Area teams run well in Swather Special Thursday
North Newton, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–Several area schools made their way to North Newton on Thursday for the Hesston Swather Special. The meet was moved from Hesston to North Newton, due to substantial rainfall earlier in the week.
Starting off in the Class 1-3A, the boys saw two area schools finish at the top, as Scott City would edge Holcomb by one point for the title. The Beavers would have two who won races in their grade. Carson Gabel won the freshman race, and Michael Hermosillo was the winner in the sophomore race. For Holcomb, Luke Parker was their highest finisher, placing fourth in the freshman race. For the girls, Scott City would place third, behind Hesston and Smoky Valley, while Holcomb was ninth. The Lady Beavers would get a first place finish in the freshman race from Phebe Trout, and Belle Trout was fourth in the senior race. Holcomb’s top finisher was Jade Ardery, who was fourth in the junior race.
In the Class 4-6A division, the Garden City boys would finish second, and Dodge City was third behind champion Andale. The Buffaloes picked up a pair of individual champions, as Elmer Argueta won the sophomore race, and Trevor Fry took the senior race. For the Red Demons, Gael Guerra Carmona was second in the freshman race. On the girls side, Newton edged out Garden City by one point for the team title, while Dodge City was third. Garden City did get an individual champion in Liliana Romero in the sophomore race, while Julianne Baca was second in the senior race. Dodge City was led by Krishna Perez, who was second in the sophomore race.
Class 1-3A
Boys
Team Scores
Scott City 34; Holcomb 35; Cheney 37; Burden-Central 39; Lyons 44; Wichita Collegiate 70; Moundridge 88; Wichita Independent 88; Sterling 96; Council Grove 100; Beloit 102; Ellsworth 107; Hesston 121; Berean Academy 125; Hoisington 127; Halstead 128; Smoky Valley 137; Udall 147; Elyria Christian 148; Sacred Heart 159
Individual Results By Class
Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Girls
Team Scores
Hesston 4; Smoky Valley 9; Scott City 11; Cheney 13; Berean Academy 22; Ellsworth 23; Minneapolis 26; Wichita Collegiate 26; Holcomb 32; Douglass 32; Hoisington 37; Sterling 44; Inman 45; Moundridge 45; Halstead 48; Elyria Christian 61; Goessel 62; Udall 63; Beloit 64; Sacred Heart 67; Lyons 68; Council Grove 72; Burden-Central 75
Individual Results By Class
Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Class 4-6A
Boys
Team Scores
Andale 17; Garden City 22; Dodge City 36; Salina South 92; Liberal 99; Hays 108; Newton 111; Salina Central 129
Individual Results By Class
Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Girls
Team Scores
Newton 17; Garden City 18; Dodge City 21; Andale 28; Hays 35; Salina South 36; Liberal 38