Preview by Tony Bozarth
6A - 5A - 4A
- 3A - 2A/1A Tony Bozarth's
report from Rim Rock Farm: Full day here after the state meet. Here's
a quick summary and top teams
and medalists. Amy Hasting's run was the most
dominating performance I've
seen at Rimrock since we opened Olathe East in
1992 and started taking XC
teams to state. Full results will be available
shortly at www.freestaterunning.com. Division 6A6A
Boys: Tight team and individual races highlighted the first
race of the
day at Rimrock Farm at the Kansas State Cross Country Championships.
A
perfect day, sunny and cool with little wind greeted the runners as they
prepared to face Rimrock's rugged hills. With no clear favorite and
extremely
close team scoring expected, the field went out cautiously with
Olathe East
sophomore James Swartz leading the field through the first mile
and a half.
Just after the Oak Holler Bridge hill, the field accelerated
down through
Timber Trail to the new King's Bridge, with Ryan Wilson (Wichita
Heights),
Tyler Roark (Hutchinson) and a host of others as a ten to fifteen
man pack
strung out over about 20 to 30 yards. Team contenders Lawrence and
SMNW were
both well represented, with Lawrence Free State well packed in the
field.
Through the broome fields from the two to two and half mile mark, the pack
continued
to whittle down to a ten man pack of Wilson, Dylan McClain
(Lawrence), Will
Polk (SMNW), Matt Swedlund (Washburn Rural), David Williams
(Wichita West),
Roark, Bo Clark (WIchita Heights), Jason Pugh (SMNW) and
Swartz. Lawrence's
Justin Riley and Free State's Justin White were also
quickly moving up as
the runner's crossed a dam leading to The Narrows, a
trail leading through
a forested area approaching the Billy Mills Hill, a
steep fifty yard climb.
Amazingly the pack continued together up the climb with Wilson, McClain,
Polk, Swedlund and Williams opening a small gap over the others. As the
field
crested the Jim Ryun Skyline in full view of the spectators it became
obvious
both team and individual races were the closest in many years.
Ryan Wilson
(Wichita Heights) edged Lawrence's Dylan McClain down the
final stretch to
win in 16:33, McClain 16:34, with Shawnee Mission
Northwest's Will Polk right
behind at 16:35. Washburn's Rural's Matt
Swedlund followed at 16:39, with
David Williams (Wichita West-16:42), Tyler
Roark (Hutchinson 16:48), Ryan
Hopper (Shawnee Mission Northwest 16;48), Bo
Clark (Wichita Heights 16:51),
Justin Riley (Lawrence 16:53) and Jason Pugh
(Shawnee Mission Northwest 16:56)
rounding out the top ten. Teamwise Shawnee Mission
Northwest won their eighth consecutive title, but
not without a fierce
battle from season long nemesis Lawrence. Northwest
used three runners in
the top 10 to score 77 points to Lawrence's 89.
Lawrence Free State followed
closely with 95. Topeka Washburn Rural was
fourth with 109. Shawnee Mission
East (139), Emporia (149), Wichita West
(150), St. Thomas Aquinas (195), Derby
(215), Olathe East (218), Hutchinson
(257) and Maize (257) completed the leading
6A teams. TOP TWENTY (MEDALISTS)
1. Ryan Wilson
Wichita Heights 16:33
2. Dylan McClain Lawrence 16:34
3. Will Polk SMNW
16:35
4. Matt Swedlund Topeka Washburn Rural 16;39
5. David Williams Wichita
West 16:42
6. Tyler Roark Hutchinson 16:48
7. Ryan Hopper SMNW 16:48
8.
Bo Clark Wichita Heights 16:51
9. Justin Riley Lawrence 16:53
10. Jason
Pugh SMNW 16:56
11. Justin White Lawrence Free State 16:58
12. Dallas Henry
Leavenworth 17:02
13. Mike Knickerbocker Emporia 17:03
14. Joe Zimmer Topeka
Washburn Rural 17;03
15. James Swartz Olathe East 17:04
16. Kai Siegle SM
West 17:16
17. Grady Sullivan Blue Valley North 17:18
18. Matt Moon Derby
17:19
19. David Lewis Wichita West 17:22
20. Ross Bauer St. Thomas Aquinas
17;24 6A GIRLS: Amy Hastings (Leavenworth)
blasted the field, running to a 30
second victory over Taryn May (Blue Valley
Northwest) with a dominating 11:29
performance. Hastings pulled into the lead
by the first quarter, and simply
continued to hammer away at the field, increasing
her lead throughout.
