Portland high school 2025 boys cross country team rewinds
Last season, Portland high school boys cross country teams had a dominant showing, sweeping second through sixth place at the 6A state meet.
In 2025, the expectations remain high around the city for those squads and several individual athletes as the leaves begin to change.
Here’s a team-by-team look at last year’s finish and who’s coming back for each squad.
Class 6A
Central Catholic
Head coach: Said Guermali
Last season: Mt. Hood champions
2024 State meet: Second place
Returning state qualifiers: Brady Lukasiewicz, sophomore, 20th (15:50.6); Conal Devine, senior, 24th (15:53.8); Greer Shorr, senior, 37th (16:03.4); Kaiji Alleman, junior, 58th (16:19.3)
Cleveland
Head coach: Mark Wren
Last season: Fifth in the PIL
2024 State meet: N/A
Returning state qualifiers: Kai Jensen, senior, sixth (15:19.4)
David Douglas
Head coach: Max Rotar
Last season: Fourth in Mt. Hood
2024 State meet: N/A
Top returner: Ismail Ali, senior, 25th in Mt. Hood (17:53.52)
Franklin
Head coach: Jacob Michaels
Last season: Second in PIL
2024 State meet: Fifth place
Returning state qualifiers: Jasper Buskirk, senior, 96th (16:50.7); Max Gallagher, junior, 112th (17:03.9)
Grant
Head coach: Mike Engelbert
Last season: Fourth in PIL
2024 state meet: Sixth place
Returning state qualifiers: Liam Paulson, senior, 44th (16:09.4); Grady Gilkey, senior, 77th (16:40.0); Colton Hasser, senior, 86th (16:46.7); Wynton Martinez-Plachta, junior, 87th (16:46.8); Edgar Sniffen, sophomore, 98th (16:52.7)
Ida B. Wells
Head coach: Thor Esbensen
Last season: Third in PIL
2024 State meet: Third place
Returning state qualifiers: Otto Sellers, senior, 22nd (15:51.7); Lev Mitchell, senior, 45th (16:09.6); Luca Masolo, senior, 52nd (16:14.2)
Jefferson
Head coach: Taryn Dance
Last season: N/A
2024 State meet: N/A
Top returner: None
Lincoln
Head coach: Eric Dettman
Last season: PIL champions
2024 State meet: Fourth place
Returning state qualifiers: Peter James, junior, 42nd (16:06.8); Malcolm Dimoff, junior, 57th (16:19.0); Connor Gosselin, senior, 64th (16:24.1); Jack Denton, junior, 66th (16:26.6)
McDaniel
Head coach: Ryan Keene
Last season: Sixth in PIL
2024 State meet: N/A
Top returner: Nathan Hadgu, senior, 28th in PIL (16:43.10)
Roosevelt
Head coach: Kasey Geller
Last season: Seventh in PIL
2024 State meet: N/A
Top returner: Ernesto Coster, senior, 35th in PIL (17:08.10)
Class 5A
Parkrose
Head coach: Steve Sexton
Last season: Ninth in NWOC
2024 State meet: N/A
Top returner: Deacon English, senior, 55th in NWOC (20:24.41)
Class 3A
Portland Adventist
Head coach: Heidi Hudson
Last season: 10th in 3A Special District 1
2024 state meet: N/A
Top returner: Rhys McCamman, senior, 67th in SD1 (21:28.0)
Riverdale
Head coach: Michael Johnson
Last season: Sixth in 3A Special District 1
2024 State meet: N/A
Top returner: Leif Crockett, senior, 39th in SD1 (19:05.10)
Class 2A/1A
Columbia Christian
Head coach: Han Thu White-Duong
Last season: 11th in 2A/1A Special District 1
2024 state meet: N/A
Top returner: Abram Votrobeck, junior, 15th in SD1 (18:09.8)
Portland Christian
Head coach: Andrew Jannsen
Last season: Sixth in 2A/1A Special District 1
2024 state meet: N/A
Top returner: Noah Humphrey, senior, 16th in SD1 (18:11.5)
