Quinter boys, Scott City girls take home cross country titles at Ness City
Ness City, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–Perhaps one of the warmer meets in recent memory, several schools made the trip to the Ness City Golf Course on Thursday for the annual Clyde T. McCracken Ness City Cross Country Invitaional.
The top three boys teams would come within 10 points, as Quinter would defeat Ness City and Scott City for the title. Spearville was sixth and Wichita County was seventh. Individually, Ness City’s Braxton Gall would be the meet winner, while Scott City picked up a second place finish from Michael Hermosillo and a fourth place effort from Carson Gabel.
On the girls side, it would be tight, as Scott City edged host school Ness City by one point, while Hodgeman County was third and Ingalls was fifth. Ellis would win first and second individually, as Avery Boydston and Taryn Boydston were the top two runners. Greeley County’s Jailyn Brandl was third. Scott City’s Belle Trout was sixth. Joleigh Mazanec from Wichita County placed eighth.
Boys
Team Scores
Quinter 50; Ness City 57; Scott City 60; Pratt-Skyline 82; Trego 135; Spearville 165; Wichita County 174; Ellis 190
Top 15 Placers
1. Broxton Gall, Ness City, 16:23.70; 2. Michael Hermosillo, Scott City, 17:07.60; 3. Carter Pennington, Quinter, 17:09.40; 4. Carson Gabel, Scott City, 17:25.60; 5. Ely Robinson, 17:30.40; 6. Kendrick Selensky, Quinter, 17:37.00; 7. Brody Rossman, Hoisington, 17:38.30; 8. Elliot Churchwell, Quinter, 17:39.50; 9. Wyatt Sutton, Ness City, 17:43.70; 10. Owen Hemphill, Pratt-Skyline, 18:03.30; 11. Lucas Dreher, Trego, 18:07.40; 12. Luke House, Pratt-Skyline, 18:10.10; 13. Kasten Wren, Scott City, 18:16.30; 14. Ben Durham, Ness City, 18:23.90; 15. John Boone, Quinter, 18:27.30
Other Area Results
Greeley County: 32. Taven Schmidt, 19:34.40; 38. Braxon Mangan, 20:02.30
Hodgeman County: 23. Jaime Diaz Fraile, 19:02.00
Scott City: 18. Emilio Alarcon, 18:30.40; 31. Avery Radke, 19:31.90; 47. Aaren Radke, 21:11.50
Spearville: 27. Evan Martinez, 19:07.10; 36. Austin Ruiz, 19:55.20; 42. Keldan Kuck, 20:40.00; 50 Aryan Blackburn, 21:25.60; 53. Emmett Wheaton, 22:02.30
Wichita County: 22. Ruger Mazanec, 18:51.60; 37. Morgan Simons, 19:58.20; 43. Jace Bjurstrom, 20:48.60; 58. Jacob Cach, 23:16.10; 59. Efren Lemus-Ugalde, 25:12.30; 60. Efrain Castillo, 25:33.80
Girls
Team Scores
Scott City 30; Ness City 31; Hodgeman County 91; Quinter 104; Ingalls 106
Top 15 Placers
1. Avery Boydston, Ellis, 19:15.00; 2. Taryn Boydston, Ellis, 19:33.60; 3. Jailyn Brandl, Greeley County, 20:07.20; 4. Taylin Davis, Central Plains, 20:49.30; 5. Stephany Esparza, Ness City, 21:14.60; 6. Belle Trout, Scott City, 21:19.70; 7. Taegin Liggett, Ness City, 21:43.10; 8. Joleigh Mazanec, Wcihita County, 21:48.30; 9. Kallan Rothchild, Trego, 22:02.50; 10. Ella Kough, Scott City, 22:13.90; 11. Tianna Lutters, Hoisington, 22:38.71; 12. Brailey Cook Scott City, 22:42.50; 13. Lexi Averhoff, Ingalls, 22:46.30; 14. Tristin Compton, Hoisingotn, 23:03.40; 15. Emma Petersilie, Ness City, 23:08.50
Other Area Results
Greeley County: 43. Bailey Moritz, 26:51.40
Hodgeman County: 21. Odessa Cure, 23:45.40; 31. Emma Gomez, 24:55.90; 33. Mallorie Ruff, 25:11.00; 39. Kylee Reese, 26:00.30; 46. Ella Reece, 28:35.50; 48. Mollie Ruff, 29:14.20; 49. Hailee Brown, 31:00.00
Ingalls: 35. Demi Wilkison, 25:37.50; 42. Willow Gerstberger, 26:49.60; 47. Katherine Harper, 28:44.40; 53. Brooklyn Miller, 34:58.80
Scott City: 18. Maci Lara, 23:22.60; 19. Halle Erazo, 23:27.30; 29. Phebe Trout, 24:38.90; 34. Jayden O’Brien, 25:15.80