EUGENE - Olivia Johnson had her sights set on the top 10 and reached her goal.

The Sweet Home junior bettered her 2008 finish by 12 spots Saturday to take seventh in the 4A girls race at the OSAA cross country state meet at Lane Community College.

"I was trying to get in the top 10, so this is awesome," said Johnson, who placed 19th last year.

Johnson, who won the Val-Co League district meet a week earlier, finished the 5,000-meter (3.1-mile) course in 20 minutes, 27 seconds.

That helped Sweet Home take seventh in the 14-team field with 173 points.

Philomath, led by Olivia Anderson-Gregg's 43rd-place finish in 22:13, finished 12th with 293.

Sweet Home coach Billy Snow said Johnson executed the gameplan.

"She went out how we talked about then she started picking people off," he said. "She looked strong all the way throughout."

Johnson had to hold on for seventh in the

Siuslaw's Raelyn Robinson beat teammate Samantha Pummer by three seconds to win the individual title in 19:47.

Marist finished eight points ahead of Siuslaw for the team championship.

4A boys

Sweet Home finished 10th with 249 points, edging Philomath by one point.

Nick Hall, a Sweet Home sophomore who won the Val-Co district meet, led the Huskies, finishing 15th in 17:26.

Boone McCoy-Crisp was the top finisher for Philomath, taking 36th in 17:59.

Jed Tolbert of Henley won the race in 16:04, helping the Hornets edge Siuslaw by eight points for the team title.

3A/2A/1A girls

East Linn Christian sophomore Zoe Engwall was 21st in 21:24 to lead all area finishers.

"Strong at the beginning then tired in the end," an exhausted Engwall said. "I think I probably went a little too fast."

ELC coach Gary Timms said Engwall has had what he calls "an exceptional three weeks."

She was second to teammate Katelin Renfro in the district meet. Renfro was 33rd Saturday.

"Zoe matured this year incredibly," he said. "Zoe comes to race. She was ready for it."

Engwall's finish helped the Eagles take sixth with 172 points.

Santiam Christian Abbey Roberts was 23rd in 21:41 to lead her team to 12th at 275.

Central Linn sophomore Jocelyn Vinson was close behind in 24th in 21:44 as the Cobras took 13th with 306 points.

Qualifying as individuals, Harrisburg senior Chelsea Long was 29th in 21:50 and Jefferson sophomore Kim Bender was 44th in 22:18.

3A/2A/1A boys

Central Linn sophomore Joseph Ewers led three area individual qualifiers, taking 41st in 18:15.

Sophomore teammate Zachary Holloway was 53rd (18:29) and Scio senior Eric Holmberg was 69th (18:57).

Rogue River's Cole Watson was the winner in 15:52. Nyssa was the team champion with 59 points.

Saturday's results:

4A boys

TEAM SCORES: Henley 49, Siuslaw 57, Sisters 109, LaSalle 135, Pleasant Hill 156, Hidden Valley 162, Estacada 190, La Grande 222, Scappoose 231, Sweet Home 249, Philomath 250, North Bend 286, Baker 298, Tillamook 362

TOP FIVE: 1. Jed Tolbert, Henley, 16:04; 2. Brady Beagley, Hidden Valley, 16:17; 3. Parker Bennett, Sisters, 16:23; 4. Joseph Campbell, Siuslaw, 16:40; 5. Jacob Berkner, Siuslaw, 16:42

AREA FINISHERS: 15. Nick Hall, Sweet Home, 17:26; 36. Boone McCoy-Crisp, Philomath, 17:59; 44. Jeff Schreiner-McGraw, Philomath, 18:07; 45. Julio Alvarado, Philomath, 18:10; 57. Byron Sanders, Sweet Home, 18:26; 71. Jake Comstock, Sweet Home, 18:34; 86. Tyler Joyner, Philomath, 18:58; 90. Daniel Danforth, Sweet Home, 19:07; 94. Chris Thompson, Sweet Home, 19:11; 103. Casey Keys, Sweet Home, 19:18; 106. Ross Priewe, Philomath, 19:23; 110. Brian Alaman, Philomath, 19:53; 116. Lorenzo Virgen, Sweet Home, 20:16

