There are plenty of local athletes on this year’s edition of the All-Channel League Cross Country teams, headlined by the state champion Santa Barbara High boys squad.
Boys
Leading the All-League first team for the boys was the Dons duo of Andreas Dybdahl and Cainan Birchim.
Dybdahl finished second in the state meet while Birchim registered a 12th-place finish.
Joining Dybdahl and Birchim on the first team is Dos Pueblos’ Eamon Gordon.
All local players that earned a spot on the All-League second team came from Santa Barbara High. Oleksandr Tanasychuk, Benjamin Diaz, Matthias Everest and Magne Henriques made the cut.
As for the honorable mentions, a runner from each of the local Channel League schools graced the list.
From Dos Pueblos, the trio of Will Matthews, Andy Brennan and Linus Martin were named honorable mentions. Following them were the San Marcos duo of Ashton Johnsen and Ben Callanan and Santa Barbara’s LT Crannell.
Girls
The lone local girls runner on the All-League first team was San Marcos’ Kiala Haas. She placed fourth in the Channel League meet with a time of 18:31.10.
Haas’ Royals teammates Samara Shalhoub and Melina Vela were placed on the second team. They were joined by the Dos Pueblos trio of Vienza Machuca, Eloise Shea and Sophie Saleh.
The local athletes that are slotted as honorable mentions are Colette Keller (San Marcos), Cate Bishop (Dos Pueblos), Maddy Myers (Dos Pueblos) and Madelein Van Bebber (Santa Barbara).
