Kansas high school cross country state champions: See who earned top honors Saturday

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Here are the results from Saturday’s Kansas high school cross country state championships at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence and Wamego Country Club.

Classes 6A, 5A and 3A ran the course at Rim Rock Farm Saturday morning, while Wamego Country Club was the championship site for Classes 4A, 2A and 1A.

Some notable outcomes Saturday (and there were many, with hundreds of entrants competing overall):

  • Junior Anjali Hocker Singh of Olathe North won her third straight girls 6A championship. Her time of 18:17.1 bested runner-up Paige Mullen (SM Northwest, 18:29.4) and third-place finisher Charis Robinson (Olathe West, 18:42.6). Hocker Singh can go for the four-peat sweep in 2023. Olathe West won the team title with SM East second.

  • In boys 6A, Wyatt Haughton ran to a first-place time of 14:59.7 to lead Shawnee Mission East to the team championship. Runner-up honors went to SM North’s Micah Blomker (15:12.0) — last year’s state champ — while third place to SM Northwest senior Henry Born (15:37.0).

  • In boys 5A, Blue Valley Southwest ended St. Thomas Aquinas’ eight-year run of state titles. But the Saints still had the overall top finisher: state champion Henry King (15:16.6). Maize’s Kaleb Glazier was second (15:48.5), BVSW’s Thomas Caul third (15:51.9).

  • In girls 5A, Katelyn Rupe of Salina Central was the state champ in a time of 17:13.9. Runner-up for the second year in a row: Piper’s Grace Hanson in 18:18.0. St. James won the girls team title.

  • Senior Eli Gilmore of Tonganoxie won the boys 4A individual title in 16:18.56. Zach Arnold of Eudora was second in 16:31.61.

  • Eudoria defended its girls 4A championship thanks in large part to a 2-3 finish by runner-up Sydney Owens (19:51.24) and third-place Hanna Keltner (20:10.05). Hayley Trotter of Clearwater won the individual race in 19:17.44.

CLASS 6A BOYS

Team scores: 1. Shawnee Mission East, 65; 2. Olathe East, 78; 3. Olathe South, 100; 4. Gardner Edgerton, 112; 5. Garden City, 127; 6. Shawnee Mission North, 170; 7. Lawrence Free State, 173; 8. Shawnee Mission Northwest, 195; 9. Dodge City, 235; 10. Washburn Rural, 239; 11. Liberal, 242; 12. Manhattan, 252.

Top individuals: 1. Haughton, SM East, 14:59.7; 2. Blomker, SM North, 15:12.0; 3. Born, SM Northwest, 15:37.0; 4. Stewart, Olathe East, 15:44.0; 5. Walion, Gardner Edgerton, 15:50.0; 6. Ptacek, SM East, 15:51.9; 7. Chappel, Garden City, 15:58.8; 8. Pagadala, BV North, 15:59.1; 9. Barron, Olathe East, 16:00.4; 10. Peters, SM East, 16:02.8; 11. Munoz, Garden City, 16:04.6; 12. Olsen, BV West, 16:09.8; 13. Summers, Blue Valley, 16:10.3; 14. Foster, Liberal, 16:10.3; 15. Plath, Olathe South, 16:13.4; 16. Brechler, BV West, 16:13.5; 17. Doherty, Olathe South, 16:13.8; 18. Norris, Olathe Northwest, 16:15.0; 19. Larson, SM South, 16:19.6; 20. Meoli, Olathe South, 16:22.1; 22. Beauchamp, Wichita Southeast, 16:24.8.

CLASS 6A GIRLS

Team scores: 1. Olathe West, 46; 2. Shawnee Mission East, 95; 3. Washburn Rural, 112; 4. Olathe North, 113; 5. Lawrence Free State, 132; 6. Mill Valley, 135; 7. Olathe East, 168; 8. Garden City, 180; 9. Shawnee Mission Northwest, 200; 10. Manhattan, 245; 11. Liberal, 273; 12. Dodge City, 314.

