EUGENE — Top-5 finishes from Lindsay Siebert and Emma West weren’t enough for the Crater girls cross country team to summit to the top of the Class 5A championships on Saturday afternoon.

Streaks were continued at Lane Community College as Summit escaped Crater by two points for its 15th consecutive state title and Emily Wisniewski of Crescent Valley became the 12th person in Oregon to be heralded as a three-time cross country state champion with her winning time of 17 minutes, 5.8 seconds.

“I was hoping we’d break the (Summit) streak this year, to be honest,” said Siebert, “but I can’t help but applaud them for such an amazing performance.”

“That’s a legacy right there,” she added. “That’s a hard streak to break because for them, winning became a habit.”

Added West: “We can’t be mad about that because we gave them a run for their money.”

The Storm kept their title reign alive with 64 points after the Comets tallied 66 points to finish in second place.

The Comets did find themselves in ideal scoring, especially after Siebert finished third (18:24.9) and West was on her heels in fourth place (18:32.3) to put the Storm in a hole as the rest of the runners began crossing the finish line.

“Lindsay and Emma came out fighting,” said Crater cross country coach Justin Loftus. “We knew it would be a battle, especially with the field.”

And Summit did show up for the battle as four of its runners — Eva Dicharry (seventh, 18:50.9), Skye Knox (10th, 19:13.2), Taylin Bowen (13th, 19:19.6) and Elizabeth Connolly (17th, 19:41.3) — finished before Crater’s third scorer to turn the tide back in its favor.

The deciding factor came when Ainslie Knox (20:33.8) fended off Crater’s Hannah Pygman and Haddie Barsalou for 28th place to secure the victory by point total for Summit after a tie would have resulted in a Crater victory due to meet tiebreakers.

“You hate to see that,” Loftus said about the final results. “But you’re also just so proud of what the girls accomplished and you know how much they put in this year.”

TEAM SCORES: Summit 64, Crater 66, Crescent Valley 85, Caldera 126, Corvallis 149, Dallas 170, Wilsonville 190, La Salle Prep 218, Hood River Valley 247, Redmond 255, Springfield 274, Silverton 275, North Eugene 285.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top 10): 1, Emily Wisniewski, Crescent Valley, 17:05.8; 2, MacKenzie Bigej, Canby, 18:08.05; 3, Lindsay Siebert, Crater, 18:24.9; 4, Emma West, Crater, 18:32.3; 5, Artana Nice, North Eugene, 18:35.9; 6, Lillian Weiss, Crescent Valley, 18:40.8; 7, Eva Dicharry, Summit, 18:50.9; 8, Maddie Carney, Caldera, 19:02.4; 9, Kate Middleton, Corvallis, 19:08.8; 10, Skye Knox, Summit, 19:13.2.

Other Local Results

21, Brynn Davenport, Crater, 19:56.6; 23, Reese Garnica, Crater, 20:02.0; 29, Hannah Pygman, Crater, 20:40.8; 30, Haddie Barsalou, Crater, 20:41.4; 36, Claire Davenport, Crater, 21:02.8. 

6A CHAMPIONSHIPS: Jesuit captured its 16th overall title as Emma Bennett placed first (18:00.2) and four of her teammates made it into the top-15 finishers for a total of 32 points.

Grants Pass junior Nettle Grey and freshman Addison Allen were the lone local competitors at the state meet after the two qualified at the Southwest Conference championships. Grey placed 54th (20:12.9) out of 148 finishers, while Allen came in at 94th (21:33.3).

TEAM SCORES: Jesuit 32, Lincoln 46, Sunset 159, Lakeridge 159, Central Catholic 177, Lake Oswego 184, Tigard 215, Sherwood 231, Franklin 242, Westview 250, Tualatin 264, West Salem 277, Ida B. Wells 324, Roseburg 381, South Eugene 411, Newberg 411, South Salem 444, Sandy 521.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top 10): 1, Emma Bennett, Jesuit, 18:00.2; 2, Ellery Lincoln, Lincoln, 18:17; 3, Nelida Dalgas, North Salem, 18:23.6; 4, Lauren Ayers, Tualatin, 18:28.5; 5, Liliana Hudnut, Jesuit, 18:29.2; 6, Maeve O’Scannlain, Jesuit, 18:29.5; 7, Elissa Schaeffer, Sunset, 18:30.6; 8, Avery Meier, West Salem, 18:35.1; 9, Amalie Beil, Jesuit, 18:38.1; 10, Sophia Malinoski, Lincoln, 18:43.1.

Other Local Results

54, Nettle Grey, Grants Pass, 20:12.9; 94, Addison Allen, Grants Pass, 21:33.3.

4A CHAMPIONSHIPS: La Grande recorded the top three times but it was Philomath earning the team title by five points in a tightly contested championship.

Cecilia Gomez won the individual title as the only competitor under 19 minutes (18:57.1).

TEAM SCORES: Philomath 66, La Grande 71, Junction City 122, The Dalles 1441, Crook County 144, Cottage Grove 151, Klamath Union 170, North Bend 194, Stayton 211, Tillamook 226, Henley 248, Baker 252, Scappoose 331.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top 10): 1, Cecilia Villagomez, La Grande, 18:57.1; 2, Brooke Perry, La Grande, 19:14.6; 3, Emily Tubbs, La Grande, 19:29.5; 4, Alaina Casady, The Dalles, 19:30.4; 5, Libby Fox, Junction City, 19:51.7; 6, Maddie Menke, Seaside, 19:52.4; 7, Lola Esplin, Junction City, 19:54.2; 8, Ruby Snider, Crook County, 19:56.9; 9, Adele Beckstead, Philomath, 19:59.9; 10, Ana Candanoza, Philomath, 20:02.9.

3A/2A/1A CHAMPIONSHIPS: Jaya Simmons of Valley Catholic ran away with the individual title by crossing the finish line in 18:20.9, which was about 43 seconds faster than her nearest competitor.

Oregon Episcopal won the team title over Siuslaw.

TEAM SCORES: Oregon Episcopal 66, Siuslaw 95, Heppner 125, Enterprise 128, Bandon 144, Union 146, Sisters 156, Valley Catholic 168, Banks 190, Lakeview 233, Burns 269, Central Linn 295, Kennedy 308, Santiam Christian 380.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top 10): 1, Jaya Simmons, Valley Catholic, 18:20.9; 2, Daisy Lalonde, East Linn Christian, 19:03.6; 3, Sophie Schoolmeester, Banks, 19:11.8; 4, Lily Nichols, Heppner, 19:32.5; 5, Morgan Matthews, Oregon Episcopal, 19:34.3; 6, Kalkidan Ellis, Western Christian, 20:02.0; 7, Sierra Simmons, Valley Catholic, 20:03.4; 8, Marley Petrey, Bandon, 20:15.6; 9, Owyhee Harguess, Enterprise, 20:16.6; 10, Libby Smith, La Pine, 20:21.3.