Winter sports schedule

RUNNING ALL THE WAY TO STATE AND BACK

By Efrata Solomon

Throughout the season, both cross-country teams placed second out of four teams at the Sehome High School invite on Sept. 9. On Sept. 20, the men’s team came in second and the women’s team came in fourth at the WesCo League meet at Mountlake Terrace. Both teams would make it to third place at the Kamiak High School Meet on Oct. 5 and at the ESD Championship on Oct. 13. At the the WesCo League Championships, both the women’s and men’s team would come in sixth out of 19 teams, with some ESD top finishers being senior Mark Tiersma (21st) and sophomores Arielle Analau and Erin Woodman (15th and 23rd, respectively) in the 5k race.

“This was a really good season to have as my final season,” senior Liliana Lopez-Santiago, varsity captain, said. “Cross-country felt like a family and we’re known as a tight knit community. I didn’t get to achieve some of my goals for senior year, but I was still happy to be there.”

“This was my last season so I went full out on it,” senior Sadie Sadler, varsity captain, said. “Even though I got injured, I always cheered on my teammates. I’ve raced with my senior friends for the past six years and having it come to an end was sad for me.”

One of the biggest accomplishments of the season was getting over ten PR’s this whole season and sending two boys to state, seniors Carter Middleton and Mark Tiersma. Respectively, they’ve gotten 92nd and 141st at the Washington 3A State Championships. However, this road (or track) to state hasn’t come without its hardships.

“[Mark Tiersma and I] would end up doing great at the beginning of the season and set huge PR’s,” Middleton said. “I would then proceed to tear my hamstring and was out for a few weeks, then after that I got sick for another week and went from having a great shot at the top 25 in state to questioning whether or not I would make it to state. I persevered through it and Mark and I would both run great at District 1 Champs to qualify for state.”

The team as a whole has also encountered a lot of hardships through the smoky weather, injuries, sickness with COVID19 and other illnesses, lack of dedication, and imbalanced skill among the team.

“It was really hard to find a balance of what workouts to do when some runners are more advanced than other people, especially with our coach not having an assistant, so it was hard to keep track of times because she wanted to give the same amount of attention to everyone,” Lopez-Santiago said.

On a more positive note, during their trip Tiersma and Middleton made their long trip to state fun by enjoying their time with each other and making fun little vlogs. You can find some of these vlogs on the Instagram account @mths. runs, an unofficial humorous account dedicated to the 20222023 cross country season, run by junior Quanrry Mach.

“This was Quanrry’s first year in cross-country, and one special thing he brought to the team was a camera. He captured a bunch of moments of people hanging out, and it felt really nice for us to have memories we could look back on,” Lopez-Santiago said.

Some standout teammates were Lopez-Santiago and senior Nina Dodgen.

“They’ve stuck with me for my whole cross-country career, and were always caring, compassionate, supportive and fun to be around. I wouldn’t want to be with anyone else,” Sadler said.

A big underdog athlete on the team was freshman Logan Toulouse, who ran an amazing time of 17:53.8 minutes for a 5K.

“He really shined through at the end of this season. I think he has a lot more potential and I can’t [wait to] see where he takes his talents,” Middleton said.

The upcoming track and field season in the spring brings a lot of excitement amongst the team.

“I’m excited for this track season to shatter the times I’ve put hundreds of miles into. I’m ready to show off my talents,” Middleton said. “I’m trying to go to state in 3-4 events next year including the 2 mile and 1600, 800, and 400 meter races.”

“I have a second chance with track. It’s another season to be part of a team, but with different people, and to soak in the last moments before graduation,” Lopez-Santiago said.

Next year looks to be a bright one for the cross country season. There’s a lot of confidence that the women’s and men’s team will go to state, especially for the women’s team.

“Our freshmen and sophomore girls PR’d and outran most of the girls on the team,” Sadler said.

Both Sadler and Lopez-Santiago are looking forward to seeing what will happen with the cross-country team in the 2023-2024 season without them running alongside them.

“I have a lot of confidence we’ll go to state next year. We have a good group of girls and boys that will stay consistent with running through the year, and I’m excited for them to stay close without seniors and for new freshmen to come in,” Lopez-Santiago said.

