Great Bend Middle School runners Addy Nicholson and Kaiden Esfeld have captured back-to-back first place medals in the first two cross country meets.
The Great Bend girls scored a near perfect 11 points to edge Newton (13) by two points.
Medalist Addy Nicholson (6:33.0) joined fourth-place Eliana Jackson (6:47.3) and sixth place Daizy Gomez (6:58.3) in the top 10. Clarissa Bashor (7:14.2) placed 12th and Brooklyn Ramsey (7:27.1) finished 15th.
Esfeld (11:29.4) captured the Prairie Hills cross country meet Tuesday, nearly a minute ahead of runner-up Asher Miller (12:28.9) of Ellinwood.
Great Bend’s Haley McCormick (14:26.6) placed seventh in the girls 8th-grade division.
Great Bend coaches Mandy Charles and Tanner Dahlke have been training the team hard all summer and were excited to see their hard work pay off.
LAKE BARTON MEET — The Great Bend Middle School cross country team started their season with a first-place trophy. Aug. 30
The seventh-grade girls dominated the course finishing 1, 2, 3, and captured the first-place team trophy, featuring four runners in the top 10 and seven in the top 15.
Great Bend's Nicholson (6:42.3) was followed closely by Eliana Jackson (6:45.4) and Clarissa Bashor (7:14.5). Daizy Gomez (7:34.5) placed seventh, Brooklyn Ramsey (7:53.4) 12th; Abi Miller (7:56.4) 13th and Teagan Mason (8:04.6) 15th.
Reagan Huslig (15:35.7) placed fifth in the 8th-grade 2 mile race. Haley McCormick (15;41.9) placed sixth Anna Campbell placed 22nd, Katria Kindscher 26th and Dennise Chavez 27th. The girls finished in third place.
Esfeld carried on his undefeated streak he started last year winning the 2018 Great Bend cross country meet at Lake Barton. Esfeld’s time (11:23) finished 1:26 ahead of runner-up Jose Lopez (12:49.4) of Dodge City Comanche. Hoisington Middle School’s Deryl Yott (13:05.2) placed third.
“I felt like everyone did their best today,” Esfeld said. “For me, I dedicate each race to someone and as I am running, I keep thinking about them and that is what pushes me to win.”
Panther Edwin Chavez placed 24th, Jason Villarreal placed 28th, Moses Ramirez placed 40th followed by Brendyn Schroeder in 41st.
Gustavo Alvarado (6:25.0) placed sixth in the boys 7th grade 1-mile race. Kaden Deines (6:43.4) finished 14th.
LAKE BARTON 8TH GRADE BOYS
TEAM SCORES
1—Goddard Eisenhower 33
2—Dodge City 62
3—Hays 73
4—Garden City Ken Henderson 74
5—Great Bend 99
TOP 10 MEDALISTS
1—Kaiden Esfeld, GB, 11:23.4
2—Jose Lopez, Comanche, 12:49.4
3—Deryl Yott, Hoisington, 13:05.2
4—Mat Baneuilos, DC, 13;11.2
5—Evan Guurrola, HG, 13:48.1
6—Dan Amparan, Eisenhower, 13:48.4
7—Ashton James, KH, 13:59.0
8—Gideon Wright, Eisenhower, 14:09.5
9—Tony Catilleja, Eisenhower, 14:14.2
10—Isaiah Jimenez, DC, 14;15.4
