The postseason has officially arrived for high school cross-country runners throughout the state of Oregon.
As is often the case, there are a handful of standout runners and teams from the Eugene-Springfield area who will be in contention for league and state titles in their respective classifications.
Here is a look at how local athletes and schools fared during OSAA cross-country district week. The state championship meet is set for Nov. 7 at Lane Community College.

Class 6A
Southwest Conference Championships
When: Oct. 29
Where: Colver Sports Fields, Talent
State-qualifying criteria: There are seven 6A districts and two teams from each district qualify for state. Two additional teams from around the state will be selected by an at-large committee.
Anyone among the top 14 individuals who isn’t a member of a qualifying team will also advance to state.
Girls team scores:
- South Eugene 18
- North Medford 68
- South Medford 68
- Grants Pass 94
- Roseburg 137
- Sheldon
Girls individual top 14:
- Eva Johnson Hess (South Eugene) — 17:50.2
- Julianne Bawden (South Eugene) — 18:48.9
- Eleanora Diment (South Eugene) — 19:20.6
- Claire Reeder (South Eugene) — 19:20.9
- Kahryn Fjarli (South Medford) — 19:31.8
- Isabelle Hohman (South Medford) — 19:36.4
- Stella Williams (Grants Pass) — 19:40.5
- Cora Ludwig (South Eugene) — 19:56.4
- Lucy Brumble (North Medford) —20:10.0
- Evelyn Crooks (North Medford) — 20:10.1
- Gabriela Garcia (Grants Pass) — 20:24.5
- Lily Zavala (North Medford) — 20:33.6
- Kenzie Austin (South Medford) — 20:33.8
- Leah Heidl (South Eugene) — 20:39.8

Boys team scores:
- South Eugene 32
- South Medford 44
- Sheldon 69
- Grants Pass 114
- North Medford 125
- Roseburg 160
Boys top-14
- Yosuke Shibata (South Eugene) — 15:08.8
- Khalil Sabzalian (South Eugene) — 15:22.3
- Caleb Daniels (Shedon) — 15:48.0
- Ezra Dixon (South Medford) — 15:57.7
- Ezra Morgan (South Medford) — 15:58.4
- Jacob Loveless (South Eugene) — 16:02.2
- Henry LeClair (South Medford) — 16:16.6
- Mason Carroll (South Medford) — 16:26.1
- Maximilian Fitzgerald (Grants Pass) — 16:31.8
- Henry McFarlane (South Eugene) — 16:44.7
- Tyler Looney (Sheldon) — 16:46.5
- Cole Hale (North Medford) — 16:47.1
- Liv Schartz (South Eugene) — 16:54.5
- Finley Schoenherr (Sheldon) — 16:55.5

Class 5A
Midwestern League Championships
When: Oct. 28
Where: Jackson County Expo, Central Point
State-qualifying criteria: There are four 5A districts and two teams from each district qualify for state. Two additional teams from around the state will be selected by an at-large committee.
Anyone among the top seven individuals who isn’t a member of a qualifying team will also advance to state.
Girls team scores:
- Crater 17
- Ashland 57
- Thurston 95
- Churchill 104
- North Eugene 140
Girls top 10 individuals:
- Grace Havniear (Crater) — 18:14.0
- Alma Galicia (Crater) — 18:33.1
- Haddie Barsalou (Crater) — 18:46.3
- Scout Zundel (Ashland) — 18:56.0
- Ava Ontiveros (Crater) — 19:01.9
- Presli Word (Crater) — 19:04.8
- Isabella Wells (Springfield) — 19:07.3
- Ruby Spangler (Ashland) — 19:36.1
- Lyla rose (Ashland) — 19:38.1
- Emma Wigelsworth (Crater) — 19:39.6

Boys team scores:
- Crater 23
- North Eugene 84
- Ashland 89
- Springfield 96
- Thurston 103
- Willamette 144
- Eagle Point 200
- Churchill 207
Boys individual top 10
- Garrett Faught (Crater) — 14:53.3
- Ashenafi McKinnis (North Eugene) — 15:01.0
- Ashenafi McKinnis (Crater) — 15:07.8
- Sawyer Hutton (Crater) — 15:18.0
- Diego Urrutia (Ashland) — 15:21.6
- Adrian Estes Springfield) — 15:32.5
- Reece Hvall (Crater) — 15:35.9
- Braeden Ford (Crater) — 16:02.9
- Grant Wheeler (Crater) — 16:03.7
- Nathan Goode (Crater) — 16:17.1

