehead 17:26; 86, Ty Schoenwald 17:40.
Pasco--33, Peter Gilbert 16:11; 85, Matt Sturtevant 17:37.
Richland--25, Caleb Parker 16:03; 34, Nathan Schweiger 16:13; 37, Benn Fussner 16:16; 51, Casey Casillas 16:30; 72, Cayle Turpen 17:01.
Southridge--17, Colby Cravens 15:53; 22, Quinton Olivas 15:59; 31, Kyle Sturdefant 16:07; 45, Casey Singleton 16:25.
Moses Lake--50, David Asfour 16:30; 76, Jeff Marsh 17:08; 82, Aristotles Santiago 17:22.
Walla Walla--32, Aaron Nelson 16:11; 46, JP Wolpert 16:25; 49, Austin Morgan 19:29; 58, Andres Torres 16:38; 64, Robby Wall 16:46.
4A Girls
Team scores (top 3 to state)--Central Valley 54, Richland 65, Davis 79, Lewis & Clark 84, Eisenhower 114, Kamiakin 127, Wenatchee 174, Walla Walla 228.
State qualifiers
Central Valley--4, Eden Lake 18:28; 7, Jamie Lambie 18:53; 12, Madi Barnes 19:00; 24, Jose Warner 19:19; 29, Breanna Barsten 19:34.
Richland--8, Caitlin Parker 18:53; 10, Emily Hazen 18:57; 22, Katie Mahoney 19:18; 25, Maggie Jones 19:22; 27, Annie McDonald 19:27; 30, Kiley Johnson 19:36; 33, Laurel Burrup 19:39.
Davis--1, Sandra Martinez 17:41; 3, Shawna Schooley 18:08; 19, Kaitlin Kaluzny 19:13; 37, Kathryn Kibbe 19:45; 53, Hannah Kaluzny 20:16.
Individuals--2, Baylee Mires (Md) 17:45; 5, Stevie Gildehaus (U-Hi) 18:43; 6, Marisa Vander Malle (Pas) 18:44; 9, Kirsten Kaplan (Ike) 18:54; 11, Janette Rodriguez (Pas) 19:00; 13, Behak Waterhouse (Emt) 19:00; 14, Alison Keenan (LC) 19:01; 15, Alicia Doohan (GP) 19:01.
Mid-Columbians
Kamiakin--17, Stephanie Rexus 19:08; 23, Fallon Berglin 19:18; 28, Rachael Gerboth 19:29; 56, Sydney Blaser 20:27; 58, Kaylee Brooks 20:30.
Kennewick--72, Alexis Klippert 21:28; 75, Hannah Freier 21:30; 81, Katie Hempel 22:10.
Pasco--74, Darylin Questad 21:29.
Southridge--46, Emily Butler 20:05; 51, Robyn Feil 20:11; 79, Lauren Goetz 21:47; 82, Gina Dickman 22:18; 83, Macie Rockstrom 22:48.
Moses Lake--65, Kristin Budiselich 20:57; 84, Amy Cromer 23:16; 87, Tiffany Morris 24:06.
Walla Walla--43, Emma Burgess 20:02; 62, Denali Molitor 20:49; 70, Eva Reich 21:09; 85, Abbie Allen 23:26; 86, McKhayla Morris 23:36.
3A Boys
Team scores (top 2 to state)--North Central 18, Mount Spokane 61, Shadle Park 90, Hanford 131, Sunnyside 138, East Valley (Spo) 144, West Valley (Yak) 146.
State qualifiers
North Central--1, Andrew Kimpel 15:05; 2, Leon Dean 15:09; 3, Jeff Howard 15:10; 5, Ben Johnston 15:18; 7, Alexander Avila 15:30; 8, Casey Adams 16:05; 10, Adam Reid 16:13.
Mount Spokane--4, Allan Schroeder; 9, Caleb Deitz 16:12; 11, Connor Jones 16:22; 17, Hunter Johnson 16:33; 21, Elisha Deitz 16:44.
Individual--6, Nathan Weitz (SP) 15:20.
Mid-Columbians
Hanford--19, Zach Martin 16:42; 23, Kevin Hodgson 16:46; 24, Albert Rodriguez 16:53; 33, Ryan Nelson 17:44; 36, Brooks Kindle 17:56.
Sunnyside--13, Jacob Rogers 16:31; 14, Jose Alberto Sanchez 16:31; 34, Osbaldo Arroyo 17:49; 37, Patrick Watts 18:00; 43, Nathan Gonzalez 18:22.
3A Girls
Team scores (top 2 to state)--Mount Spokane 42, Hanford 48, Shadle Park 65, West Valley (Yak) 100, North Central 105, East Valley (Spo) 111.
State qualifiers
Mount Spokane--3, Molly Cole 19:02; 4, Courtney Zalud 19:04; 9, Sarah Craig 19:11; 10, Afton McKinlay; 19, Melissa Inouye 19:55.
Hanford--6, Haley Tank 19:05; 7, Erin Hegarty 19:08; 11, Megan Dart 19:19; 13, Leilani Anderson 19:33; 16, Kate Thomas 19:44; 21, Lauren Curran 20:44; 44, Breanna Daniel 21:57.