GREAT BEND—24—Edwin Chavez, 15:29.7; 28—Jason Villarreal, 15:59.9; 40—Moses Ramirez, 17;17.8; 41—Brendyn Schroeder, 17:21.6; 53—Cole Sanders, 20:15.4; 56—Carlos Herrera, 22;50.2
HOISINGTON—48—Isaac Burgess, 19:43.5
LAKE BARTON 8TH GRADE GIRLS
TEAM SCORES
1—Hays 28
2—Goddard Eisenhower 56
3—Great Bend 67
4—Dodge City Comanche 73
TOP 10 MEDALISTS
1—Amelia Jaeger, Hays, 13:57.7
2—Joslyn Sosa, HG, 13:58.9
3—Nayeli Cisneros, Hays, 15:21.5
4—Savannah Lawson, Hays, 15:30.3
5—Reagan Huslig, GB, 15:35.7
6—Haley McCormick, GB, 15:41.9
7—Beth Harman, Comanche, 15;41.9
8—Sam Orosco, KH, 15:59.5
9—Hallie West, Eisenhower. 16:09.0
10—Jasmin Beltran, Comanche, 16;15.3
GREAT BEND— 22—Anna Campbell, 17:47.9; 26—Katria Kindscher, 18:16.5; 27—Dennise Chavez, 18.21.2
HOISINGTON—15—Jayla Wyant, 17:02.4; 19—Kiana Grandclair, 17:28.4; 52—Maddy Mitchell, 24:43.2
LAKE BARTON 7TH GRADE GIRLS
TOP 10 MEDALISTS
1—Addy Nicholson, GB, 6:42.3
2—Eliana Jackson, GB, 6:45.4
3—Clarissa Bashor, 7:14.5
4—Addy Froetschner, Comanche, 7;23.8
5—Arias Armenta, Comanche, 7:25.2
6—Jeulz Dean, DC, 7:33.6
7—Daizy Gomez, GB, 7:34.5
8—Vannessa Millon, Comanche, 7:39.3
9—Shena Gocela, Hoisington, 7:41.2
10—Bren Albers, Hays, 7:44.4
GREAT BEND—12—Brooklyn Ramsey, 7:53.4; 13—Abi Miller, 7:56.4; 15—Teagan Mason, 8:04.6; 25—Melanie Gonzalez Rojas, 8:43.3; 30—Clara Chavez, 9;11.6; 32—Yadira Alcala, 9;23.5; 47—Melisa Gonzalez, 10:50.6
HOISINGTON—24—Vada Kaiser, 8:33.5; 40—Catherine Lewis, 10:10.9
LAKE BARTON 7TH GRADE BOYS
TEAM SCORES
1—Goddard Eisenhower 40
2—Hays 47
3—Garden City Horace Good 99
4—Dodge City 103
5—Great Bend 129
6—Dodge City Comanche 133
7—Garden City Ken Henderson 142
TOP 10 MEDALISTS
1—Justin Alarcon, DC, 6:05.4
2—Angel Real, EIsenhower, 6:17.1
3—Jack Weimer, Hays, 6:20.0
4—Daniel Pavia, Eisenhower, 6:24.8
5—Jose Relles, Eisenhower, 6:25.0
6—Gustavo Alvarado, GB, 6;25.0
7—Adrian Rocha, HG, 6:27.0
8—Ty Dempsey, Hays, 6:27.5
9—Ignacio Perez, HG, 6:32.0
10—Cooper Zimmerman, Eisenhower, 6:33.8
GREAT BEND—14—Kaden Deines, 6;43.4; 41—Jorge Aguilera, 7:53.0; 42—Pedro Enriquez, 7:54.6; 49—Braylon Moore, 8;12.8
HOISINGTON—18—Eli Lewis, 6:50.8; 35—Landon Woydziak, 7:29.6
PRAIRIE HILLS 8TH GRADE BOYS
TEAM SCORES
1—McPherson 27
2—Newton 42
3—Prairie Hills 44
4—Hays 45
5—Wichita Sunrise 46
6—Hutchinson 54
7—Great Bend 65
8—Hutchinson Trinity 70
9—Salina Lakewood 75
10—Rose Hill 97
11—Clearwater 99
12—Wichita Central Christian 113
13—Sterling 116
TOP 10 MEDALISTS
1—Kaiden Esfeld, GB, 11:29.4
2—Asher Miller, Ellinwood, 12:28.9
3—Spencer Hines, PH, 12:36.2
4—Tito Mendez, McPherson, 12:46.9
5—Kaden Goering, Hutchinson, 13:05.9
6—Luke McLaughlin, Rose Hill, 13:22.6
7—Reid Schuckman, McPherson, 13:25.3
8—Jordan Jones, Haysville West,13:26.0
9—Elijah Krumme, Sunrise, 13:27.6
10—Braden Hoskins, Hays, 13:28.3
