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Larned runners compete at CKL meet
LHS Cross Country
Larneds 2015 cross country team, from left, coach Marcy Wagner, Jorden Drimmel, Hunter Kirkpatrick, Danyon Green, Brooke Butler, Delainee Gordon, Jorgiahlyn Kimble, coach Gary Wagner. - photo by Janet Fleske Special to the Tribune

HESSTON — Returning state qualifier Delainee Gordon led Larned with a fourth-place finish (21:21.06) in the Central Kansas League cross country meet at Hesston.
Hoisington’s Rylie Koester placed third (21:09.78) to lead the Cardinals. Jessi Kindscher finished seventh (22:36.69).
Larned’s Brooke Butler placed 11th (22:51.41) and Jorgiahlyn Kimble placed 19th (23:43.09).
Danyon Green led the Larned boys with a 19th-place finish (18:35.41). he was followed by Jorden Drimmel, 32nd (20:31.68) and Hunter Fitzpatrick, 49th, 22:01.66.
Hoisington’s Braden Konzem finished 60th (25:59.52).
Larned and Hoisington compete at the Cimarron Golf Course cross country regional Saturday. The girls start at 11 a.m. with the boys scheduled for an 11:45 a.m. start. The top three teams and top five runners not on qualifying teams make the state meet.

Boys
TEAM SCORES—1. Halstead 46; 2. Smoky Valley 57; 3. Pratt 69; 4. Hesston 106; 5. Sterling 133; 6. Haven 148; 7. Kingman 163; 8., Nickerson 223.
MEDALISTS—1. Steve Cline, Halstead, 16;58.47; 2. Tony Ibarra, Pratt, 17:09.06; 3. Owen Pearce, Kingman, 17:11.12; 4. Calvin Shannon, SV, 17:19.18; 5. Logan Windholz, SV, 17:26.72; 6. Dylan Pelland, Pratt, 17:29.56; 7. Roman Ibarra, Pratt, 17:46.41; 8. Luccas Schmucker, Hesston, 17:51.22; 9. Patrick Porch, Halstead, 17:59.91; 10. Austin Bollinger, Hesston, 18:00.59
Larned runners—19. Danyon Green, 18:35.41; 32. Jorden Drimmel, 20:31.68; 49. Hunter Fitzpatrick, 22:01.66
Hoisington runner—60. Braden Konzem, 25:59.52
Hoisington JV runners—42. Keaton Klug, 26:37.75; 44. Brody Nicholas, 27:44.54

Girls
TEAM SCORES—1—Smoky Valley , 39; 2. Halstead 52; 3. Pratt 53; 4. Hesston 75; 5. Sterling 116
MEDALISTS—1. Halle Helfrich, Pratt, 20:33.91; 2. Katie Adam, SV, 21:07.22; 3. Rylie Koester, Hoisington, 21:09.78; 4. Delainee Gordon, Larned, 21:21.06; 5. Lydia Johnson, Halstead, 21:41.06; 6. Abby Weber, Hesston, 22:01.44; 7. Jessi Kindscher, Hoisington, 22:36.69; 8. Bianca Gutierrez, Halstead, 22:40.78; 9. Maggie Lambert, SV, 22:42.47; 10. Jasmine Travelbee, Nickerson, 22:44.41.
Larned runners—11. Brooke Butler, Larned, 22:51.41; 19. Jorgiahlyn Kimble, Larned, 23:43.09
Hoisington JV runner—9. Kylie Crawford, 30:21.41.