There have been years when a single point separated a BCS team from earning a State XC berth or not.  But our Valkyrie (kinda Viking angels -- sounds better than Lady Vikings) rose to the occasion and earned their trip to Pasco by placing 5th -- with only a 9 point margin between 5th and 7th.  The top six of the 15 teams competing advanced.   Well done ladies!

The girls' race was run in a light rain just after a downpour, while the boys' race 90 minutes later was run in bright sun.  The boys finished in 11th place, ending the eight year string of BCS men at State, but they did triumph over the massive celebratory pizza on the way back to school.