1A LAKE BARTON — Otis-Bison's Destiny Mitchell earned a fourth state trip after placing 9th, 38th and 39th at state. After her run, Mitchell helped her Cougar teammates qualify for the 1A-Division 2 state volleyball tournament.
St. John's 4-time state qualifier Quade Smith (17:20.31) finished ninth at Lake Barton to qualify after placing 13th, 14th and 49th at the 1A state cross country meet. Stafford's Joel Valadez (17:17.32) placed seventh to qualify for 1A state.
Macksville's Kennedy Butler (21:20.48) finished 11th at Lake Barton to qualify for 1A state at Wamego.
3A NORTON — Three-time state qualifier and 2-time Central Kansas League champion Kamden Tarlton (16;40.78) placed fifth to qualify for 3A state with sixth-place finisher Brady Rossman (16:52.56) also qualifying.
Hoisington's Tianna Lutters (20:49.38) placed 11th to qualify for 3A state.
2A NORTON — Ellinwood's Central Prairie League champion Eleanor Joiner (20:05.84) placed fourth and Jenna Borror (21:26.09) placed seventh to qualify for the 2A state cross country meet.
3A NORTON
BOYS TEAM QUALIFIERS—1—Holcomb 39, 2—Lakin 71; 3—Scott City 86
GIRLS TEAM QUALIFIERS—1—Norton 60; 2—Scott City 65; 3—SW Heights 95
HOISINGTON GIRLS—SQ 11—Tianna Lutters, 20:49.38; 21—Tristin Compton, 21:44.86; 28—Monroe Walker, 22:11.04
LARNED GIRLS—52—Teagan Walker, 24:11.62
HOISINGTON BOYS—SQ 5—Kamden Tarlton, 16:40.78; SQ 6—Brody Rossman, 16:52.56; 48—Kasey Andereck, 19:29.41
LARNED—35—Lane Elam, 18:34.6; 68—Jayden Ramirez, 20:52.19; 85—David Lumpkins, 23:43.79; 86—Asher Olivier, 22:51.99
2A NORTON
GIRLS TEAM QUALIFIERS—1—Hoxie 36; 2—Ellinwood 44; 3—Republic County 69
ELLINWOOD GIRLS—SQ 4—Eleanor Joiner, 20:05.84; SQ 7—Jenna Borror, 21:26.09; 17—Kyla McCormick, 23:10.43; 18—Ali Gonzalez, 23:11.75; 27—Madison Dombroski, 23:52.33
BOYS TEAM QUALIFIERS—1—Hoxie 41; 2—Stanton County 54; 3—Bennington 60
6—ELLINWOOD BOYS (111)—23—Shae Hoskins, 19:00.66; 26—Joe Brauer, 19:13.47; 27—Ethan Robl, 19:22.63; 34—Dallon Luker, 19:58.87; 35—Greg Ringwald, 20:13.5; 44—Caleb Zook, 20:59.12
1A LAKE BARTON
GIRLS TEAM SCORES—1—Smith Center 28; 2—Ness City 34; 3—Kiowa County 60;
BOYS TEAM SCORES—1—Quinter 24; 2—Meade 28; 3—Ness City 50
8—MACKSVILLE GIRLS (107)—SQ 11—Kennedy Butler, 21:20.48; 38—Alexis Barron, 26:08.11; 50—Alycia Fulls, 30:18.28; 49—Alexandria Lopez, 29:43.81
OTIS-BISON GIRLS—SQ 14—Destiny Mitchell, 21:54.55
5—ST. JOHN BOYS (67)—SQ—9—Quade Smith, 17:20.31; 18—Aaden Gonzalez, 18:08.29; 23—Emmett Delp, 18:35.96; 37—Garrett Dunn, 19:25.37; 42—Liam Knight, 19:39.22; 45—Jayce Feril, 20:03.6; 51—Kaden Foote, 20:53.83
6—STAFFORD BOYS (115)—7—Joel Valadez, 17:17.32; 40—Josue Valdez, 19:32.96; 43—Sam Lowther, 19:46.3; 66—Joseph Valdez, 24:00.92; 69—Jobe Valadez, 26:36.79
CENTRAL PLAINS BOYS—60—Cale Thompson, 22:06.93; 64—Alden Metro, 22:56.03
MACKSVILLE BOYS—64—Aiden Gandara, 22:56.03