Top individuals: 1. Hocker Singh, Olathe North, 18:17.1; 2. Mullen, SM Northwest, 18:29.4; 3. Robinson, Olathe West, 18:42.6; 4. Padgett, SM East, 18:48.4; 5. Fink, Washburn Rural, 18:53.5; 6. Caldwell, Mill Valley, 18:58.0; 7. Pearlman, SM East, 19:06.0; 8. Baker, Olathe West, 19:07.1; 9. Newport, Olathe West, 19:17.4; 10. Burns, Lawrence Free State, 19:20.0; 11. Carter, Washburn Rural, 19:21.9; 12. All, Olathe West, 19:22.7; 13. Erickson, BV Northwest, 19:22.9; 14. Gibson, SM South, 19:28.1; 15. Achen, SM East, 19:29.0; 16. Willingham, Olathe West, 19:29.0; 17. Pierce, Junction City, 19:38.4; 18. Goeser, Lawrence Free State, 19:42.1; 19. Johnson, Olathe North, 19:46.8; 20. Gehlen, Olathe East, 19:47.0; 36. Hula, Derby, 20:32.9.

CLASS 5A BOYS

Team scores: 1. Blue Valley Southwest, 67; 2. St. Thomas Aquinas, 82; 3. Kapaun Mt. Carmel, 87; 4. Maize, 102; 5. St. James Academy, 123; 6. Bishop Carroll, 133; 7. Arkansas City, 154; 8. Shawnee Heights, 190; 9. Leavenworth, 260; 10. Lansing, 262; 11. Salina Central, 274; 12. Maize South, 288.

Top individuals: 1. King, St. Thomas Aquinas, 15:16.6; 2. Glazier, Maize, 15:48.5; 3. Caul, BV Southwest, 15:51.9; 4. Njoroge, Topeka West, 15:51.9; 5. Brock, Kapaun Mt. Carmel, 15:54.2; 6. Beckman, Spring Hill, 16:01.3; 7. Fullmer, De Soto, 16:03.7; 8. Esquibel, Shawnee Heights, 16:06.0; 9. Paschke, BV Southwest, 16:09.9; 10. True, Emporia, 16:12.9; 11. Esfeld, Great Bend, 16:13.7; 12. File, St. Thomas Aquinas, 16:16.3; 13. O’Neil, Andover Central, 16:21.0; 14. Cr. Buehler, BV Southwest, 16:23.2; 15. Hartegan, St. James Academy 16:24.7; 16. Onelio, Arkansas City, 16:28.8; 17. Ayin, Maize, 16:31.4; 18. Ca. Buehler, BV Southwest, 16:32.3; 19. Sutton, Shawnee Heights, 16:32.5; 20. Niederee, Kapaun Mt. Carmel, 16:35.7.

CLASS 5A GIRLS

Team scores: 1. St. James Academy, 51; 2. St. Thomas Aquinas, 81; 3. Kapaun Mt. Carmel, 115; 4. Topeka Seaman, 116; 5. Great Bend, 131 (won tiebreaker); 6. De Soto, 131; 7. Bishop Carroll, 170; 8. Emporia, 184; 9. Maize South, 188; 10. Hays, 261; 11. Lansing, 301; 12. Basehor-Linwood, 339.

Top individuals: 1. Rupe, Salina Central, 17:13.9; 2. Hanson, Piper, 18:18.0; 3. Spinello, St. Thomas Aquinas, 19:12.2; 4. Hays, St. James Academy, 19:19.9; 5. Miller, Topeka Seaman, 19:19.9; 6. Wallace, Andover, 19:20.6; 7. Barringer, Kapaun Mt. Carmel, 19:21.0; 8. Boone, Great Bend, 19:33.5; 9. Bundt, De Soto, 19:36.8; 10. Gillespie, De Soto, 19:38.3; 11. Price, St. James Academy, 19:39.2; 12. Wilken, St. James Academy, 19:41.1; 13. Martin, Bishop Carroll, 19:43.9; 14. Druse, Topeka Seaman, 19:44.2; 15. Nicholson, Great Bend, 19:45.4; 16. Ross, BV Southwest, 19:50.7; 17. Hermann, Kapaun Mt. Carmel, 19:51.2; 18. DiCarlo, St. Thomas Aquinas, 19:53.4; 19. Menghini, St. James Academy, 19:55.2; 20. Appelhanz, Topeka Seaman, 20:04.8.

