WHITE SALMON — Columbia High School senior Lilah capped her prep cross country career with a fifth-place finish at the WIAA 1A state meet Nov. 7 at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco.
Zimmerman covered the 5,000-meter course in 19 minutes, 25 seconds, leading the Bruins to 11th place (252 points) out of 16 teams and 153 runners. Junior teammate Kathryn O’Connor was 49th (21:30) for Columbia.
Zimmerman is a four-time state meet competitor; her best previous finish was 11th as a freshman. She finishes her CHS cross country career as the school recordholder (19:24.1, set this season at the Champoeg Invitational). She won three Trico League championship meets (2026, 2024, 2023 and was 13th last fall) and was second, fourth, fourth and fourth at the District 4-1A championship meet during her four years running for the Bruins.
Columbia’s other finishers at the state meet were: freshman Emme Lloyd (93rd, 22:39); freshman Elise Pinchot (111th, 23:09); junior Eda O’Connor (118th, 23:178); and senior Maya Tama (137th, 24:30).
The Columbia High boys were 14th at state with 366 points. Freshman Owen Becker-Nunley was 76th in 17:58, alongside junior Jack Brooks (89th, 18:09); junior Colby Clark (116th, 18:34); sophomore Oliver Brookenshire (117th, 18:35); senior Luther Thomas (120th, 18:38); freshman Harrison Boroughs (141st, 19:42); and senior Everett Coyner (142nd, 19:46).
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