The Tahoma Elementary, Middle School, junior varsity and varsity orienteering teams had many racers make the podium during the 2016- 2017 season and during the state championship race.
Orienteering is similar to cross country but racers also use a map and compass to find checkpoints in the woods and make it to the finish line.
In early March, two members Ben Brady and Jack Bruneel represented Tahoma on the Cascade Orienteering Club’s national middle school team at a two day national championship in Texas.
Their team placed second overall and Brady finished 13th and Bruneel placed second.
Below are results for Tahoma team members:
Elementary
• Yash Buddhdeo third for season
• Issac Fox fourth for season, third for state champs
• Andres Vargas fifth for season
• Leif McQwuon seventh for season
• Hank Menzie eighth for season
Middle School
The team finished first for the season and were state champs.
• Ben Brady first for season
• Jack Bruneel second for season, first state champs
• Shane Conley third for season, second for state champs
• Alexandra Lamphear fourth for season middle school girls
• Fabio Vagas seventh for season
• Zariah Zosel eighth for season middle school girls
• Alex Keifer 10th for season
• Luke Menzie 12th for season
• Benjamin Conley 19th for season
Junior Varsity Boys South Team
The team finished second for the season and were state champs.
• Ty Hammerstrom third for season
• Takamasa Minami ninth for season
• JT Hammerstrom 10th for season
• Spencer Metz 32nd for season
Varsity Boys Team
The team finished first for season and were state champs.
• Scott Funston third for season, 2nd for state
• Kyle Sherick fifth for season
• Andrew Bruneel sixth for season
• Henry Kombol ninth for season
• Bradley Davis 13th for season
• Andrew Mason 18th for season
• Matthew Simmons 21st for season
• Spencer Kovacs 22nd for season
• Andrew Lovre 35th for season
• Kyle Newton 36th for season
