It was a perfect day for state cross country and man were the times fast today. 32 runners competed for Alma, Bertrand-Loomis, Cambridge, Hi-Line, Maxwell, Maywood-Hayes Center, Medicine Valley, Paxton, and Southwest. Check out the results from the day below.
Boys Team Results:
Perkins County - 28
North Platte St. Pat's - 28
Nebraska Christian - 46
Cornerstone Christian - 47
Freeman - 59
Tri County - 66
Doniphan-Trumbull - 67
Bertrand-Loomis - 70
Norfolk Catholic - 84
Boyd County - 91
Hemingford - 97
Homer - 101
Ponca - 113
Creighton - 127
South Loup - 148
McCool Junction - 157
Alma - 172
Elkhorn Valley - 194
Top 15 Medalists:
Mason McGreer (Perkins County) - 15:52.2
Elijah Goodell (Perkins County) - 15:56.2
Kaser Johnson (Doniphan-Trumbull) - 16:25.5
Jacob Swanson (Nebraska Christian) - 16:28.7
Colton Ham (NPSP) - 16:53.9
Dimitri Pettit (NPSP) - 16:54.8
Jobjoshiah Muthiani (Freeman) - 17:04.9
Dawson Meyer (Oakland-Craig) - 17:09.6
Samuel Holsing (Tri County) - 17:11.0
Andrew Kastl (Norfolk Catholic) - 17:11.4
Tice Yost (Doniphan-Trumbull) - 17:11.5
Sullivan Jackson (Cornerstone Christian) -17:11.5
Nicholas Muner (Cornerstone Christian) - 17:11.7
Benjamin Nelson (Boyd County) - 17:14.6
Austin Benda (Hemingford) - 17:15.7
Alma
For Alma, they had a solid day on the course. Nolan Pfeil finished 71st with a time of 18:55.84, Creighton Lynch finished 88th with a time of 19:15.02, Vaughn Fennel finished 107th with a time of 19:40.6, Bladyn Herrick finished 11th with a time of 19:46.9, and Barrett Zikmund finished 115th with a 20:21.0. The Cardinals will return their entire squad expect for Herrick as they will lose him to graduation. Alma will look to have another solid year next season.
Bertrand/Loomis
Marcus Hernandez finished 17th with a time of 17:28.1, Cade Hays 20th with a time of 17:39.0, Luke Larson was 57th with a time of 18:35.57, Quentin Mumm finished 98th with a time of 19:33.5, and Carter Horner finished 110th with a time of 19:45.8. The Wolfkings had a great day as all runners improved their times from the UNK Invite about a month ago. Bertrand/Loomis will lose most of their team to graduation so they will look to rebuild.
Cambridge
Gavin Gunderson finished 113th with a time of 20:05.4 and had a great career and a solid final race.
Medicine Valley
Kael Garrett finished 18th with a time of 17:33.4 and will be back next year for a solid senior campaign.
Wallace
Max Hanson finished 45th with a time of 18:19.2 and had a great sophomore season. He ran a solid race and will look to have another strong junior season next fall.
Check out our interview with Bertrand/Loomis' Marcus Hernandez after the race.
Girls Team Scores:
McCool Junction - 31
Sandy Creek - 42
Pender - 44
Nebraska Christian - 57
Tri County - 57
Mullen - 63
Homer - 63
Hemingford - 70
Ainsworth - 71
Crofton - 78
Wallace - 91
Elm Creek - 99
Elkhorn Valley - 109
Freeman - 111
West Holt - 124
Cambridge - 172
Top 15 Medalists:
Kayleigh Betka (McCool Junction) - 19:35.1
Sage Holmeier (Tri County) - 19:51.4
Angela Frick (North Central) - 20:03.0
Ashley Robertson (Wallace) - 20:10.8
Madison Shaw (Sandy Creek) - 20:15.8
Mazzy Kuchar (Elkhorn Valley) - 20:17.0
Ava Brennan (Ponca) - 20:18.4
Corbett Lanum (Omaha Brownell Talbot) - 20:18.5
Leah Dawson (McCook Junction) - 20:23
Lily Daly (Hastings St. Cecilia) - 20:27.1
Lilly Harris (Homer) - 20:28.5
Kyla Krusemark (Pender) - 20:37.0
Cecilia Barron (Morrill) - 20:41.0
Isabelle Peters (Tri County) - 20:43.0
Kiley Orton (Ainsworth) - 20:49.2
Alma
Harper Fennel finished 105th with a time of 24:40.8 on the course today and finished her high school career on the state course. What a great way to finish than on the state course.
Bertrand/Loomis
Kendra Porteck finished 101st with a time of 24:21.0 in her first year doing cross country. She will build on these experiences for a solid junior season.
Cambridge
Briar Gunderson led the team and finished 94th with a time of 23:35.7, Rachel Harris wrapped up her career with a 100th-place finish today with a time of 24:18.5, Katie Fegley finished 103rd with a time of 24:35.9, Kylie Koppen finished 111th with a time of 25:52.8, and Jensyn Weiss finished 112th with a time of 25:52.8. This squad will lose Harris to graduation. This experience will help them build their program for next season.
Hi-Line
Olivia Wall finished 98th with a time of 24:16.1, Kara Brockman finished 108th with a time of 25:37.5, Hailey Edwards finished 109th with a time of 25:37.5, and Whitney Page finished 118th with a time of 28:24.3. The Bulls have been battling injuries this season but will return this whole group in hopes of making the state meet again.
Maxwell
Illa Gosnell finished 38th with a time of 21:45.7. What a way to finish your freshman season. She had a great year and took many by surprise. She will come back next season with a little more experience and growth.
Maywood-Hayes Center
Agneshka Sankey finished 80th with a time of 23:10.0. She is also a freshman who had a great year. She will come back with more experience and challenge herself again.
Paxton
Natalie Jorgensen finished 71st with a time of 22:53.1 to close out her sophomore year. She had a great year and look for her to come back with bigger goals to strive for.
Wallace
Ryleigh Hanson finished 60th with a time of 22:29.5, Elliana Robertson finished 89th with a time of 23:21.8, Riggin Ketteler finished 104th with a time of 24:39.1, and Rally Ketteler finished 115th with a time of 26:41.0. Wallace graduates two big pieces of their team in Ashley Robertson and Ryleigh Hanson. They still have a solid group returning but look for them to rebuild.
Congratulations to all these runners on a great season. To view the complete results, click here.
Check out our interview with Wallace's Ashley Robertson after her race.