Individuals--1, Andrea Nelson (SP) 18:05; 2, Audrey Urlacher (WV) 18:52; 5, Jocelyn Yanez (SS) 19:04; 8, Lauren Bergam (EV) 19:08.
Mid-Columbians
Sunnyside--43, Marlene Manzo 21:49; 45, Sarasa Partida 22:21; 47, Noemi Andrea Salmeron 25:26.
Oregon state championships
EUGENE -- Hermiston's Jordan Ringe finished second between a pair of Crater runners at Lane Community College, finishing the 5-kilometer course in 15:54.3, 10 seconds off the winning pace.
The Bulldogs finished fifth in the team race.
Cristal Delgado placed seventh for Hermiston in the girls race.
Umatilla's Nancy Cardenas won the girls 3A/2A/1A title, finishing in 19:03.1 and winning by 20 seconds.
Lane CC, Eugene (5K)
5A Boys
Team scores--Crater 42, Cleveland 110, Klamath Union 119, Summit 126, Hermiston 133, Wilsonville 154, Springfield 176, Hillsboro 177, Corvallis 195, Crescent Valley 212, Thurston 236, Madison 308.
Top 5--Josh Elliott (Crat) 15:44.4, Jordan Ringe (Her) 15:54.3, Zach Elliott (Crat) 16:00.4, Ryland Karlovich (Ashland) 16:09.3, Alex Petterson (KU) 16:10.3. Hermiston--32, Jonathan Larson 17:01.4; 40, Andrew Valdez 17:15.1; 53, Samuel Wick 17:29.2; 58, Juan Delgado 17:33.5.
5A Girls
Team scores--Summit 25, Crater 73, Pendleton 76, Crescent Valley 113, Corvallis 114. Winner--Kellie Foley (Crook County) 18:32.5. Hermiston--7, Cristal Delgado 19:26.7.
3A/2A/1A Boys
Team scores--Union 49, Nyssa 67, Southwest Christian 92, Amity 160, Cascade Christian 171. Winner--Brian Nelson (Nys) 16:05.1. Umatilla--25, Obi Harriman 17:37.0.
3A/2A/1A Girls
Team scores--St. Mary's 82, Catlin Gabel 92, Vale 144, Valley Catholic 145, Lakeview 147. Winner--Nancy Cardenas (Umatilla) 19:03.1. Umatilla--41, Dana Cardenas 21:46.6.
CWAC district
SELAH -- Grandview's Jose Mendez was the lone Mid-Columbia to advance to the 2A state meet, finishing fifth in a boys race dominated by Ellensburg (first) and Selah.
Ephrata won the girls title.
Selah HS (3 miles)
Boys
Team scores (top 3 to state)--Ellensburg 47, Selah 49, East Valley 91, Toppenish 114, Quincy 131, Ephrata 139, Grandview 156, Wapato 191, Othello 250, Prosser 314.
State qualifiers
Ellensburg--1, Kevin Aubol 16:05; 9, Liston Idler 17:15; 10, Jeffrey Ott 17:16; 13, Matt Glenn 17:28; 14, Joshua Aubol 17:30.
Selah--2, James Currell 16:27; 3, Jesus Alvarez 16:37; 6, T.J. Hesselgesser 17:00; 16, Nate Lynch 17:40; 22, Andrew Isom 18:00.
East Valley--8, Mason Yates 17:09; 11, Joshua Assink 17:23; 21, Konner Hopkins 17:59; 23, Douglas Chartier 18:06; 28, Jacob Assink 18:23.
Individual--4, Eduardo Torres (Wap) 16:54; 5, Jose Mendez (Gv) 17:00; 7, Ben Villanueva (Top) 17:01; 12, Adrian Diaz (Qu) 17:25; 15, Ben Horning (Qu) 17:39.
Mid-Columbians
Grandview--27, Koty Kollmar 18:17; 31, Maril Erieto 18:25; 37, Spencer Blanshan 18:41; 56, Mickey Moore 19:59.
Othello--44, Eduardo Montes 19:02; 46, Tyson Alvarez 19:03; 54, Dustin Pass 19:43; 55, Anthony Villarreal 19:47; 60, Ruben Lopez 21:53.
Prosser--58, Tyler Burgett 20:38; 61, A.J. Vegar 21:53; 62, Kippy Brown 22:31; 66, Gabe Beck 26:46; 67, Kennen Pilot 27:03.
Girls
Team scores (top 2 to state)--Ephrata 52, Ellensburg 73, East Valley 74, Wapato 93, Selah 111, Toppenish 137, Quincy 151, Grandview, Othello, Prosser inc.
State qualifiers
Ephrata--2, Danielle Friend 19:47; 10, Kendahl Hintz 21:29; 12, Erin Monda 22:06; 13, Jordan Larkin 22:20; 15, Ann Slaninger 22:33.
