High School SportsSunday, November 8
South Eugene's Yosuke Shibata wins a second straight 6A cross-country title through the flu
The Daily Eugene team
If you missed the state meet at Lane Community College, here's the headline: South Eugene senior Yosuke Shibata won his second straight Class 6A title. He did it after spending half the week in bed with the flu, and he held off McMinnville's Isaiah Carpenter.
“I'm just super grateful that even through sickness, I was able to push through it and still get the state championship.”
Fast times at state included a new course record
- 14:53.3
- Yosuke Shibata's winning time in the 6A boys race
- 16:57.6
- Ellery Lincoln's course record in the 6A girls race
- 17:36.6
- Evangeline Johnson Hess's runner-up time
Source: Lookout Eugene-Springfield
Sophomore Evangeline Johnson Hess took second in the girls race behind Lincoln High's Ellery Lincoln, who broke the course record. The Axe girls finished second as a team for the second year in a row.
- South boys: third as a team, first trophy since 2017
- Bawden: seventh in the girls race, up from 63rd last year
- Siuslaw boys won the 3A team title
- Four Lane County teams finished in the top four
Four South Eugene runners placed in the top 10
| Runner | Race | Place |
|---|---|---|
| Yosuke Shibata | 6A boys | 1st |
| Evangeline Johnson Hess | 6A girls | 2nd |
| Julianne Bawden | 6A girls | 7th |
| Khalil Sabzalian | 6A boys | 9th |
Sources: Lookout Eugene-Springfield, The Register-Guard
Two more local boys took individual titles: Marist Catholic's Corbin Sage and Siuslaw's Henry Stone.
Sources: Lookout Eugene-Springfield, The Register-Guard