Running smoothly and in control the entire race, Hastings
completed an
undefeated season. In the pack, the
race shook out as expected between the front-running of
Blue Valley Northwest
and Olathe South, and the packing of Shawnee Mission
Northwest and Shawnee
Mission East. When the scoring was finished, Van
Rose's Shawnee Mission
Northwest Cougars had defended their team title with a
16 second split
between 1-5 and 50 points. Blue Valley Northwest, with May
in second and Kristina
Rand in seventh, was second with 66 points. Olathe
South, with Amy Gouchnour
fifth and defending champion Alysha Galbraith sixth
placed third with 130
and Shawnee Mission East followed with 145. The top
four teams all came from
the rugged Shawnee Mission regional. Manhattan
followed in fifth with 159
points, and Emporia (159), Lawrence (168),
Lawrence Free State (181), Dodge
City (225), Maize (225), Derby (274) and
Hutchinson (280) completed team scoring. TOP
TWENTY (MEDALISTS)
1. Amy Hastings Leavenworth 11:29
2. Taryn May Blue Valley
Northwest 11:59
3. Melissa Ortiz Wichita West 12:04
4. Harper McConnell
Manhattan 12:10
5. Amy Gouchnour Olathe South 12:12
6. Alysha Galbraith
Olathe South 12:12
7. Kristina Rand Blue Valley Northwest 12:14
8. Connie
Abbott Shawnee Mission South 12:15
9. Laura Kelley Blue Valley North 12:23
10.
Becca Ingraham Shawnee Mission Northwest 12:24
11. Morgan Bonds Hutchinson
12;26
12. Kate Swain Shawnee Mission Northwest 12:30
13. Stephanie Schmidt
Shawnee Mission East 12:31
14. Christine Lathrop Blue Valley Northwest 12:31
15.
LeAnn Shirley Shawnee Mission Northwest 12:32
16. Tracey Bamberger Shawnee
Mission Northwest 12:32
17. Amber Shanahan Wichita North 12:33
18. Erin
Elam Shawnee Mission Northwest 12:33
19. Dana Seibel Emporia 12:38
20. Sam
Wickham Manhattan 12:39 Division 5A5A
BOYS: Great Bend repeated as boys team champs at Rimrock Farm,
while Liberal's Justin Alexander used a steady effort to draw away from the field
for a fifteen second victory. Alexander, a regional champ last week, took the
lead in the race's first quarter and steadily drew away from the following pack
over Rimrock's trails and hills to win in 16;47. Sophomore Tanner Marshall lead
Great Bend to the title, placing second in 17:02 with fellow western Kansas sophomore
Scott Rome (Hays) third in 17:08. Teamwise Great Bend placed it's top six in the
top twenty team scorers to pull away from Wichita Bishop Carroll 54 to 77. Buhler
was third with 104, followed by Hays (106), Liberal (109), Blue Valley West (142),
Topeka Seaman (163), Arkansas City (223), Salina South (234), Kansas City Turner
(239), Gardner-Edgerton (255) and Shawnee Mission Bishop Miege (304) TOP
TWENTY (MEDALISTS)
1. Justin Alexander Liberal 16:47
2. Tanner Marshall
Great Bend 17:02
3. Scott Rome Hays 17;08
4. Paul Hefferon Blue Valley
West 17;16
5. Chris Schroeder Buhler 17:17
6. Lance Reichenberger Wichita
Carroll 17:17
7. Nick Hansen Mulvane 17;21
8. Lewis Morrow Kansas City
Sumner 17;24
9. Matt Suellentrop Wichita Carroll 17;24
10. Nathan Hughes
Great Bend 17;25
11. Tyler McClellan Topeka Seaman 17:26
12. Mark Dugan
Wichita Carroll 17:26
13. Aaron Davidson Salina South 17;29
14. Mac Holman
Great Bend 17;30
15. Mike Scholenhals Topeka West 17;33
16. Steven Lutjen
Bonner Springs 17;34
17. MattVieyra Buhler 17:35
18. Mat Hafner Great
Bend 17;38
19. Brian Nickerson Liberal 17;39
20. Ross Wilden Buhler 17:41
5A GIRLS: Trisa Nickoley (Shawnee Heights)
repeated as individual champ in 11:52, but not without some challenge from Blue
Valley West's Elle Pishney (second in 12:02). The two red-clan runners repeatedly
challenged each other over the two mile course with Pishney pushing the numerous
hills and Nickoley appearing to respond. Nickoley made her definitive move coming
off the Billy Mills ascent, and steadily pulled away on the Jim Ryun skyline.
