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DyeStat Kansas
10/21/00
Kansas Regionals - 4A
by Tony Bozarth
Topeka - El Dorado - Ottawa - Hoisington -
Qualifiers for State Meet October 28
Class 4A Regional Highlights Top Three teams and 15 individuals qualify
@ Topeka State Hospital Grounds, Topeka Clay Center dominated the girls race, then edged Wamego in the boys to take home double championship trophies. Kristy Perry led a 1-2-7-10 finish for Clay Center (31) to pull away from Topeka Hayden 81 and Lansing 83. Wamego missed a qualifying spot by 3 in a loaded regional. Clay Center's Joe Moore pulled away from Wamego's Todd Speer to win 16:22-16:35 over the hilly course. Top ranked Clay Center edged #3 Wamego by one point, with Tonganoxie taking the final qualifying spot.
4A Girls Team scores--Clay Center 31, Hayden 81, Lansing 83, Wamego 86, Holton 139, Tonganoxie 168, Council Grove 181, Marysville 182, Perry-Lecompton 253.
Individual results--1. Perry, Clay Center, 12:33; 2. Williams, Clay Center, 12:47; 3. Marshall, Hayden, 12:58; 4. Liddick, Council Grove, 13:02 ; 5. Korb, Tonganoxie, 13:13; 6. Church, Lansing, 13:19; 7. Dunn, Clay Center, 13:33; 8. Stephan, Wamego, 13:34; 9. Hartman, Lansing, 13:36; 10. Anderson, Clay Center, 13:39.
Boys Team scores--Clay Center 43, Wamego 44, Tonganoxie 103, Hayden 119, Hiawatha 135, Jefferson West 163, Holton 203, Lansing 212, Council Grove 243, Marysville 252, Piper 319.
Individual results--1. Moore, Clay Center, 16:22; 2. Spreer, Wamego, 16:35; 3. Davis, Tonganoxie, 16:56; 4. Steen, Wamego, 16:59; 5. Lacore, Hayden, 17:05; 6. Norris, Tonganoxie, 17:11; 7. Thompson, Clay Center, 17:14; 8. Anderson, Clay Center, 17:18; 9. Friedrichs, Marysville, 17:18;10. Schuetz, Holton, 17:24.
El Dorado's girls readied for a strong state title win with a dominating 81 point win over Coffeyville. Labette County edged Towanda-Circle by 10 for the final qualifying spot. Kara Griffith led El Dorado;s 1-3-7-9-13 finish with an easy 11:51 win. Clearwater defeated Chapman 66-86 for the boys title, with Caney Valley edging El Dorado and Rose Hill for the final team spot. Rose Hill's Ryan Ghaffari (17:11) held on to edge El Dorado's Aaron Morgan (17:12) and Clearwater's Drew Barry (17:15)
Girls team scores 1. El Dorado 27, 2. Coffeyville 108, 3. Labette County 123, 4. Circle 133, 5. Augusta 159, 6. Abilene 167, 7. Chapman 180, 8. Wellington 193, 9. Girard 203, 10. Caney Valley 204, 11. Rose Hill 222.
Top 25 Individuals 1. Kara Griffith, El Dorado, 11:51; 2. Michelle Brenner, Coffeyville, 12:10; 3. Laura Artman, El Dorado, 12:12; 4. Ashley Kimble, Mulvane, 12:15; 5. Jamie Lyle, Parsons, 12:16; 6. Stephanie Rohner, Girard 12:18; 7. Seana Griffith, El Dorado 12:18; 8. Chelsey Hanzlick, Augusta, 12:25; 9. Katie Joyce, El Dorado, 12:33; 10. Tracy Shamblin, Caney Valley, 12:38; 11. Kyrie Kinder, Circle, 12:49; 12. Lisa Thompson, Coffeyville, 12:50; 13. Amber Langley, El Dorado, 12:51; 14. Hannah Wilson, Abilene, 12:55; 15. Eliscia Avalos, Wellington, 12:56; 16. Julie Jones, Girard, 13:01; 17. Rachel Harper, Augusta, 13:03; 18. Kristin Currie, Douglass, 13:06; 19. Felicity McNelly, Rose Hill, 13:10; 20. Crystal Carnahan, Labette County, 13:13; 21. Staci Stewart, El Dorado, 13:13; 22. Taren Spruill, Labette County, 13:14; 23. Christina Mackey, Caney Valley, 13:14; 24. Janelle Wilson, Circle, 13:25; 25. Amanda Ades, El Dorado, 13:27.
