Mercer Island girls take seventh at state | Cross country results

Mercer Island freshman Katia Matora helped lead the Islanders to a seventh place team finish on Saturday during the 3A girls state cross country meet.

By Megan Managan • November 6, 2011 5:03 pm
The Mercer Island girls cross country team takes off at the start of the 3A state meet last weekend in Pasco. The team finished seventh overall.
The Mercer Island girls cross country team takes off at the start of the 3A state meet last weekend in Pasco. The team finished seventh overall.

Mercer Island freshman Katia Matora helped lead the Islanders to a seventh place team finish on Saturday during the 3A girls state cross country meet.

Matroa finished in sixth place overall, with a time of 18:20. Camas took the team title with 58 points, while the Islanders had 199.

Alida Scalzo finished with a time of 19:56 for a 50th place finish, while Lindsay Benster was 58th in 20:05. Laura Brindley was 72nd overall in 20:19, Linden Elggren was 84th at 20:27, while Mikayla Davis was 105th in 20:53 and Lauren Knebel was 107th with a 20:53 time.

The Islanders finished the season with the run at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco after winning the KingCo title and taking second at SeaKing.