Mercer Island’s boys and girls cross country teams wrapped their 2014 seasons at the 3A state championships Saturday at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco, Wash. The boys finished sixth as a team, while the girls finished eighth.

Dylan Lesko was Mercer Island’s top individual finisher in the boys race, coming in 17th at 15:54.35. Ben Vandenbosch finished 62nd (16:44.11), Teddy Larkin was 70th (16:53.56), Ben Stoops finished 78th (16:57.94), Sean Bender was 79th (16:59.16), Nathan Gallatin came in 85th (17:02.98) and Tiger McBurney was 130th (17:36.65). North Central earned the top spot as a team while boasting the race’s top finisher, with senior Tanner Anderson winning the boys race at 14:31.7

For the girls, Cece Rosenman led the Islanders, finishing 21st at 19:18.08. Alexa Bauman finished 42nd (19:49.13), Chloe Michaels was 51st (20:03.11), Kayla Lee finished 53rd (20:04.43), Mary Rose Vu came in 107th (21:11.48), Elly McMillan was 128th (21:47.45) and Adrienne Suhm finished 135th (22:24.82). Lakeside senior Andrea Masterson, Sea-King’s 3A district champion, won the girls race at 17:40.9, while Holy Names Academy won the event as a team.

MI cross country was all smiles at the state meet on Nov. 8 in Pasco, Wash. (Scott McBurney/Contributed Photo)