Ella Zimmerman

Ella Zimmerman, who finished 37th overall at state, runs in a previous race this season.Chelsea Marr file/photo

Ella Zimmerman finished 37th overall to lead Columbia High runners at the windy Class 1A state cross country championships last weekend.

Zimmerman, a junior, covered the damp 5,000-meter layout at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco in 21 minutes, six seconds. Zimmerman qualified as an individual based on her 12th-place finish at the Oct. 30 regional cross country meet at South Whidbey High School in Langley, WA. She was sixth in the Trico League championship race the week prior.