The Rainier High School cross country program made history at the 1B/2B District 4 championships at Rainier Elementary School Saturday, Nov. 2 as both the boys and girls teams clinched a top four finish to qualify for state for the first time in program history. Rainier’s girls secured their fourth consecutive district title in dominant fashion, with four Mountaineers taking the top four spots and six taking the top eight overall.
Freshman Komaire Robles won the district title by nearly seven seconds, finishing in 20 minutes and 2 seconds. “It’s cool. It’s not something I thought I was going to experience,” Robles said of earning the district crown as a freshman.
Junior newcomer Jazzlyn Shumate was the district runner-up, overcoming an early stumble to cross the finish line in just under 20:09, her best time yet. Madison Ingram, the 2023 district champion, placed third with a time of 20:31, while freshman Alexis Myers earned fourth place at 21:42. Sophomores Kinsley Barlow and Rayanna Wisner achieved sixth and eighth, respectively.
Ingram, who has taken first place in the majority of races this season, said one of the biggest areas of growth for her is how she roots for team success. In the past, she admitted that she would be upset that she would finish behind her teammates. But she is proud of Robles for accomplishing a feat that she once did in 2021, winning the district title as a freshman at Northwest Christian.
“It was like that for a little while where I wa.