Team wise Great Bend (77) again repeated as champs, with first-year school
Blue Valley West taking second (91). Shawnee Mission Bishop Miege (an East Kansas
League rival of BV West) was third at 130, with Buhler (135), Goddard (140), Wichita
Bishop Carroll (151), Shawnee Heights (152), Paola (176), Topeka Seaman (198),
McPherson (206), Wichita Kapaun Mt.Carmel (242) and Gardner-Edgerton (307) completing
the team scoring. TOP TWENTY (MEDALISTS)
1. Trisa
Nickoley Shawnee Heights 11:52
2. Elle Pishney Blue Valley West 12:02
3.
Ashley Kimble Mulvane 12:10
4. Sarah Glatt Bishop Miege 12:14
5. Amy Zeller
Wichita Carroll 12:21
6. Brenna Powers Goddard 12:28
7. Megan Stutzman
Paola 12:35
8. Erin O'Brien Blue Valley West 12:36
9. Secili Nald Valley
Center 12:38
10. Kendra Chambers Great Bend 12:39
11. Amanda Reihnhardt
Great Bend 12:40
12. Grace Knauff Wichita Carroll 12:40
13. Andrea Hall
Topeka West 12:41
14. Erin Duerr Goddard 12:43
15. Amy Petty Buhler 12:47
16. Jessica Mainz Shawnee Heights 12:48
17. Ashley Davin Shawnee Heights
12:49
18. Amber Hein Buhler 12:49
19. Katie Stockstill McPherson 12:49
20. Stacie Grimm Goddard 12:50
Division
4A4A Boys: Matt Noonan completed an undefeated season,
leading Baldwin to a fourth consecutive team title, and winning his own third
consecutive title, joining Billy Mills (Haskell) and Steve Fein (Shawnee Mission
Northwest) as the only Kansas males to win three consecutive titles.
In perhaps
this year's deepest individual state field, Noonan took command from the start
to pull away from long time rival Joe Moore (Clay Center). Noonan finished in
15:44 for the hilly 5k course, with Moore at 16:02. Jordan LaCore (Topeka Hayden-16:29)
and Griffin Lee (DeSoto-Mill Valley-16;32) completed the top four.
Baldwin
eged Tonganoxie 60-68 for the team title with Clearwater (128) third. Wamego (140),
Clay Center (140), Chapman (153), Hugoton (158), Garnett-Anderson County (189),
Iola (193), Concordia (218), El Dorado (243), and Caney Valley (253) completed
team scoring. TOP TWENTY (MEDALISTS)
1. Matt
Noonan Baldwin 15;44
2. Joe Moore Clay Center 16;02
3. Jordan Lacore Topeka
Hayden 16:29
4. Griffin Lee Mill Valley 16;39
5. Daniel Simon Andale 16:42
6. Eric Black Baldwin 16;43
7. David Cox Anderson County 16:46
8.
Kyle Norris Tonganoxie 16:48
9. Joey Steen Wamego 16:51
10. Grant Shaffer
Independence 16:52
11. Andrew Cherry, Jefferson West 16;59
12. Glen Stansberry
Baldwin 17;02
13. Alan Davis Baldwin 17:03
14. Ryan Kirkpatrick Concordia
17;06
15. Todd Spreer Wamego 17:08
16. Josh McMahan Clay Center 17;08
17. Ryan Ghaffari Rose Hill 17:11
18. Luke Flood Jefferson West 17;12
19. Mark Batten Clearwater 17:16
20. Bryce Forward Hugoton 17:16 4A
GIRLS; Clearwater freshman Mallory Champa ran to victory over
previously undefeated Brittany Hill of Hugoton. Champa's 11:37 was the fastest
time of the day on the Wamego course. Mica Land of Andover also broke 12:00, placing
third in 11:56.
