North Salem's standout junior clocked the fastest time in the state of Oregon this season when she won the Ash Creek XC Festival 5,000-meter race in Monmouth in 17 minutes, 24.27 seconds on Sept. 14.

North Salem's standout junior clocked the fastest time in the state of Oregon this season when she won the Ash Creek XC Festival 5,000-meter race in Monmouth in 17 minutes, 24.27 seconds on Sept. 14.

Then, at the Oregon Relays, Meier finished ninth in the 2 mile in 10 minutes, 44.93 seconds. ... Vote for the Maps Credit Union High School Athlete of the Week. Show comments.

North Salem's standout junior clocked the fastest time in the state of Oregon this season when she won the Ash Creek XC Festival 5,000-meter race in Monmouth in 17 minutes, 24.27 seconds on Sept. 14.

North Salem's standout junior clocked the fastest time in the state of Oregon this season when she won the Ash Creek XC Festival 5,000-meter race in Monmouth in 17 minutes, 24.27 seconds on Sept. 14.

Western Christian cross-country runner Kalkidan Ellis is the Maps Credit Union girls Athlete of the Week, as voted on by readers of the Statesman Journal. Ellis, a junior, placed 13th at Ash Creek ...