Polk County closed its cross country season Friday with its first girls team appearance at the 3A state championship since 2019 and another strong run from junior Liam Jackson.
The Wolverine girls finished 14th among 17 teams at Ivey Redmon Sports Complex in Kernersville, scoring 377 points.
Freshman Sophia Junge led Polk, placing 26th overall in 22:20.77. Sadie Schweitzer followed in 84th at 25:11.01, with Khloe Kitchen 107th in 26:34.05, LilliAnna Rhymer 118th in 28:08.47 and Kendra Kitchen 120th in 29:06.34.
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Pine Lake Prep won the girls team championship with 49 points, finishing ahead of Wake Prep Academy (74) and N.C. School of Science and Mathematics (77). Pine Lake Prep’s Maya Little won the individual title in 18:43.61.
Jackson, Polk’s lone boys qualifier, finished 22nd in the 3A boys race with a time of 17:55.03.
N.C. School of Science and Mathematics senior Jarett Price won the boys championship in 16:42.78, edging Wake Prep Academy’s Krew Erwin, who finished in 16:43.00.
The state appearance capped a postseason in which Jackson won the Western Highlands Conference championship and placed sixth at the 3A West Regional, while the Polk girls earned their first team trip to the state meet in seven years.