CLASS 4A BOYS

Team scores: 1. Wamego, 48; 2. Buhler, 56; 3. Augusta, 118; 4. Winfield, 125; 5. Baldwin, 146; 6. McPherson, 154; 7. Tonganoxie, 174; 8. Chapman, 185; 9. Eudora, 209; 10. Wellington, 246; 11. Pratt, 255; 12. Chanute, 315.

Top individuals: 1. Gilmore, Tonganoxie, 16:18.56; 2. Arnold, Eudora, 16:31.61; 3. Smith, Clay Center, 16:35.47; 4. Stegman, Wamego, 16:38.04; 5. Cutting, Wamego, 16:44.04; 6. Lohrentz, Buhler, 16:45.57; 7. Logan, Circle, 16:47.9; 8. Elliott, Chapman, 16:50.87; 9. Whisler, Buhler, 16:55.51; 10. Wolfe, Wamego, 17:00.11; 11. Parker, Wamego, 17:00.37; 12. Chavez, Pratt, 17:09.28; 13. Carr, Baldwin, 17:09.81; 14. Ch. Yutzy, Buhler, 17:09.88; 15. Schmidt, Augusta, 17:15.94; 16. Johnson, Augusta, 17:16.05; 17. Cottone, Abilene, 17:20.29; 18. Bunce, Buhler, 17:20.96; 19. Priest, Winfield, 17:22.34; 20. Trent, Paola, 17:25.74.

CLASS 4A GIRLS

Team scores: 1. Eudora, 51; 2. Baldwin, 84; 3. Winfield, 87; 4. Clay Center, 108; 5. Rose Hill, 120; 6. Buhler, 159; 7. Wamego, 177; 8. Louisburg, 208; 9. Andale, 223; 10. Labette County, 237; 11. Circle, 243; 12. Fort Scott, 269.

Top individuals: 1. Trotter, Clearwater, 19:17.44; 2. Owens, Eudora, 19:51.24; 3. Keltner, Eudora, 20:10.05; 4. Cantrell, Labette County, 20:16.27; 5. Smith, Clay Center, 20:18.82; 6. Myers, Winfield, 20:25.64; 7. Kennedy, Baldwin, 20:34.62; 8. Unruh, Circle, 20:35.12; 9. Busch, Augusta, 20:46.36; 10. Vohs, Louisburg, 20:51.04; 11. Brecheisen, Baldwin, 20:56.95; 12. Bathurst, Abilene, 21:03.15; 13. Moore, Chanute, 21:07.16; 14. Pfizenmaier, Clay Center, 21:07.28; 15. Fletcher, Eudora, 21:09.94; 16. Wolf, Clay Center, 21:13.06; 17. Turner, Winfield, 21:13.19; 18. Lucent, Rose Hill, 21:17.67; 19. Rickstrew, Wamego, 21:18.45; 20. Lovell, Rose Hill, 21:18.71.

CLASS 3A BOYS

Team scores: 1. Wichita Trinity, 35; 2. Southeast of Saline, 58; 3. Hiawatha, 155; 4. West Franklin, 157; 5. Girard, 166; 6. Marysville, 175; 7. Wichita Collegiate, 180; 8. Smoky Valley, 193; 9. Holcomb, 207; 10. Scott Community, 224; 11. Nemaha Central, 226; 12. Norton Community, 230.

Top individuals: 1. Shively, Wichita Trinity, 15:26.2; 2. Hobson, Wichita Trinity, 15:41.3; 3. CJ Meyer, Wichita Collegiate, 15:56.1; 4. Will Meyer, Wichita Collegiate, 16:04.5; 5. Jackson, SE of Saline, 16:11.5; 6. Allen, SE of Saline, 16:15.4; 7. Miller, Marysville, 16:19.4; 8. Ferguson, Wichita Trinity, 16:20.8; 9. Tofteland, Wichita Trinity, 16:23.8; 10. Langill, Nemaha Central, 16:29.0; 11. Luce, Lakin, 16:29.2; 12. Downes, Council Grove, 16:29.9; 13. Ritsema, Lakin, 16:31.4; 14. B. Walker, SE of Saline, 16:31.5; 15. C. Walker, SE of Saline, 16:36.7; 16. Ulbrich, Girard, 16:49.3; 17. Reed, Smoky Valley, 16:52.8; 18. Carroll, Wichita Trinity, 16:55.1; 19. Dubrava, Girard, 16:55.7; 20. Bachman, Hiawatha, 16:56.2; 26. McDaniel, Wellsville, 17:11.2.

