By NATHAN WHALEN

Special to The Record

For the 13th time, South Whidbey’s boys and girls cross country teams both qualified for the state meet that takes place Saturday, Nov. 8 at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco.

The teams were propelled to the state meet based on their performance in the the District 2 championships, which took place Nov. 1 at South Whidbey High School. The boys team placed second and the girls team placed fourth.

“We’ve had a good year. We’re in a good conference,” South Whidbey cross country coach Doug Fulton said. He added the runners are getting over colds and flus, and they’re feeling good.

Sophomore Reed Atwood won the girls district race running 18:58. South Whidbey’s top five district runners are seniors Lyla Hutson (15th) and Desi Andrews (23rd), Junior Lil

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