“I would like to see [the men’s and women’s team] go to state next year, but still have fun and create memories. I want to come back and visit, say hi, and run with my team after going to college,” Sadler said. H

Senior Mark Tiersma was one of two athletes to represent the

Hawks at the state meet. PHOTO PROVIDED BY QUANRRY MACH

HAWKS 2022-2023 WINTER SPORTS CALENDARS (EXCLUDING POST-SEASON)

WRESTLING

DATE TIME OPPONENT

11/22/22 TBA JAM SESSION XXVII

12/1/22 5:30 p.m. @ Snohomish 12/3/22 7:00 a.m. Invitational Meet @ Edmonds-Woodway 12/8/22 7:00 p.m. Archbishop Murphy, Cascade & Jackson

12/10/22 8:00 a.m. Invitational Meet @Sedro-Woolley (M) 12/10/22 7:00 a.m. Invitational Meet @ Orting (W) 12/15/22 7:00 p.m. @ Shorewood 12/17/22 9:30 a.m. Invitational Meet @ Lynnwood 1/5/23 7:00 p.m. Cedarcrest 1/10/23 7:00 p.m. Meadowdale 1/12/23 7:00 p.m. @ Shorecrest 1/20/23 7:00 p.m. @ Archbishop Murphy 1/24/23 7:00 p.m. @ Lynnwood 1/26/23 7:00 p.m. Edmonds-Woodway

Graphics by Rodney Budden

MEN’S SWIMMING

DATE TIME OPPONENT

12/6/22 3:30 p.m. Mariner @ Kamiak 12/13/22 2:45 p.m. Meadowdale & Shorewood @ Lynnwood Pool 12/15/22 2:30 p.m. Jackson @ West Coast Aquatics 1/5/23 2:45 p.m. Shorecrest @ Lynnwood Pool 1/17/23 2:45 p.m. Edmonds-Woodway @ Lynnwood Pool 1/19/23 2:45 p.m. Lynnwood @ Lynnwood Pool 1/26/23 2:45 p.m. Kamiak @ Lynnwood Pool 1/28/23 3:30 p.m. District Meet @ Lynnwood Pool

EDITOR’S NOTE: Home games for men’s and women’s basketball, as well as wrestling are in the Terraceum. These schedules were accurate as of the Hawkeye’s press date. However, sports schedules can change for a variety of reasons, including inclement weather. For updates as well as JV and C-team schedules visit the official Hawks Athletics website at MTHSAthletics.com

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

DATE TIME OPPONENT

11/22/22 5:45 p.m. JAM SESSION XXVII 11/30/22 7:15 p.m. @ Sehome 12/5/22 7:15 p.m. King’s 12/7/22 7:15 p.m. @ Marysville-Pilchuck 12/9/22 7:15 p.m. Marysville-Getchell 12/12/22 7:15 p.m. @ Stanwood 12/15/22 7:15 p.m. Archbishop Murphy 12/16/22 7:00 p.m. @ Bear Creek 12/19/22 7:15 p.m. @ Arlington 12/21/22 7:15 p.m. Kamiak 12/28/22 6:30 p.m. @ Ingraham 1/3/23 7:15 p.m. Cedarcrest 1/5/23 7:15 p.m. @ Snohomish 1/11/23 7:15 p.m. Meadowdale 1/13/23 7:15 p.m. @ Monroe 1/18/23 7:15 p.m. @ Everett 1/20/23 7:15 p.m. Shorewood 1/25/23 7:15 p.m. @ Edmonds-Woodway 1/28/23 7:15 p.m. Lynnwood 1/31/23 7:15 p.m. Shorecrest 2/2/23 7:15 p.m. @ Cascade

MEN’S BASKETBALL

DATE TIME OPPONENT

11/22/22 7:15 p.m. JAM SESSION XXVII 12/2/22 7:15 p.m. Mark Morris 12/3/22 5:00 p.m. @ Lynden 12/6/22 7:15 p.m. Marysville-Pilchuck 12/9/22 7:15 p.m. @ Marysville-Getchell 12/10/22 2:30 p.m. King’s @ Highline C.C. 12/13/22 7:15 p.m. Stanwood 12/15/22 7:15 p.m. @ Archbishop Murphy 12/20/22 7:15 p.m. Arlington 12/27/22 7:30 p.m. Holiday Tourney - TBA 12/28/22 7:30 p.m. Holiday Tourney - Rogers 1/4/23 7:15 p.m. @ Cedarcrest 1/6/23 7:15 p.m. Snohomish 1/10/23 7:15 p.m. @ Meadowdale 1/13/23 7:15 p.m. Monroe 1/17/23 7:15 p.m. Everett 1/20/23 7:15 p.m. @ Shorewood 1/24/23 7:15 p.m. Edmonds-Woodway 1/27/23 7:15 p.m. @ Lynnwood 1/31/23 7:15 p.m. @ Shorecrest 2/3/23 7:15 p.m. Cascade