Boys Team Scores 1. Clearwater 66, 2. Chapman 86, 3. Caney Valley 98, 4. El Dorado 101, 5. Rose Hill 107, 6. Mulvane 114, 7. Abilene 133, 8. Coffeyville 170, 9. Labette County 282, 10. Girard 294, 11. Douglass 303, 12. Chanute 330, 13. Augusta 330.
Top 25 Individuals 1. Ryan Ghaffari, Rose Hill, 17:11; 2. Aaron Morgan, El Dorado, 17:12; 3. Drew Barry, Clearwater, 17:15; 4. Robbie Ferris, Abilene, 17:19; 5. Justin Brown, Caney Valley, 17:23; 6. Nick Hansen, Mulvane, 17:25; 7. Eli Fabrycky, Parsons, 17:33; 8. Josh Burget, Mulvane 17:34; 9. Eric Barten, Chapman, 17:35; 10. Clyde Hudnall, Coffeyville 17:40; 11. Josh Keeny, Caney Valley, 17:54; 12. Jon Youngers, Clearwater, 17:55; 13. Adam Dinwiddie, Clearwater, 17:56; 14. Aaron Ades, El Dorado, 17:59; 15. Jacob Merrick, Clearwater, 18:07; 16. Adam Butler, Caney Valley, 18:11; 17. Jacob Rea, Parsons, 18:12; 18. Justin Gfeller, Chapman, 18:14; 19. Tony Rempe, Abilene, 18:15; 20. Sam Lehner, Chapman, 18:15; 21. Jason Burget, Mulvane, 18:16; 22. Justin Warren, El Dorado, 18:20; 23. Sandie Williams, Chapman, 18:22; 24. Chris Hokeness, Rose Hill, 18:23; 25. Jason Gibson, Chapman, 18:23.
@ Ottawa
Baldwin dominated the rugged hills of Ottawa's course. Laid out over an abandoned gravel pit, the course features rugged hills and poor footing. Baldwin scored a sweep of the boys and girls races, scoring 29 in both. Garnett and Iola took the other boys qualifying places, while Mill Valley (a first year school) and SF Trail took the girls places. Iola missed a girls spot at state by one point. Matt Noonan (Baldwin) defeated Mill Valley's Griffin Lee by 19 seconds, while Trisha Culbertson (Burlington) defeated Megan Noonan (Baldwin) in a battle of two of the state's top runners. Boys: 1. Baldwin 29, 2. Garnett-Anderson County 86, 3. Iola 114, 4. Mill Valley 137, 5. Santa Fe Trail 163, 6. Ottawa 178, 7. Louisburg 196, 8. Eudora 212, 9. Spring Hill 263, 10. Burlington 267 11. Osawatomie 299, 12. KC Sumner Academy 314
Girls: 1. Baldwin 29, 2. Mill Valley 41, 3. Santa Fe Trail 91, 4. Iola 92, 5. Eudora 111,
Boys: 1. Matt Noonan (Bald) 16:55, 2. Griffen Lee (MV) 17:14, 3. Eric Black (Bald) 17:45, 5. Brian Elliot (Burl) 17:59, 5. David Cox (AC) 18:04, 6. Stephen Lewis (Ott) 18:12, 7. B. Gladhart (Bald) 18:18 8. Glen Stansberry (Bald) 18:29, 9. Matt Higgins (Prarie View) 18:25, 10. Jonathan Strong (Bald) 18:25 Girls: 1. Trisha Culbertson (Burl) 12:24, 2. Megan Noonan (Bald) 12:31, 3. Lisa Morrisey (Ott) 13:04, 4. Angie Matlack (MV) 13:10, 5. Erica Ogle (Bald) 13:19, 6. Hillary Johnson (MV) 13:47, 7. Katie Sheffield (Ott) 13:54, 8. Kayla Pringle (Bald) 14:01, 9. Michelle Pressgrove (Bald) 14:05
Brittany Hill, a Hugoton freshman, continued her undefeated season with an 11:45 win over Ulysses Andrea Meirhoff (12:15). Concordia won the boys title (69), with Hugoton (85) and Colby (139) taking the other two spots. Hugoton , Concordia and Ulysses took the girls qualifying spots. No other information was available at this time.
