LARNED -- The No. 1 ranked 1A St. John boys placed five runners in the top 10 junior-senior medalists to capture first place at Thursday's Larned cross country meet.
St. John medalist A.J. Miller (18:35.8) led the way followed by runner-up Mason Osborne, (18:37.3); fourth-place Cashe McVey, (19:07.9); sixth-place Wrangler Walker, (19:15.3); ninth-place Trey Fisher, (19:32.7); and 10th-place Hunter Hanson, (19:38.0). St. John scored 19 points followed by Lakin (48) and Pratt-Skyline (54). Hoisington's Dayne Yott placed seventh (19:11.2) and Stafford's Cayden Brozek eighth (19:28.1).
"The varsity boys did a great job of competing in tough conditions," said St. John coach Joel Delp. " We had eight guys finish in the top 10 which is very good. Our team has been working hard, and I know they are looking forward to some cooler weather next week. Hopefully, we can bring our times down some more.”
JR-SENIOR GIRLS --Great Bend's Mayra Ramirez (21:38.7) placed first followed by Larned runner Cierra Nord (23:09.5) in third place.
SOPHOMORE-NINTH GRADE BOYS -- Larned;s Brayden Lothman captured first Hoisington's Ian Doss, ninth (20:22.3) and Otis-Bison's Nlake Pierce, 10th (20:33.1). St. John's Uriel Calleros received a 7th place medal with a time of 19:56.6 and Dylan Reed received an 8th place medal with a time of 20:10.9.
SOPHOMORE-NINTH GRADE GIRLS -- Hannah Redetzk of Central Plains (22:55.4) placed runner-up and Macksville's Abigail Ibarra, Macksville (26:33.8) placed 10th.
JUNIOR HIGH -- In the 7th grade boys mile race, St. John's Quade Smith finished third (6:37.2). In the eighth grade two mile race, August Siefkes third (15:10.1).
“Our junior high group continues to gain a lot of confidence. They are running strong, and I am really proud of their efforts," said coach Delp
LARNED INVITATIONAL
BOYS TOP 10 JUNIOR-SENIOR
1—A.J. Miller, SJ, 18:35.8
2—Mason Osborne, SJ, 18:37.3
3—Sheldon Weber, TMP, 19:01.2
4—Cashe McVey, SJ, 19:07.9
5—Dayne Yott, Hoisington, 19:11.2
6—Wrangler Walker, SJ, 19:15.3
7—Jared Mayers, TMP, 19:22.9
8—Cayden Brozek, Stafford, 19:28.1
9—Trey Fisher, SJ, 19:32.7
10—Hunter Hanson, SJ, 19:38.0
ST. JOHN—17—Dalton Nemec, 20:20.2; 45—Zack Fisher, 25:00.6; 53—Ethan Hudson, 27:06.0
MACKSVILLE—21—Jacob Suiter, 20:57.8; 22—Gabe Woolf, 21:24.5; 27—Andrew Cross, 22:26.8; 35—Trey Britton, 23:49.9; 43—Grant Frink, 24:46.7; 47—Harley Blaske, 25:44.4
HOISINGTON—37—Keaton Klug, 23:59.1; 38—Dante Urban, 24:09.2
STAFFORD—34—Marshall Woolf, 23:30.6; 57—Matheus Hashizume, 29:55.0
CENTRAL PLAINS—48—Paxton Hammeke, 25:53.5; 52—Jaydon Whiterock, 26:57.5
LARNED—40—Colton Drimmell, 24:27.4
BOYS TOP 10 SOPHOMORE-NINTH GRADE
1—Brayden Lothman, Larned, 18:31.5
2—Jackson Wallace, 19:09.9
3—Daylen Schnittker, Cunningham, 19:29.6
4—Alex Rodby, Holcomb, 19:43.8
5—Ed Garcia, Lakin, 19:49.1
6—Dom Daniels, Lakin, 19:51.6
7—Uriel Calleros, St. John, 20:10.9
8—Dylan Reed, St. John, 20:10.9
9—Ian Doss, Hoisington, 20:22.3
10—Blake Pierce, Otis-Bison, 20:33.1
OTIS-BISON—15—Will Rues; 16—Grantley Sinn; 21—Jace Kohls;;33—Ethan Schneider, 24:14.5
HOISINGTON—17—Gabe Hipp, 18—Aydan Davis; 24—Noah Dolezel, 22:50.8
CENTRAL PLAINS—11—Jacob Oberle, 20:36.63; 29—Hunter Green, 23:37.8; 37—Ethan Hurley, 24:22.1
ST JOHN—39—Nick Huston, 25:40.7
MACKSVILLE—28—Kyler Evans, 23:29.5; 45—Thoran Cross, 27:56.6; 46—Alex Mendez, 28:26.0
LARNED—14—Ethan Haas, 19—Ian Orth,
GIRLS TOP 10 JUNIOR-SENIOR
1—Mayra Ramirez, Great Bend, 21;38.7
2—Sara White, Lakin, 22:35.9
3—Cierra Nord, Larned, 23:09.5
4—Emily Schippers, TMP, 23:20.0
5—Julia Werth, TMP, 23:24.7
6—Heidi Roberts, Skyline, 23:24.7
7—Hayley Roberts, Skyline, 23:26.0
8—Hailey Shaffer, Kiowa Co. 23:54.0
9—Claria mendez, Lakin, 24:41.7
10—Jennifer Crum, Lakin, 24:42.8
HOISINGTON—14—Jessi Kindscher, 25:07.6; 15—Itzel Garcia, 25:09.9
ST. JOHN—21—Jackie Rios, 27:10.5; 22—Paige Doran, 27:22.3; 27—Jaden Reed, 28:36.0; 43—Jordon Willinger, 36:04.6
OTIS-BISON—26—Ashtyn Butler, 28:15.1; 29—Sheridan Ewy, 30:04.7; 39—Amanda Sizemore, 32:31.4
MACKVILLE—25—Lydia Mendez, 27:37.6; 30—Caren Holguin, 30:31.1; 31—Kaylee Hottovy, 30:41.7; 37—Christine Garza, 32:06.6; 42—Kiley Blevins, 35:36.5; 44—Elena Kuckelman, 40:10.2
LARNED—18—Brooke Butler, 26:02.0; 23—Makayle Leiker, 27:25.8
GIRLS TOP 10 SOPHOMORE-NINTH GRADE
1—Kirstin Hackney, South Central, 22:07.8
2—Hannah Redetzke, Central Plains, 22:55.4
3—Grace Pope, TMP, 23:02.6
4—Kyleligh Allen, TMP, 23:14.2
5—Abby Rueschoff, TMP, 24:53.6
6—Madison Yost, Kiowa Co. 24:53.6
7—Tiana Gonzalez, Lakin, 25:44.9
8—Macy Hanzlick, Wilson,25:59.6
9—Neva Sauseda, Holcomb, 26:09.0
10—Abigail Ibarra, Macksville, 26:33.8
LARNED—14—Aylice Clawson, 28:44.9
OTIS-BISON—19—Danielle Wagner, 30:44.6; 23—Calli Riley, 32:21.9
MACKSVILLE—20—Karen Hall, 31:02.2; 22—Anna Suiter, 31:13.5; 28—Krystal Marquez, 33:02.5
HOISINGTON—30—Jan Manniboval, 35:18.5