4A girls

TEAM SCORES: Marist 58, Siuslaw 66, Hidden Valley 106, Cascade 147, Banks 161, Molalla 167, Sweet Home 173, Sisters 194, Phoenix 207, North Bend 216, Scappoose 247, Philomath 293, La Grande 332, Baker 349

TOP FIVE: 1. Raelyn Robinson, Siuslaw, 19:47; 2. Samantha Pummer, Siuslaw, 19:50; 3. Chelsea Spencer, Sutherlin, 20:10; 4. Patricia Gutierrez, Cottage Grove, 20:16; 5. Katie Romanko, North Bend, 20:21

AREA FINISHERS: 7. Olivia Johnson, Sweet Home, 20:27; 22. Carissa Swanson, Sweet Home, 21:27; 43. Olivia Anderson-Gregg, Philomath, 22:13; 45. Caroline Amendola, Sweet Home, 22:21; 60. Audrey Hellesto, Philomath, 22:45; 79. Paige Sanders, Sweet Home, 23:21; 84. Emma Ervin, Philomath, 23:45; 89. Jessica Snow, Sweet Home, 24:05; 103. Sherry Woods, Philomath, 24:51; 104. Jenna Kistner, Sweet Home, 24:51; 112. Natasha Perry, Sweet Home, 25:17; 116. Erin Larson, Philomath, 26:16

3A/2A/1A boys

TEAM SCORES: Nyssa 59, Union 109, Southwest Christian 121, Cascade Christian 130, Rogue River 139, Amity 190, Portland Christian 193, Bandon 194, Chemawa 222, Westside Christian 234, Kennedy 241, St. Mary's 254, Clatskanie 262, Creswell 294

TOP FIVE: 1. Cole Watson, Rogue River, 15:52; 2. Corbin Helt, Creswell, 16:29; 3. Andrew Landstrom, Portland Christian, 16:42; 4. Tom Sheehy, Union, 16:51; 5. Brian Nelson, Nyssa, 16:58

AREA FINISHERS: 41. Joseph Ewers, Central Linn, 18:15; 53. Zachary Holloway, Central Linn, 18:29; 69. Eric Holmberg, Scio, 18:57

3A/2A/1A girls

TEAM SCORES: St. Mary's 73, Catlin Gabel 74, Bandon 131, Valley Catholic 141, Myrtle Point 151, East Linn Christian 172, Nyssa 183, Vale 192, Kennedy 216, Westside Christian 219, Southwest Christian 229, Santiam Christian 275, Central Linn 306, Cascade Christian 322

TOP FIVE: 1. Ashley Baldovino, Lakeview, 20:00; 2. Kayla Nagunst Rainier, 20:08; 3. Austin Lundin, Valley Catholic, 20:10; 4. Mary Bennion, St. Mary's 20:15; 5. Kaylee Kotkins, Union, 20:18

AREA FINISHERS: 21. Zoe Engwall, East Linn Christian, 21:24; 23. Abbey Roberts, Santiam Christian, 21:41; 29. Chelsea Long, Harrisburg, 21:50; 33. Katelin Renfro, East Linn Christian, 22:02; 44. Kim Bender, Jefferson, 22:18; 46. Hannah Whitehead, East Linn Christian, 22:25; 52. Emma Carlson, Santiam Christian, 22:36; 66. Lisl Ruckert, East Linn Christian, 23:12; 86. Madi Nielson-Binder, Central Linn, 24:11; 87. Whitley Garber, East Linn Christian, 24:12; 88. Rachel Gerber, Central Linn, 24:20; 95. Sarah Calkin, Santiam Christian, 24:36; 100. Rose Gerber, Central Linn, 25:03; 103. McKenzie Smithson, Santiam Christian, 25:07; 105. Kayla Berg, Santiam Christian, 25:21; 107. Menggi Liu, East Linn Christian, 25:29; 112. Autumn Short, East Linn Christian, 26:18; 113. Bethany Reams, Santiam Christian, 26:20; 118. Joanna Ziminski, Santiam Christian, 27:15; 120. Victoria Morrow, Central Linn, 27:29