It’s still early, but the 2022 season is shaping up to be a state championship year for the Knappa boys cross-country team.

Along with Astoria and Seaside, the Loggers competed in the annual Meriwether Classic, held Friday at Meriwether National Golf Club in Hillsboro.

In a field of mostly 5A and 6A schools, the Class 2A Loggers finished 15th out of 33 scoring teams. Astoria was 22nd.

Central Catholic won the team title, ahead of Sunset, Newberg, Lakeridge, Sherwood and West Linn as the top six.

Individually, Central Catholic senior Wesley Shipsey took first in 14 minutes, 50.8 seconds, the first of three Central Catholic runners in the top six.

Knappa senior Isaiah Rodriguez was 11th overall out of 288 runners, finishing in 15:56.3. Teammate Joshua Peterson was 41st (16:57.7), while James Roehr (70th, 17:24.7) was Astoria’s top runner.

On the girls’ side, Astoria was 24th out of 26 teams. Seaside freshman Maddie Menke was 66th in 21:07.