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Bainbridge senior Ryan Dodge wins the 2A boys state cross-country title

Dodge won by more than 16 seconds in Pasco, and two Kingston runners set marks of their own.

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Bainbridge Island senior Ryan Dodge won the 2A boys individual state cross-country title.[1] The state meet ran at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco.[2] The scoreboard first. Dodge ran the course in 15 minutes, 27.8 seconds.[3] He won by more than 16 seconds.[4] The Spokesman-Review's results list his time as 15:27.7.[5] Elliot Yegge of North Central placed second.[6] Yegge's time was 15:43.9.[7] Dodge did not carry the island alone. The Bainbridge boys placed seventh in the 2A team standings.[8] The Bainbridge girls placed sixth as a team.[9] For a coach, that is the number that says a whole roster showed up. North Kitsap County had its own good day in Pasco. Timothy Clark-Johnston of Kingston finished fourth in the 2A boys race.[10] That finish makes him the highest placing male runner in Kingston program history.[11] On the girls side, Emma Grice of Kingston placed eighth in the 2A race.[12] She is the first Kingston girl on the state podium in 15 years.[13] The 2A boys team title went to Spokane. North Central won its first state championship in 10 years.[14] The team scored 54 points, 49 ahead of runner-up Ellensburg.[15] Sehome won the 2A girls team title.[16] In the smaller schools, Freeman won its second straight 2B boys title.[17] Meridian won the 1A girls title.[18] Other Puget Sound schools also came home with hardware. Gig Harbor High won the 3A boys team title.[19] Leroy Lozano Mejia won the 3A boys race.[20] For Bainbridge, the afternoon in Pasco ended with a senior on top of the 2A field.[21] For Kingston, it ended with two runners in the program's record book.[11][13]
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  1. Ryan Dodge won the 2A boys individual cross-country state title. · bainbridgereview.com
  2. The state cross-country meet was held at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco. · bainbridgereview.com
  3. Ryan Dodge finished the race in 15 minutes 27.8 seconds. · sports.yahoo.com
  4. Ryan Dodge ran the race in 15:27.8, winning by over 16 seconds. · bainbridgereview.com
  5. Ryan Dodge of Bainbridge won the 2A boys individual race with a time of 15:27.7. · spokesman.com
  6. Elliot Yegge placed second in the Class 2A boys race. · sports.yahoo.com
  7. Elliot Yegge placed second in the 2A boys individual race with a time of 15:43.9. · spokesman.com
  8. Bainbridge placed seventh in Class 2A boys team standings. · sports.yahoo.com
  9. Bainbridge girls cross-country team placed sixth at the meet. · bainbridgereview.com
  10. Timothy Clark-Johnston placed fourth in the Class 2A boys race. · sports.yahoo.com
  11. Timothy Clark-Johnston is the highest placing male runner in Kingston program history. · bainbridgereview.com
  12. Emma Grice placed eighth in the 2A girls cross country race. · sports.yahoo.com
  13. Emma Grice is the first Kingston girl on the state podium in 15 years. · bainbridgereview.com
  14. North Central boys cross country team won its first state championship in 10 years. · spokesman.com
  15. North Central scored 54 team points, 49 ahead of runner-up Ellensburg. · spokesman.com
  16. Sehome won the 2A girls cross country state title. · spokesman.com
  17. Freeman won its second consecutive 2B boys cross country state title. · spokesman.com
  18. Meridian won the 1A girls cross country state title. · spokesman.com
  19. Gig Harbor High won the 3A boys cross country team title. · sports.yahoo.com
  20. Leroy Lozano Mejia won the 3A boys cross country race. · sports.yahoo.com
  21. Ryan Dodge won the Class 2A boys cross country championship. · sports.yahoo.com
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