PRATT — Hoisington medalist Kamden Tarlton (17:08.15) and eighth-place medalist Eli Lewis (18:31.0) led the Cardinals to Thursday's Central Kansas League cross country championship. Hoisington (57) edged Smoky Valley (65) for the team title.
Tarlton won the CKL title for the first time after placing fourth and ninth. He placed 22nd at 3A state cross country last year. The Cardinals will compete at the 3A Lake Barton regional Oct. 21 after placing fourth at regionals last year.
The Cardinals also counted 12thh-place Michael Hipp, 19:06.28; 14th-place Alex Mater, 19:08.64; and 22nd-place Kasey Andereck, 19:57.97, in the team scoring. Hoisington's Nathan Norvell (20:40.33) captured the junior varsity race.
GIRLS DIVISION — Smoky Valley (41) won the girls division over Hillsboro (50). Hesston's Ashley Lehman (19:33.89) won medalist honors over teammate Reese Quinn (20:52.77).
Hoisington finished with a trio of top 15 runners — 11th-place Tristin Compton, 23:33.85; 13th-place Tianna Lutters, 23:57.79; and 15th-place Vada Kaiser, 24:21.86.
CENTRAL KANSAS LEAGUE
TEAM SCORES—1—Hoisington 57; 2—Smoky Valley 65; 3—Pratt 81; 4—Lyons 103; 5—Hesston 110; 6—Haven 124; 7—Halstead 157; 8—Nickerson 184; 9—Larned 249
BOYS TOP 10 MEDALISTS—1—Kamden Tarlton, Hoisington, 17:08.15; 2—Casey Heinrichs, Hesston, 17:39.3; 3—Carlito Lara, Pratt, 17:46.67; 4—Isaiah Doherty, Haven, 18:03.98; 5—Nathanael Chavez, Pratt, 18:09.23; 6—Britton Becker, SV, 18:12.28; 7—Brayden Eyer, SV, 18:13.67; 8—Eli Lewis Hoisington, 18:31.0; 9—Sam Peterson, SV, 18:32.99; 10—Cain Villasenor, Lyons, 18:41.7
HOISINGTON—12—Michael Hipp, 19:06.28; 14—Alex Mater, 19:08.64; 22—Kasey Andereck, 19:57.97; 23—Brody Rossman, 20:02.06; 36—Landon Beaver, 21:05.01
LARNED—44—Caleb McDonald, 21:17.24; 47—Santiago Velasco, 21:29.51; 52—Maverick Munden, 22:25.27; 53—David Lumpkins, 22:36.11; 57—Asher Olivier, 23:16.12; 59—Monte Velasco, 25:49.11
NICKERSON—11—Levi Pauley, 18:53.42; 39—Dakota Brinkley, 21:07.58; 41—Taylor Engelland, 21:10.7; 43—Andy Huggard, 21:15.3; 51—Kaden Ketterl, 22:21.23; 55—Logan Stout, 23:09.85
BOYS JV
HOISINGTON—1—Nathan Norvell, 20:40.33; 5—Kyler Jensen, 22:02.23; 11—DJ Wyant, 22:34.08
NICKERSON—21—Hayden Nelson, 24:05.92; 37—Kaeden Crank, 28:52.24
LARNED—38—Tristan Bauer, 29:34.81
BOYS 8TH
RENO VALLEY—1—Aiden Brinkley, 12:39.77; 11—Renner Hawks, 15:05.41; 15—Rocco DiDomenico, 15:39.26
BOYS 7TH
RENO VALLEY—16—Luke Shelton, 6:52.45; 23—Carson Ward, 7:26.09
CENTRAL KANSAS LEAGUE
GIRLS TEAM SCORES—1—Smoky Valley 41; 2—Hillsboro 50; 3—Halstead 51; 4—Lyons 70
GIRLS TOP 10 MEDALISTS—1—Ashley Lehman Hesston, 19:33.89; 2—Reese Quinn Hesston, 20:52.77; 3—Keira Mullen SV, 21:20.29; 4—Quinlyn Funk, Hillsboro, 21:28.64; 5—Riley Richert, Hillsboro, 21:44.87; 6—Addisen Wills, Halstead, 21:57.09; 7—Sophia Eyer, SV, 22:07.39; 8—Esther Clark, SV, 22:12.97; 9—Jocelyn Vargas, Lyons, 22:59.15; 10—Briley Allmon, Halstead, 23:03.18
HOISINGTON—11—Tristin Compton, 23:33.85; 13–Tianna Lutters, 23:57.79; 15—Vada Kaiser, 24:21.86
NICKERSON—30—Ameila Peil, 28:24.76; 32—Ashley Teichmann, 30:25.54
LARNED—33—Teagan Walker, 30:30.64; 34—Ivy Hope, 30:30.71
GIRLS JV
NICKERSON—1—Emily Hall, 28:54.01; 6—Harlei Williams, 38:16.39
LARNED—3—Emma Corman, 33:54.27
GIRLS 8TH
LARNED—2—Lauren Sleder, 14:12.29; 7—Addison Snodgrass, 18:46.21; 8— Alyssa O'Crotty, 18:48.58
RENO VALLEY—5—Jaycie Ohnmacht, 16:25.49
GIRLS 7TH
HOISINGTON—1—Kennedy Mason, 6:14.11; 2—Rilynn Crawford, 6:21.64
LARNED—4—Danielle Hemken, 7:00.69; 5—Olivia Holt, 7:13.22; 15—Kennedy Bird, 9:30.86 1
RENO VALLEY—6—Bella Brinkley, 7:13.81