Laura Roxberg (Blue Valley Northwest KS) won her fourth Metro title in a row to highlight the KC Metro Championships.  Run over the rolling course at Raymore-Peculiar HS, the meet features many of the cross country powers in the Kansas City area, both on the Missouri and Kansas side.  Roxberg ran early with the pack, including Kansas compatriots Kristen Gillespie (Shawnee Mission South) and Erin Beck (Blue Valley North).  Roxberg then gapped the pack to win in 18:55 over 5k.  Gillespie was second at 19:20, with Beck third at 19:26.  Johanna Kleinsasser (Lee's Summit West) was fourth at 19:38 with Allie Marquis (Shawnee Mission East KS (19:40) was fifth.  Lee's Summit West's young team scored 120 points to win, with St. Teresa's (Kansas City) second at 145.  Blue Valley Northwest KS was third with 161, with Lee's Summit North (191) and Notre Dame de Sion (Kansas City, 197) fourth and fifth.

Oak Park (Kansas City) has long been highly regarded in Kansas City area circles , and the Northmen earned that respect Saturday, with a close victory in the KC Metro Championships.  Will Hansen led the Northmen, winning the individual title with a time of 16:06 over 5k.  Phillip Hickman (Blue Springs) was second at 16:12, with Harrisonville's Maksim Korolev third (16:16).  Zach Zarda (Maranatha Academy, Shawnee KS) was the first Kansan to finish, placing fourth at 16:20, just ahead of Dalton Moberly (Kearney 16:22).

Oak Park put Hanson up front, then packed well to score 119 points to edge Shawnee Mission South KS (134), Rockhurst (Kansas City 135), Lee's Summit North (136) and Lee's Summit West (142) in very tight team scoring.

Varsity Boys Team Scores: 1. Oak Park (Kansas City) 119; 2. Shawnee Mission South KS 134; 3. Rockhurst (Kansas City) 135; 4. Lee's Summit North 136; 5. Lee's Summit West 142; 6. St. Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park KS) 179; 7. Blue Springs 242; 8. Lee's Summit 250; 9. DeSoto KS 264; 10. St. Joseph Central 297; 11. Shawnee Mission West KS 305; 12. Kearney 335; 13. Blue Valley West KS 365; 14. Blue Valley Northwest KS 376; 15. Blue Valley North KS 407; 16. Smithville 416; 17. Park Hill (Kansas City) 468; 18. Shawnee Mission East KS 504; 19. Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission KS) 525; 20. Shawnee Mission North KS 539; 21. Gardner-Edgerton KS 566; 22. Blue Springs South 579; 23. Platte County 625; 24. Truman (Independence) 620; 25. Kansas City Christian KS 683; 26. St. Mary's (Independence) 686; 27. Olathe South KS 688; 28. O' Hara (Kansas City) 706; 29. William Chrisman (Independence) 849; 30. Ft. Osage (Independence) 849; 31. Hickman Mills (Kansas City) 928; 32. Grandview 957

Varstiy Girls Team Scores:  1. Lee's Summit West 120; 2. St. Teresa's (Kansas City) 145; 3. Blue Valley Northwest KS 161; 4. Lee's Summit North 194; 5. Notre Dame de Sion (Kansas City) 197; 6. DeSoto KS 219; 7. Blue Valley North KS 240; 8. Shawnee Mission South KS 253; 9. Oak Park (Kansas City) 268; 10. Kearney 280; 11. Raymore-Peculiar 291; 12. Shawnee Mission East KS 302; 13. Olathe South KS 308; 14. Blue Valley KS 323; 15. St. Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park KS) 424; 16. Blue Valley West KS 456; 17. Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission KS) 456; 18. Lee's Summit 458; 19. Blue Springs 487; 20. Platte County 495; 21. Park Hill (Kansas City) 521; 22. Ft. Osage (Independence) 538; 23. Park Hill South (Kansas City) 580; 24. Smithville 605; 25. Shawnee Mission North KS 632; 26. Blue Springs South 633; 27. Excelsior Springs 679; 28. St. Joseph Central 733; 29. St. Mary's (Independence) 801; 30. William Chrisman (Independence) 857; 31. O' Hara (Kansas City) 956; 32. Grandview 1009.

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