Lakeview Takes Second at State Cross Country Meet

Union/Cove claimed the girls team title at the Class 2A/1A state championships held Saturday in Eugene.

Updated on Nov. 8, 2026 in Track & Field

Lakeview High's girls cross country team finished second at the Oregon Class 2A/1A state meet in Eugene, scoring 46 points behind Union/Cove's 40. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

The Lakeview High girls cross country team finished second at the Class 2A/1A state championships, scoring 46 points. Union/Cove won the girls team title with 40 points at the 5,000-meter race held at Lane Community College in Eugene.

Why it matters

The result places Lakeview among the top girls programs in the state's smaller-classification ranks at this year's championship meet. Only the top four runners from each team count toward team scores, so the finish rewarded consistent depth across the squad.

Lakeview's top four girls scored 46 points, led by Emma Halbleib in 11th at 20:13.2, while Bandon's Jael Legutki won the individual title in 18:57.9. The source does not report how these times compare with earlier state meets.

The players

Emma Halbleib

Lakeview runner who finished 11th overall in the girls race at the state championships.

Jael Legutki

Bandon runner who won the individual girls title at the state championships.

The details

Only the top four runners for each team count in team scores, and Lakeview's scoring runners included Emma Halbleib (11th, 20:13.2), Addalee Tague (22nd, 21:44.7), Lily Halbleib (24th, 22:00.1) and Adisynn Harlan (28th, 22:20.9). In the boys division, Knappa won the team title with 32 points, while Lakeview's boys finished 15th.

Saturday, November 7, 2026: Class 2A/1A state cross country championships held at Lane Community College in Eugene.

Season Trajectory

Lakeview's second-place finish within the Oregon School Activities Association's Class 2A/1A state format shows how the four-scorer team system rewards depth across the roster. The result positions the program behind Union/Cove in the girls standings at the state meet held this year in Eugene.

Only the top four finishers from each team count toward the team score, so a squad's point total depends on its four best runners rather than its full roster. Fans tracking Lakeview's girls program can use Emma Halbleib's 11th-place time of 20:13.2 as the benchmark for that scoring group.

The takeaway

Team scoring in cross country rewards depth, since only four finishers per squad count, which makes the scoring gap between second and first place a function of the top four runners. Lakeview's result shows how a tight point margin can decide a state title.