Steve Shay
Ballard sophomore Alex Bowns finished 58th at the Nov. 7 State Championship.

Bowns finishes 58th in state championship

Sophomore Alex Bowns, the only Ballard High School cross country runner to qualify for the Washington State 4A Championship, finished in 58th place at the Nov. 7 meet.

Bowns finished the race in a time of 16.31.

The first-place runner, Shane Moskowitz of Central Kitsap High School, finished with a time of 15:06.

Bowns led the Beavers in almost every meet in the 2009 season.

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