Teamwise Andover upended defending champion El Dorado 66
to 90, with Baldwin third at 107. Clearwater (153), Hugoton (160), Clay Center
(173), Ottawa (174), Topeka Hayden (179), Colby (184), Pratt (202) Wamego (210)
and Mill Valley (279) completed team scoring TOP
TWENTY (MEDALISTS)
1. Mallory Champa Clearwater 11:37
2. Brittany Hill
Hugoton 11:54
3. Mica Land Andover 11:56
4. Anderea Meierhoff Ulysses
12:05
5. Lisa Morrisey Ottawa 12:24
6. Sam Cheatham Andover 12:29
7.
Gus Newmeyer Clay Center 12:30
8. Carly Horkman Concordia 12:31
9. Erica
Ogle Baldwin 12:40
10. Annie Van Allen Clearwater 12:43
11. Mistie Banion
El Dorado 1244
12. Chelsey Hanzlick Augusta 1245
13. Ivy Ramsey Colby
12:49
14. Hannah Wilson Abeline 12:50
15. Stephanie Southard Pratt 12:51
16. Amy Jubela Andover 12:51
17. Leticia Padilla Ulysses 12:51
18.
Jamie Lyle Parsons 12:53
19. Kayla Pringle Baldwin 12:53
20. Jeanine Lacore
Topeka Hayden 12:55 Division 3A3A
BOYS: Alma-Wabaunsee's Keen Umbehr outdistanced the 3A field
at the Wamego Country Club, winnng in a 16:30 PR. Bryce Eitzmann (Belleville)
followed in 16:48 with Hoisington's Adam Willis third at 16;49. In the team race
Holcomb won their first state title with 66 points, with Hillsboro (98) and Belleville
(105) taking the other trophies. Defending state champ Riley County was fourth
(119), followed by Central Heights (130), Wellesville (154), Hesston (173), Lakin
(176), Ellsworth (199), Sabetha (217), Northern Heights (233) and Oberlin (252).
TOP TWENTY (MEDALISTS)
1. Keen Umbehr Alma-Wabaunsee
16:30
2. Bryce Eintzmann Belleville 1648
3. Adam Willis Hoisington 16:49
4. Chris George Holcomb 16:50
5. Eric Wellman Horton 17:00
6. Peter
Richert Hillsboro 17:04
7. Dakota Criqui Pomona 17:05
8. Devin Kueser
Central Heights 17:07
9. Clark McDonald Belleville 17;07
10. Brandon Deiter,
Sabetha 17:08
11. Chris Caruthers Wellesville 17:10
12. Garett Frank Northern
Heights 17:12
13. Brandon Mosher Riley County 17:13
14. Issac Cardenas
Lakin 17:13
15. Cory Findley Holcomb 17:15
16. Travis Miller Beloit 17:16
17. Michael Heigert Alma-Wabaunsee 17:19
18. Ross Fishburn Hesston 17:20
19. Aaron Yoder Hillsboro 17:24
20. Daniel Yoder Hillsboro 17:25 3A
GIRLS: Erin Mortimer of Riley County repeated as state cham,
winning easily with an 11:40. Erin Locke (Wakeeney) placed second at 12;07, closely
followed by Royal Valley's Ashley Champman at 12:08.
Teamwise Northern Heights
won their third straight title with coach Kristi Locklear. Northern Heights scored
82 to win over Halstead (99) and fellow league rival Sabetha (108). Southwestern
Heights followed (116) with Royal Valley (154), WaKeeney (162), Leon-Bluestem
(179), Hoisington (179), Osage City 179, Atchison Mt. St. Scholatica 197, Beloit
(205), and Mission Valley (227) completing scoring. TOP
TWENTY (MEDALISTS)
1. Erin Mortimer Riley County 11:40
2. Erin Locke WaKeeney
12:07
3. Ashley Chapman Royal Valley 1208
4. Rachel Boyd Medicine Lodge
12:13
5. Trista Barnett Southwestern Heights 12:20
6. Amy Van Gundy Northern
Heights 12:27
7. Stacy Kentzler Mt. St. Scholastica 12:27
8. Allison Martin
Smith Center 12:29
9. Leah Cox Halstead 12:41
10. Ashley Johnson Northern
Heights 12:42
11. Vanessa Peterson Smith Center 12:46
12. Ruthie Nguyen
Sabetha 12:48
13. Wendy Dinkel Hoisington 12:50
14. Megan McClain Lakin
12:55
15. Casey Lemke Mt. St. Scholastica 13;01
6. Hilary Leiker Sabetha
13:04
17. Glenda Branch Halstead 13:06
18. Gina Berger Horton 13:08
19.
