Kjirsten Ludeman sets school track records

Sehome runner sets the standard for perennial powerhouse program — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000
Sehome High School junior Kjirsten Ludeman poses for a portrait inside Lake Padden Park, where her team meets for practice. ( Santiago Ochoa /Cascadia Daily News) Sehome’s girls cross country and track teams have been one of the top programs in the state for the last decade. The Mariners have won six of the last 10 cross country state championships and three track and field titles. Several Sehome grads have also competed in college, including Seattle Pacific’s Johnny Eggert, Western Washington’s Sydney Harri and Eastern Washington’s Liv Hernandez. Sehome’s current roster is deep, but its next rising star is junior Kjirsten Ludeman. “There were signs of her being talented early on, but it is tough to tell when we never met them before as freshmen,” Sehome’s assistant coach Conner Johnson said. “She wanted to work hard and meshed with the girls really well.”  Ludeman has the second-fastest 5,000-meter time in program history at 17 minutes, 11.2 seconds, six seconds behind her current teammate Sloane Clines. She also holds school records in the 400-meter (55.95), 800-meter (2:06.64), 1,500-meter (4:33.23), 1,600-meter (4:48.67) and 1-mile (4:50.26). When she ran her 800-meter personal record at the Twilight in the Ham race last fall; it was the fastest time in the country. It’s currently the record in Whatcom County and ranks her 27th in the country for the 2026 season. Ludeman is also a member of the fastest 4×400, 4×800, 4×1-mile and distance medley r
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No on I-638: ‘Witch hunt’ of trans kids is a threat to all girls who play sports — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000
A CDN guest commentary encourages a no vote on Initiative 638 because it would be unfair to trans girls and would subject all girl athletes to an invasive medical examination. ( Andy Bronson /Cascadia Daily News) Having grown up in rural Missouri, I’m all too familiar with the way some people exclude, bully and discriminate against people of different backgrounds, religions, gender identities or sexual orientations. I was fortunate that my own family was a safe and accepting home for me and my sibling who came out as transgender as a teenager.  When I moved to Washington, it was in part because I felt this state was a safe haven for trans folks and has some of the most progressive policies in the country. So I was shocked to see that there’s an initiative on our ballot this election, I-638, that puts a target on the backs of transgender youths.  I-638 supporters want you to believe it’s about keeping girls “safe” in sports, but voters need to understand what the initiative actually does. Under I-638, every girl, not just trans girls, would be required to get medical certification of their sex from a doctor. According to doctors , the only way to comply with the initiative would be to conduct invasive genital exams, or for girls to get expensive genetic or hormone tests. And because these procedures are medically unnecessary, doctors say those tests would not likely be covered by insurance.  The initiative doesn’t allow parents to use a birth certificate to
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Squalicum hopes to avenge early soccer loss to Burlington-Edison — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000
Squalicum’s Addi Wilson scores the first of four goals on Sept. 15, as the Storm beat Sultan 8-0 at home. The Storm look to even things up with Burlington-Edison on Oct. 13 after losing 5-1 to the Tigers earli