HESSTON — Hoisington ninth-grader Danye Yott (18:49.1) won the Hesston Classic cross country race for ninth-graders. Larned’s Gage Myers placed eighth (20:51.8).
Larned’s boys finished second with 105 points in the Class 3-1A division behind two-time defending state champion Halstead (50). The races were run in a driving rain, which made the course challenging to manuveuer.
Larned’s Danyon Green placed fourth (19:26.8) in the senior division won by Kiowa County’s Frank Cuevas (17:38.2).
Larned’s Thomas Harmon placed fourth (19:09.8) and teammate Justin Giesbrecht finished eighth (19:32.1) in the junior race won by Ashten Dodson (18:15.5) of Douglass.
In the sophomore girls race, Hoisington’s Jessi Kindscher placed fifth (23:56.6) and Larned’s Brooke Butler placed 10th (25:09.4) in a race won by Caroline Giles of Minneapolis (22:31.1).
SWATHER SPECIAL
At Hesston
SENIOR BOYS—1. Frank Cuevas, Kiowa County, 17:38.2; 2. Steven Cline, Halstead, 18:05.6; 3. Patrick Porch, Halstead, 18:17.5; 4. Danyon Green, Larned, 19:26.8; 5. Cory Hiebert, Halstead, 19:34.9; 26. Brinttain Noah, Hoisington, 22:14.3; 28. Jonathan Ball, Hoisington, 22:54.8; 35. Preston Ceniti, Larned, 24:19.3; 38. Dakota Ellis, Larned, 26:34.5; 42. Dylan Carrier, Hoisington, 29:54.8
SENIOR GIRLS—1. Celia Biel Hutch Trinity 20:27.1; 2. Emily Hague, Marion, 23:23.7; 3. Bianca Gutierrez, Halstead, 23:28.3; 4. Sarah Patteson, Udall, 23:51.8; 5. Madalyn Owens, Kiowa County, 24:15.2; 14. Vikki Donetz, Hoisington, 25:25.6; 27. Jaidaah Harris, Larned, 30:55.7; 29. Jada Whiterock, Central Plains, 31:17.4; 32. Jade Wissing, Central Plains, 32:47.0
JUNIOR BOYS—1. Ashten Dodson, Douglass, 18:15.5; 2. Zach Hole, Wichita Independent, 18:49.5; 3. Connor Remar, Hutch Trinity, 19:06.5; 4. Thomas Harmon, Larned, 19:09.8; 5. Sam Reno, Cheney, 19:17.6; 8. Justin Giesbrecht, Larned, 19:32.1; 12. Nick Orth, Larned 20:00.8; 21. Hunter Fitzpatrick, Larned, 21:29.4; 22. Christopher Ball, Hoisington, 21:30.0; 38. Alex Barger, Larned, 24:09.2; 39. Andrew Rincon Hoisington, 24:25.8
JUNIOR GIRLS—1. Abby Weber, Hesston, 22:55.3; 2. Jordan Gilliland, Salina Sacred Heart, 23:00.7; 3. Kryslyn Henderson, Douglass, 23:19.9; 4. Essence Plunkett, Tescott, 23:37.0; 5. Mallory Croxton, Sedgwick, 23:42.6; 40. Kiley Dinning, Larned, 43:00.3
SOPHOMORE BOYS—1. Dylan Helten, Cheney, 18:48.2; 2. Hunter Heddin, Hesston, 19:04.7; 3. Lucas Marlar, St. John`s, 19:27.0; 4. Max Dutton, Sterling, 19:28.8; 5. Josiah Bolton, Ellsworth, 19:31.2; 15. Kristopher Nolde, Larned, 21:11.8; 46. Paxton Hammeke, Central Plains, 26:25.9
SOPHOMORE GIRLS—1. Caroline Giles, Minneapolis, 22:31.1; 2. Lydia Johnson, Halstead, 22:39.2; 3 Kate Brull, Salina Sacred Heart, 23:09.8; 4 Casey Erickson, Kiowa County, 23:15.1; 5. Jessi Kindscher. Hoisington. 23:25.6; 10. Brooke Butler, Larned, 25:09.4; 32. Brianna Hickel, Central Plains, 32:35.6
NINTH-GRADE BOYS—1. Danye Yott, Hoisington, 18:49.1; 2. Carter Funk, Hesston, 20:01.5; 3. Alijah Twaddell, Beloit, 20:21.8; 4. Nicholas Martisko, Inman, 20:29.5; 5. Isaac Radke, Halstead, 20:41.7; 8. Gage Myers, Larned, 20:51.8
NINTH-GRADE GIRLS—1. Hanna Burks Beloit 21:07.9; 2. Hayley Burks Beloit 21:12.3; 3. Mollie Reno Cheney 22:14.9; 4. Hannah Ferguson Hesston 22:16.6; 5. Makenzie Stroede Ellsworth 22:44.9; 13. Cierra Nord, Larned 25:07.4; 16. Makayla Leiker, Larned 26:10.0; 21. Carmen Jones Hoisington 27:30.2