Sky-Em Championships
When: Oct. 29
Where: Lane Community College
State-qualifying criteria: There are six 4A districts and one from each district automatically qualifies for state. Six additional teams from around the state will be selected by an at-large committee.
Anyone among the top seven individuals who isn’t a member of a qualifying team will also advance to state.
Girls team scores:
- Cottage Grove 48
- Marist Catholic 54
- Marshfield 65
- North Bend 74
- Junction City 101
- Elmira 189
Girls individual top 10
- Mary Jane Hill (Marist Catholic — 19:08.6
- Addison Horning (North Bend) — 19:22.8
- Lauren Wolfe (North Bend) — 19:30.0
- Carly Knutson (Cottage Grove) — 19:46.7
- Lucy Shah (Marist Catholic) — 20:04.7
- Tori Sherman (Marist Catholic) — 20:07.4
- Rowan Earl (Cottage Grove) — 20:52.5
- Kindall Wyatt (Marshfield) — 21:10.5
- Scarlett Devins (Marshfield) — 21:37.2
- Natalya Thompson (Cottage Grove) — 21:41.8

Boys team scores:
- Cottage Grove 38
- Marist Catholic 46
- Marshfield 78
- North Bend 97
- Junction City 132
- Elmira 133
Boys individual top 10
- Corbin Sage (Marist Catholic) — 15:41.0
- Angelo Pedrini (North Bend) — 16:22.1
- Ronan McElligott (Marist Catholic) — 16:26.2
- Anderson Wirth (Marist Catholic) — 16:36.8
- Jennings Albrecht (Cottage Grove) — 16:39.9
- Remington Sharkey (Cottage Grove) — 16:47.7
- Jose Calvario (Cottage Grove) — 16:56.5
- Raleigh Collier (North Bend) — 17:07.9
- Micah Hanke (Cottage Grove) — 17:32.4
- Donald Brice (Marshfield) — 17:36.8

Class 3A
Special District 3 Championships
When: Oct. 29
Where: Lane Community College
State-qualifying criteria: Two teams from Special District 3 automatically qualify for the state championships. One additional at-large team from throughout the state will be selected by an at-large committee.
Anyone among the top four individuals who isn’t a member of a qualifying team will also advance to state.
Girls team scores:
- Glide 37
- Siuslaw 45
- Sweet Home 66
- Coquille 70
- St. Mary’s 82
- Sisters 94
- Pleasant Hill 95
- Brookings-Harbor 125
- Trinity Lutheran 126
Girls individual top 10
- Ella Henthorn (Coquille) — 18:16.8
- Halle Goodman (Glide) — 19:12.5
- Grace DeLay (Trinity Lutheran) — 19:18.4
- Nellie Smith (Pleasant Hill) — 19:32.4
- Emma Whitton (Sweet Home) — 19:43.8
- Morgan Fitting (Glide) — 20:09.8
- Leila Newman (Brookings-Harbor) — 20:30.3
- Esther Arthur (St. Mary’s) — 20:39.0
- Claire McNeill (Siuslaw) — 20:48.1
- Cassie Spencer (Sweet Home) — 20:52.8

Boys team scores:
- Siuslaw 29
- Pleasant Hill 77
- Trinity Lutheran 107
- Sisters 121
- Sweet Home 126
- Glide 155
- St. Mary’s 195
- Creswell 201
- Illinois Valley 208
- Sutherlin 262
- Douglas 277
Boys induvidual scores:
- Henry Stone (Siuslaw) — 15:49.3
- Bentley Nelson (Siuslaw) — 16:02.0
- Gage Roper (Pleasant Hill) — 16:02.3
- Kaden Seaton (Pleasant Hill) — 16:36.9
- Mason Schermer (Trinity Lutheran) — 16:38.9
- Calvin DeLay (Trinity Lutheran) — 16:43.9
- Ezra King (Siuslaw) — 16:57.7
- Henry Dotson (Siuslaw) — 17:04.5
- Taylor Heier (Illinois Valley) — 17:07.5
- Aiden Schneider (Glide) — 17:07.8
Jarrid Denney is a sports reporter for The Register-Guard. He can be reached at jdenney@registerguard.com or on X @jarrid_denney
This article originally appeared on Register-Guard: How Eugene-Springfield cross-country runners fared at 2026 districts
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