STERLING — Hoisington's returning state qualifier Kamden Tarlton (16:35.1) earned fourth-medalist honors at Thursday's Sterling cross country invitational. The Cardinals (127) finished fourth.
Hoisington's 30th-place Eli Lewis, 18:07.7; 34th-place Michael Hipp, 18:20.9; 35th-place Alex Mater, 18:23.7 and 47th-place Brody Rossman, 19:13.2 counted in the team scoring.
St. John's Quade Smith (17;31.6) finished 20th and Great Bend's Ismael Ramirez (17:33.8) placed 21st.
Buhler (18) won the team title paced by medalist Gavin Lindahl (16:12.4).
GIRLS DIVISION — Hoisington's Tristin Compton (21:54.0) placed 12th and Otis-Bison's Destiny Mitchell (22:04.3) finished 15th. Buhler (41) won the team title. Sterling's Faith Ekart (19:05.7) earned medalist honors.
STERLING INVITATIONAL
BOYS TEAM SCORE—1—Buhler 18; 2—Hutchinson Trinity 67; 3—Berean Academy 92; 4—Hoisington 127; 5—Pratt 144; 6—Skyline 170; 7—Lyons 190; 8—Haven 204; 9—St. John 228 10—La Crosse 238
TOP 10 MEDALISTS—1—Gavin Lindahl, B, 16:12.4; 2—Kaden Lohrentz , B, 16:17.7; 3—Layne Whisler, B, 16:23.8; 4—Kamden Tarlton, Hoisington, 16:35.1; 5—Henry Trumpp, B, 16:41.7; 6—John Lindstrom, HT, 16:51.8; 7—Blake Yoder, HCC, 16:52.9; 8—Kai Mendenhall, B, 16:58.6; 9—Jacob Lindstrom, HT, 17:05.5; 10—Tyler Martisko , Inman, 17:06.4
ST. JOHN—20—Quade Smith, 17:31.6; 50—Ian Dunn, 19:37.7; 63—Rafael Gonzalez, 20:39.5; 67—Naoto Joboji, 21:24.1; 73—Josh Chapman, 22:36.6
GREAT BEND—21—Ismael Ramirez, 17:33.8
LA CROSSE—22 Triston Nelson, 17:39.6; 51 Ethan Petersilie, 19:45.1; 68—Sam Fletcher, 21:29.6 57; 69—Xavier Hiemstra, 21:47.0; 76—Braylen Oborny, 23:52.7
HOISINGTON—30—Eli Lewis, 18:07.7; 34—Michael Hipp, 18:20.9; 35—Alex Mater, 18:23.7; 47—Brody Rossman, 19:13.2; 56—Kasey Andereck, 20:04.8; 59—Landon Beaver, 20:12.1
CENTRAL PLAINS— 43—Peyton Ryan, 18:56.9; 46—Cale Thompson, 19:06.9; 54—Camden Stiles, 19:57.6
LARNED—58—Caleb McDonald, 20:08.6; 70—David Lumpkins, 22:20.3; 72—Maverick Munden, 22:33.3
9TH-GRADE BOYS—1—Sam Madden, HT, 18:44.5
LARNED—7—Santiago Velasco, 21:17.6; 17—Asher Olivier, 22:24.7; 30—Tristan Bauer, 31:28.4
ST. JOHN—10—Garrett Dunn, 21:31.7; 11—Kaden Foote, 21:40.1
HOISINGTON—18—D.J. Wyant, 22:29.4
CENTRAL PLAINS—21—Alden Metro, 23:37.9
8TH-GRADE BOYS—1—Sam Hougham Prairie Hills, 11;43.2
ST. JOHN—2—Emmett Delp, 12:26.1; 4—Aaden Gonzalez, 12:45.9; 10—Liam Knight, 13:36; 11—Jayce Feril, 13:44.9; 13—Grady Long, 14:10.2
7TH-GRADE (1 MILE)—1—Aaron Villasenor, Lyons, 6:09.6
ST. JOHN—4—Mack Hickel, 6:15.2; 7—Ryler Ward, 6:35.7; 11—Kenyon Barney, 6:43.0; 23—Mason Sallee, 7:11.5
OTIS-BISON—15—Jack Holman, 6:58.5
STERLING INVITATIONAL
GIRLS TEAM SCORES—1—Buhler 41; 2—Sterling 62; 3—Berean 71; 4—Hillsboro 90; 5—Wichita Central Christian 117; 6—Lyons 138
TOP 10 MEDALISTS—1—Faith Ekart, Ster, 19:05.7; Quin Funk, Hill, 20:39.3; 3—Riley Richert, Hill, 20:39.9; 4—Corbin Starkweather, B, 20:50.5; 5—Katie Inwood, Ster, 21:02.2; 6—Autumn Hirsch, Berean, 21:11.9; 7—Mc Wech, B, 21:23.6; 8—Julia Kilgore, Ster, 21:30.4; 9—Krysten Hamby, B, 21:33;2 10—Ava Koster, B, 21:35.4
HOISINGTON—12—Tristin Compton, 21:54.0; 17—Tianna Lutters, 22:27.3; 31—Vada Kaiser, 23:47.0
OTIS-BISON—15—Destiny Mitchell, 22:04.3; 34—Ava Kenyon, 24:12.5; 40—Abi Rodriguez, 24:46.3; 41—Emma McMillan, 26:02.8
LA CROSSE—29—Lillian McGaughey, 23:43.0; 30—Clara Thielenhaus, 23:45.2
LARNED—48—Teagan Walker, 26:14.8; 51—Ivy Hope, 28:21.5
8TH GRADE (2 MILES)—1—Harper Newcome, HCC, 12:59.8
LARNED—4—Lauren Sleder, 14:17.8; 26—Alissa O'Crotty, 19:17.4
ST. JOHN—21—Abi Herrera, 17:57.7
7TH-GRADE (1 MILE)—1—Kennedy Mason, Hoisington, 6:33.3
HOISINGTON—2—Rilynn Crawford, 6:34.4
LARNED—9—Danielle Kemken, 7:20.7; 14—Olivia Holt, 7:47.8; 31—Kennedy Bird, 10:21.7