CLASS 3A GIRLS

Team scores: 1. SE of Saline, 64; 2. Cheney, 108; 3. Wichita Trinity, 110; 4. Riley County, 148; 5. Smoky Valley, 151; 6. Southwestern Heights, 155; 7. Osage City, 164; 8. Norton Community, 180; 9. Holcomb, 184; 10. Minneapolis, 217; 11. Frontenac, 230; 12. Heritage Christian, 233.

Top individuals: 1. Allen, Prairie View, 18:56.5; 2. Lehman, Hesston, 19:38.0; 3. Howell, Wichita Trinity, 19:52.4; 4. Hudson, Cheney, 19:58.8; 5. Commerford, SE of Saline, 20:08.4; 6. Fugitt, Cimarros, 20:16.1; 7. Prochazka, SE of Saline, 20:16.6; 8. Speece, Osage City, 20:16.8; 9. Buxk, Eureka, 20:17.1; 10. Alderson, SE of Saline, 20:24.5; 11. Pearce, Kingman, 20:26.4; 12. Cossaart, Minneapolis, 20:28.4; 13. Mostellier, Nemaha Central, 20:32.3; 14. Picolet, Council Grove, 20:34.7; 15. Thong, Heritage Christian, 20:37.3; 16. Trujillo, Southwestern Heights, 20:37.8; 17. Rumback, Norton Community, 20:38.2; 18. Albright, Kingman, 20:38.7; 19. Bosse, Osage City, 20:39.9; 20. Saucedo, Southwestern Heights, 20:41.9.

CLASS 2A BOYS

Team scores: 1. Berean Academy, 63, 2. Meade, 95; 3. Marion, 109; 4. Central Heights, 111; 5. Hutchinson Trinity, 133; 6. Hoxie, 145; 7. Stanton County, 175; 8. Jefferson County North, 191; 9. Kansas City Christian, 218; 10. Bennington, 223; 11. Northern Heights, 254; 12. Pleasant Ridge, 270.

Top individuals: 1. Golub, Stanton County, 16:56.65; 2. Keith, Meade, 17:01.76; 3. Mumford, KC Christian, 17:03.17; 4. Briscoe, Berean Academy, 17:04.75; 5. Fouard, Ell-Saline, 17:06.43; 6. Schumacher, KC Christian, 17:07.84; 7. Hammond, Central Heights, 17:10.05; 8. Godina, Hutchinson Trinity, 17:14.88; 9. Marcotte, Lyndon, 17:22.51; 10. Harder, Berean Academy, 17:25.41; 11. Zerger, Ell-Saline, 17:32.64; 12. Wells, Salina Sacred Heart, 17:33.93; 13. Wasmuth, Marion, 17:34.01; 14. Parish, Sterling, 17:34.44; 15. Fischer, Medicine Lodge, 17:35.01; 16. Nusz, Berean Academy, 17:46.3; 17. Burkdoll, Central Heights, 17:47.07; 18. Miltner, Medicine Lodge, 17:51.2; 19. Douglas, Sacred Heart, 17:51.87; 20. Diercks, Hoxie, 17:53.08.

CLASS 2A GIRLS

Team scores: 1. Stanton County, 72; 2. Remington, 97; 3. Salina Sacred Heart, 103; 4. Oakley, 140; 5. Wabaunsee, 167; 6. Thomas More Prep, 173; 7. Sterling, 178; 8. Hillsboro, 184; 9. St. Mary’s Colgan, 200; 10. Jayhawk Linn, 206; 11. Oskaloosa, 216; 12. Central Heights, 219.