GREAT BEND—29—Edwin Chavez, 14:46.3; 52—Jason Villarreal, 16:02.8; 73—Brendyn Schroeder, 18:07.0; 78—Carlos Herrera, 19:18.4; 84—Cole Sanders, 20:40.7
RENO VALLEY—65—Nathan Ochs, 16:52.7; 81—Brayden Bass, 20:26.6
PRAIRIE HILLS 8TH GRADE GIRLS
TEAM SCORES
1—Hays 24
2—Prairie Hills 32
3—Newton 40
4—Great Bend 46
5—Clearwater 47
6—Haysville West 49
7—McPherson 54
8—Sunrise Christian 66
9—Haysville 71
10—Rose Hill 82
11—Hutchinson Trinity 105
TOP 10 MEDALISTS
1—Hannah Grover, Sunrise, 13:19.3
2—Hayley Trotter, Clearwater, 13:50.0
3—Amelia Jaeger, Hays, 13:53.2
4—Chloe Inskeep, Hutchinson, 14:05.8
5—Lindsay Warner, PH, 14:06.9
6—Maddie Carpenter, Haysville, 14:22.7
7—Haley McCormick, GB, 14:26.6
8—Bella Brownlee, Sterling, 14:35.3
9—Elia Bergquist, Newton, 14:42.4
10—Sayler Roberts, Haysville West, 14:50.3
GREAT BEND—17—Reagan Huslig, 15:36.5; 33—Dennise Chavez, 17:18.2; 39—Anna Campbell, 17:46.6
PRAIRIE HILLS 7TH GRADE BOYS
TEAM SCORES
1—Prairie Hills, 17
2—Hays, 32
3—Newton, 41
4—Haysville, 43
5—Hutchinson Central Christian, 56
6—Hutchinson, 59
7—Salina Lakewood, 68
8—Rose Hill, 68
9—Great Bend, 81
10—McPherson, 94
11—Wichita Sunrise, 106
12—Clearwater, 127
13—Reno Valley, 144
14—Sterling, 173
15—Wichita Central Christian, 177
TOP 10 MEDALISTS
1—Juan-Pablo Salgado, Newton, 5:56.5
2—Kayden Lohrentz, PH, 6:01.9
3—Blake Yoder, CC, 6:06.1
4—Gustavo Alvarado, GB, 6:18.3
5—Jack Weimer, Hays, 6:20.1
6—Garrison Hicks, Hutchinson, 6:21.0
7—Cameron Yutzy, PH, 6:24.2
8—Christopher Yutzy, PH, 06:26.1
9—Albert Caballero, Haysville, 06:26.7
10—Cooper Affholder, Lakewood, 06:26.8
ELLINWOOD—18—Chase Gibson, 6:36.6; 72—Trace Ritterhouse, 8:16.1
GREAT BEND—28—Kaden Deines, 6:53.8; 65—Pedro Enriquez, 7:56.2
RENO VALLEY—29—Carsen Blasdel, 7:01.6; 80—Carl Williams, 8:39.8; 85—Daniel Pride, 9:02.6
PRAIRIE HILLS 7TH GRADE GIRLS
TEAM SCORES
1—Great Bend 11
2—Newton 13
3—Hays 39
4—Salina Lakewood 41
5—Prairie Hills 50
6—Haysville 61
7—Ellinwood 66
8—Hutchinson 106
9—Sterling 107
10—Reno Valley 108
11—McPherson 109
TOP 10 MEDALISTS
1—Addy Nicholson, GB, 6:33.0
2—Kilar Gilliapie, Newton, 6:36.1
3—Isabel Sandoval, Newton, 6:46.3
4—Eliana Jackson, GB, 6:47.3
5—Krysten Hamby, PH, 6:50.1
6—Daizy Gomez, GB, 6:58.3
7—Elle Denning, Lakewood, 7:05.5
8—Brooklyn Black, Newton, 7:07.1
9—Parker Howell, WCC, 7:08.7
10—Lilian McGrath, Hays, 7:12.8
GREAT BEND—12—Clarissa Bashor, 7:14.2; 15—Brooklyn Ramsey, 7:27.1; 26—Clara Vasquez Bravo, 8:01.6; 28—Teagan Mason, 8:05.3; 34—Abi Miller, 8:13.5; 42—Melanie Gonzalez Rojas, 8:29.0; 64—Melisa Gonzalez, 9:53.3
ELLINWOOD—13—Hannah Winget, 7:16.9; 29—Stormy Mitchell, 8:07.3; 39—Allison Ricker, 8:25.8; 56—Morgan Shinliver, 9:20.5; 61—Sydney Kruckenberg, 9:46.9
RENO VALLEY—33—Ashley Teichmann, 8:10.8; 44—Emily Hall, 8:37.5; 73—Jenifer Leis, 10:58.1
