Multiple Area Athletes Qualify for State Cross Country
A large number of athletes from the nckssports.com area have qualified for the KSHSAA State Cross Country Meets coming up this Saturday, October 29. At 1A Regionals, the top four teams and top seven other individuals from non-qualifying teams head to state and in 2A and 3A for area teams, the top three teams at each regional qualify with the next five runners. Area teams that won Regional titles include: St. John's Boys (1A, Washington County), Osborne Girls (1A, Washington County), Sacred Heart Girls (2A, Wabaunsee), Southeast of Saline Boys (3A, Council Grove) and Southeast of Saline Girls (3A, Council Grove). Below is a list of state qualifying teams, gold medal individuals and other area top ten finishers and state qualifying runners. You can also find full Regional results and state meet information at the links at the bottom of the article.
1A @ Washington County
Boys Team: 1. St. John's 28 (win tiebreaker); 2. Osborne 28
Boys Individual: 1. Grady Buessing, Axtell 17:44.36; 2. Jonny Hamel, Osborne; 3. Jonas Letourneau, St. John's; 5. Graham Bales, Osborne; 7. Chris LaRocque, St. John's; 9. Aiden Conrad, Osborne; 10. Harlan Pancost, Sylvan-Lucas; 12. Teagon Reeves, Pike Valley
Girls Team: 1. Osborne 23
Girls Individual: 1. Mya Schweitzer, Osborne 21:43.19; 3. Ryah Bertuccelli, Osborne; 4. Kate Kendig, Osborne; 6. Jane Letourneau, St. John's; 13. Emma Mick, St. John's
1A @ Ness City
Boys Team: 1. Quinter 33
Boys Individual: 1. Brenden Ellis, Ingalls 17:24.90
Girls Team: 1. Quinter 38
Girls Individual: 1. Emma Weiner, Golden Plains 19:10.10; 5. Breanna Fast, Natoma
2A @ Great Bend
Boys Team: 1. Meade
Boys Individual: 1. Kamryn Golub, Stanton County 16:42.90
Girls Team: 1. Stanton County
Girls Individual: 1. Chesney Peterson, Stanton County 17:43.44
2A @ Wabaunsee
Boys Team: 1. Jefferson County North
Boys Individual: 1. Garrison Zerger, Ell-Saline 17:45.29; 3. Brady Wells, Sacred Heart
Girls Team: 1. Sacred Heart 34
Girls Individual: 1. Payton Wurtz, Wabaunsee 21:00.58; 3. Gracy Dorzweiler, Sacred Heart; 5. Caroline Stone, Sacred Heart; 6. Eva Matteucci, Sacred Heart; 7. Lauren Mikkelson, Sacred Heart; 8. Elle Callaway, Republic County
3A @ Goodland
Boys Team: 1. Holcomb
Boys Individual: 1. Alex Luce, Lakin 17:16.88; 5. Lance Lundine, Beloit; 6. Bryce Johnson, Ellsworth
Girls Team: 1. Norton
Girls Individual: 1. Janae Fugitt, Cimarron 21:08.35
3A @ Council Grove
Boys Team: 1. Southeast of Saline 26
Boys Individual: 1. Lakoddah Downs, Council Grove 16:26.67; 2. Levi Allen, Southeast of Saline; 3. Damion Jackson, Southeast of Saline; 4. Brayden Walker, Southeast of Saline; 6. Cayden Walker, Southeast of Saline
Girls Team: 1. Southeast of Saline 38
Girls Individual: 1. Bree Allen, Prairie View 19:49.11; 5. Abby Commerford, Southeast of Saline; 9. Ashley Prochazka, Southeast of Saline
3A @ Riley County
Boys Team: 1. Hiawatha
Boys Individual: 1. Silas Miller, Marysville 16:58.99; 8. Joel Abell, Minneapolis
Girls Team: 1. Riley County; 2. Minneapolis
Girls Individual: 1. Hannah Thong, Olathe Heritage Christian 20:56.53; 2. Alayna Cossaart, Minneapolis