Top individuals: 1. Peterson, Stanton, County, 18:19.11; 2. Wurtz, Wabaunsee, 19:43.38; 3. Kilgore, Sterling, 19:55.54; 4. Boydston, Ellis, 20:13.86; 5. Sutterfield, MEade, 20:20.52; 6. Cubit, Central Heights, 20:35.58; 7. Salazar, Ell-Saline, 20:44.92; 8. Lindenman, Hoxie, 21:05.47; 9. Funk, Hillsboro, 21:08.46; 10. Ross, Erie, 21:09.87; 11. Chrisjohn, Central Heights, 21:11.42; 12. Willour, Remington, 21:12.88; 13. Dorzweiler, Sacred Heart, 21:15.04; 14. Matteucci, Sacred Heart, 21:19.5; 15. Zoglmann, Conway Springs, 21:21.93; 16. Farnham, Stanton County, 21:22.01; 17. Doney, Meade, 21:26.28; 18. Stone, Sacred Heart, 21:28.04; 19. Klaassen, Remington, 21:30.3; 20. Tull, Conway Springs, 21:36.34; 23. Jenks, KC Christian, 22:06.71.

CLASS 1A BOYS

Team scores: 1. Quinter, 30; 2. St. John’s, 45; 3. Ness ity, 57; 4. Axtell, 95; 5. Osborne, 99; 6. Brewster, 118; 7. Hartford, 134; 8. Washington County, 142; 9. Pratt Skyline, 148; 10. Wichita Classical, 150; 11. Pretty Prairie, 152; 12. Burden-Central, 170.

Top individuals: 1. Ellis, Ingalls, 16:50.13; 2. Gall, Ness City, 17:32.97; 3. Martinez, Kiowa County, 17:38.37; 4. Pearce, Wallace County, 17:44.49; 5. Durst, Lebo, 17:47.18; 6. Letourneau, St. John’s, 17:47.25; 7. White III, Pretty Prairie, 17:51.42; 8. Arnold, Olpe, 17:52.94; 9. Deaton, Quinter, 17:55.33; 10. Hamel, Osborne, 18:02.17; 11. Chang, Kiowa County, 18:03.91; 12. Yoder, Hutcinson Central Christian, 18:05.27; 13. Smith, St. John, 18:05.3; 14. Buessing, Axtell, 18:05.56; 15. Churchwell, Quinter, 18:10.02; 16. Nelson, Pratt Skyline, 18:11.19; 17. Simon, Quinter, 18:22.70; 18. Olander, Little River, 18:28.72; 19. Elder, Quinter, 18:32.10; 20. Moore, South Gray, 18:30.6.

CLASS 1A GIRLS

Team scores: 1. South Gray, 40; 2. Ness City, 58; 3. Colony-Crest, 74; 4. Quinter, 84; 5. Pretty Prairie, 92; 6. Wichita Classical, 109; 7. Osborne, 114; 8. Hodgeman County, 118 (won tiebreaker); 9. Doniphan West, 118; 10. Lebo, 135; 11. Clifton-Clyde, 157; 12. Frankfort, 164.

Top individuals: 1. Weiner, Golden Plains, 19:37.01; 2. Walden, Wichita Classical, 20:07.27; 3. Walter, Colony-Crest, 20:24.76; 4. Skalsky, Olpe, 20:38.34; 5. Stapleton, South Gray, 21:17.67; 6. Jantz, South Gray, 21:23.97; 7. Reiff, Elyria Christian, 21:27.7; 8. Cole, Doniphan West, 21:29.32; 9. Mitchell, Otis-Bison, 21:42.38; 10. Bina, Centre, 21:44.44; 11. Talley, Centralia, 21:44.46; 12. Bunce, Kiowa County, 21:45.08; 13. Bertuccelli, Osborne, 21:49.98; 14. Schmidt, Colony-Crest, 21:51.91; 15. Deges, South Gray, 21:55.14; 16. Baker, Washington County, 21:59.06; 17. Fast, Natoma, 21:59.43; 18. Speer, Lebo, 22:01.31; 19. Hemphill, Attica, 22:02.05; 20. Petersilie, Ness City, 22:04.28; 32. Kim, Bishop Seabury, 22:57.83.

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