Hope Inglehart Wellsville 13:10
20. Nicole Heptig Rock Creek 13:10
Division
2A/1A2A/1A BOYS: Christian Smith of Pawnee Heights
edged Jose Martinez of Deerfield 16:26 to 16:30 for the individual title. Smith
had earlier placed fifth in the Lawrence Coaches Invitational and had run most
of that race with 4A champ Matt Noonan of Baldwin. But Martinez pushed Smith hard
throughout the race. Cory Enterkin of Sedgwick was third at 16:48.
Kansas
City Christian easily won the boys title with three runners in the top nine. KC
Christian scored 50, with Hutchinson Trinity (90) and South Gray County (111)
winning the other trophies. Berean Academy (138), Wakefield (143), Salina Sacred
Heart (149), Meade (152), Deerfield (187), Osborne (202), Goessel (235), Scandia
Pike Valley (258), and Hill City (259) completed the scoring. TOP
TWENTY (MEDALISTS)
1. Christian Smith Pawnee Heights 16:26
2. Jose Martinez
Deerfield 16:30
3. Cory Enterkin Sedgwick 16:48
4. Phillip Brandon KC
Christian 16:53
5. Nathan Dahlke South Gray 17:10
6. Bill Warner Stanton
County 17:11
7. Jeff Ford KC Christian 17:26
8. Jared Fox Stafford 17:21
9. Berry Brown KC Christian 17:23
10. Dustin Ballinger Olpe 17:25
11.
Dustin Wheeler Onaga 17:27
12. Kyle Berens Salina Sacred Heart 17:31
13.
Andrea Santiago Burrton 17:31
14. Andy Fenton Jackson Heights 17:34
15.
Kirk Redger South Gray 17:35
16. Nick Denault Salina Sacred Heart 17:35
17.
Mark Smelser McLouth 17:36
18. Matt Scarlett McLouth 17:38
19. Tim Cox
Lyndon 17:39
20. Brandon Coyle Wakefield 17:39
2A-1A
GIRLS: Jolene Mick (12:09) and Ashley Noel (12:17) ran to a
1-2 finish for Osborne, put Hutchinson Trinity used superior pack running to edge
Osborne 90 to 102 for the team title. Mick also won the 1600 and 3200 at last
year's state track meet. Olpe was third at 117 with Lincoln (125), Stanton County
(153), Lebo (168), Salina Sacred Heart (170), McLouth (184), Wakefield (184),
St. John (201), Tribune (202) and Northern Valley (242) competing the field.
TOP
TWENTY (MEDALISTS)
1. Jolene Mick Osborne 12;09
2. Ashley Noel Osborne
12:17
3. Michelle Stueve Olpe 12:30
4. Leah Meier Salina Sacred Heart
12:37
5. Courtney Edmonds McLouth 12:42
6. Maggie Foss Hutchinson Trinity
12:43
7. Desiraye Osburn Lyndon 12:49
8. Kaylaen Dittmer Tribune 12:51
9. Nichole Combes Lebo 12:53
10. Abbie Obermueller Lincoln 12:54
11.
Katie Moore Lincoln 12:57
12. Courtney Brin Hutchinson Trinity 12:58
13.
Aniessa Slack Oxford 13:00
14. Jamie Noll Jeff County North 13;00
15.
Holly Koehn Stanton County 13;02
16, Rachel Noel Osborne 13:03
17. Jenna
Wood Macksville 13:04
18. Christina Green Hutchinson Trinity 13:06
19.
Tonya Newton Salina Sacred Heart 13:07
20. Adriane Ohlde Linn 13:07
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