Ballard High School girls cross country will be heading to the 4A District Championship as a team after finishing sixth overall in the Oct. 22 KingCo Championship at Lake Sammamish.

The boys team failed to qualify for the District Championship by three points – the first time it has failed to do so in a number of seasons.

Senior Erin Philbeck led the Beavers, as she has most of the season, finishing 16th overall in a time of 20:00 over the 5,000 meter course.

Junior Natalie White (20th), junior Erle Lima (29th), freshman Rachel Livengood (57th) and junior Hannah Murphy (59th) were the rest of the top five for Ballard.

Though not qualifying as a team, four Beaver boys qualified for the District Championship as individuals by finishing in the top 35.

Sophmore Alex Bowns (17th), senior Jesse Bengtsson (23rd), senior Aaron Hamilton (29th) and junior Blair Scott (30th) will represent Ballard.

The 4A District Championship will be held Oct. 31 in Kelso. Qualifiers will then head to the State Championship Nov. 7 in Pasco.