RECAP: 2025 Hole in the Wall XC Invitational

On Saturday, Oct. 11, the Snohomish County Sports Commission attended the 2025 Hole in the Wall XC Invitational at Lakewood High School.

In its 42nd year, the cross country meet brought in more than 3,800 runners from across Washington state, even welcoming competitors from Idaho, Oregon, Montana, California, Alaska and British Columbia, Canada.

The 5K course for junior varsity and varsity was a two-loop course with a mix of 80% grass, 8% track, 12% gravel road and two wood bridges. The middle school race, which was run on Friday, featured a 1.7-mile loop course.

Below are the top three finishers and their times for each category. For all results, go to http://www.holeinthewallinvite.com/results.html.

Boys Elite (146 runners) — Cohen Butler (Camas) 14:36.9

Girls Elite (139 runners) — Adrianna Buitelaar (Mennonite Educational Institute) 16:48.0

Boys Varsity Gold (382 runners) — Blake Roberts (Glacier Peak) 15:24.1

Girls Varsity Gold (182 runners) — Sophia Koch (Bellingham) 18:02.5

Boys Varsity Silver (299 runners) — Trygve Vang-Thompson (Colony) 16:07.6

Girls Varsity Silver (258 runners) — Anna Hirsch (Wenatchee) 18:05.0

Boys Varsity Bronze (162 runners) — Jonah Dyck (Sardis) 17:21.0

Boys JV Gold (513 runners) — Sebastian Olson (North Thurston) 16:25.0

Girls JV Gold (277 runners) — Lyla Teer (Regent Christian Online Academy) 18:56.2

Boys JV Silver (378 runners) — Beckett Chambers (Tahoma) 17:31.6

Girls JV Silver (183 runners) — Lucy Campbell (Connell) 19:06.4