And they’re off

Cross country runs well at Island Crest Park

Cross country runs well at Island Crest Park

The Mercer Island High School cross country teams both raced their only home meet of the season on Sept. 19. The Islander girls (15) dominated Issaquah High School (50) and Sammamish High School. Mercer Island took the top five spots during the run including: 1. Molly O’Callahan 20:00; 2. Alison Ulie 20:01; 3. Phoebe Merritt 20:12; 4. Lauren Sadler 20:13; 5. Lauren Davis 20:13. The Mercer Island boys (43) took second behind Issaquah (23) and beat Sammamish (79). The Islanders placed seven runners in the top 20 including: 1. Evan Sadler 16:08; 7. Tyler Benster 16:24; 10. Quinn Chasan; 12. Ari Schorr 16:50; 14. James Kashima 17:20; 18. David Yount 17:37; 19. Pete Fisher 17:44.