A clean sweep in their first regional championship win since 2018
The PHS girls' cross country team won their first region championship since 2018 on Saturday, Sept. 28, in Ketchikan. All five runners finished in the top eight, with Maria Toth finishing first, Cadence Flint finishing second, Arielle Tucker finishing third, Gabriele Whitacre finishing fifth and Zia Hulebak finishing eight. From left to right: Arielle Tucker, Cadence Flint, Gabriele Whitacre, Zia Hulebak and Maria Toth.
For the first time since 2018, the PHS girls' cross country team are the Region V Champions for Division III.
Last year – despite a few very strong finishes including a second place overall finish from Maria Toth – the girls' team was unable to place as a team because of having too few runners, which made this year's championship win that much sweeter.
This time around Maria Toth claimed first place in the race. And along with her, all of Petersburg's girls finished in the top ten. With a combined score that delivered the championship win.
Junior Gabriele Whitacre finished 5th out of 32 runner...
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