Ellensburg--9, Natalie Idler 21:27; 11, Ellie Lamon 21:46; 14, Annalise Pownall 22:23; 16, Taneum Vambrick 22:47; 25, Marisa Wickerath 24:07.
Individual--1, Samantha Blodgett (Wap) 19:46; 3, Charlie Fiander (Wap) 20:27; 4, Karisma Martinez (Sel) 20:57; 5, Stacey Kobes (Top) 21:08; 6, Azayla Alvarado (EV) 21:17; 7, Daniela Depaz (EV) 21:17; 8, Katrina Radach (EV) 21:20.
Mid-Columbians
Grandview--20, Crystal Martinez 23:28; 24, Vanessa Gamboa 23:52; 43, Mercedes Bryan 27:26.
Othello--34, Yesenia Roman 25:10; 46, Lilian Silva 28:20; 49, Araceli Flores 30:16.
Prosser--45, Lilly Mireles 28:13; 48, Esmy Jimenez 29:11.
SCAC district
COWICHE -- Jose Marcial won the boys race to lead Kiona-Benton to third place and a 1A state berth. Royal placed second, led by Ethan Tonnemaker's third-place finish.
On the girls side, Ki-Be finished second to nab a spot at state, with Katharine Lotze's third-place showing leading the way.
Apple Ridge Run, Cowiche (3 miles)
Boys
Team scores (top 4 to state)--Zillah 58, Royal 94, Kiona-Benton 99, Wahluke 115, Cle Elum 124, Goldendale 134, Connell 156, Highland 158, Naches Valley 171, Granger, Warden inc.
State qualifiers
Zillah--7, Johnny Barnes 17:09; 8, Daniel Estrada 17:10; 10, Sean Ekstrand 17:14; 15, Cody Dunbar 17:55; 20, Jose Mendoza 18:07.
Royal--3, Ethan Tonnemaker 16:26; 5, Roy Angel 16:56; 22, Jake Buccheim 18:13; 28, Larry Martin 18:39; 41, Noah Grant 19:02; 46, Ryan Lefler 19:14; 57, Victor Godoy 19:45.
Kiona-Benton--1, Jose Marcial 15:58; 18, Kyle Brightman 18:01; 21, Leo Alvarez 18:09; 31, James Roberts 18:43; 32, Tim Feth 18:44; 40, Matt Zyph 19:01; 56, Isaac Griffiths 19:42.
Wahluke--12, Lalo Mendoza 17:38; 13, Heber Vazquez 17:47; 19, Mario Herrera 18:03; 26, Enrique Barajas 18:30; 54, Hermis Rivera 19:37; 62, Diego Arreguin 20:36.
Individuals--2, Asa Israel (Gold) 16:16; 4, Michael Greene (CE) 16:47; 6, Jacob Coulson (Con) 17:01; 9, Walter Beohme (CE) 17:12; 11, Joe Salcedo (Gran) 17:17; 14, Conner Harris (Gold) 17:54; 16, Michael Townsend (High) 17:56; 17, Sean Cole (High) 18:00.
Mid-Columbians
Connell--38, Veny Garza 18:58; 39, Trevor Simpson 19:00; 42, Joel Crowther 19:03; 43, Jose Garcia 19:04. Warden--33, Guadalupe Landeros 18:47; 34, Martin Aguilar 18:48; 66, Fernando Capetillo 21:19; 67, Kenny Sullivan 21:35.
Girls
Team scores (top 3 to state)--Zillah 54, Kiona-Benton 57, Highland 63, Royal 78, Cle Elum 88, Connell, Goldendale, Naches Valley, Warden, Granger, Wahluke inc.
State qualifiers
Zillah--5, Korie Duce 21:13; 7, Bayli Ziegler 21:30; 12, Emma Tuning 21:54; 17, Abby Nelson 22:41; 25, Abbie Ziegler 23:43.
Kiona-Benton--3, Katharine Lotze 20:26; 9, Kirsten Kunkel 21:34; 13, Charlene Lumpkins 22:13; 22, Tyna Johnson 23:14; 24, Kyndra Gregoire 23:30; 37, Tanya Gutierrez 26:26; 39, Cassie Loza 26:31.
Highland--1, Ariana Cole 19:46; 10, Olivia Newman 21:52; 14, Ashley Rice 22:20; 18, Elena Cole 22:42; 32, Daisy Moreno 25:05.
Individuals--2, Melissa Gibbons (Con) 20:07; 4, Cara Wieldraayer (Roy) 20:54; 6, Addie Christensen (Gold) 21:25; 8, Jessie Johnson (CE) 21:33; 11, Jamie Lambert (CE) 21:53; 15, Francie Castrilli (CE) 22:21.
Mid-Columbians
Royal--16, Zenaida Lopez 22:24; 19, Julisa Jeske 22:55; 26, Ana Delos Santos 23:44; 28, Patty Lopez 24:01. Warden--21, Brittany Stavig 23:05; 23, Kaitlyn Yamane 23:23; 41, Carrie Gardinier 26:52. Wahluke--43, Guadalupe Cruz 27:49.
* Kevin Anthony: 582-1403; kanthony@tricityherald.com
