This was a big week for most RPAC cross country teams because a majority of them saw the state course at the UNK Invite on Monday and then they began their preparation for the RPAC meet on Thursday in Alma.
UNK Invite: 9/18
Boys Team Scores:
North Platte St. Pat's placed 1st as a team with 24 points.
RPAC teams: 14th- Bertrand/Loomis: 164 points
21st- Cambridge: 224 points
22nd- Alma: 233 points
37th- Medicine Valley: 392 points
44th- Maywood-Hayes Center: 453 points
48th- Wallace: 491 points
49th- Southern Valley: 494 points
51st- Southwest: 566 points
Mason McGreer of Perkins County placed 1st with a time of 16:48.98.
Alma: Nolan Pfeil led the way for the Cardinals as he finished 62nd with a time of 20:17.58, Griffin Stemper finished 76th with a time of 20:42.61, and Ian Dunse finished 113th with a time of 21:33.95.
Bertrand-Loomis: Marcus Hernandez placed 13th with a time of 18:03.97 to pace the Wolfkings. Luke Larson finished 70th with a time of 20:31.05 and Quentin Mumm finished 90th with a time of 21:09.21.
Cambridge: Brady Ahlemeyer led the pack of Trojans as he finished 77th with a time of 20:45.54, Wyatt Jackson finished on his heels with a time of 20:47.52 in 78th, and Gavin Gunderson finished 81st with a time of 20:51.69.
Hitchcock County: Tanner McLain finished 65th with a time of 20:21.78 and Connor Latta finished 212th with a time of 24:04.53.
Maxwell: Max Robinson was the lone runner for the Wildcats and was able to finish 112th with a time of 21:49.92.
Maywood-Hayes Center: Rubiel Lopez paced the Wolves with a time of 21:49.74 and finished in 121st. Ryan Werkmeister finished 187th with a time of 23:20.39 and Steven Werkmeister finished 224th with a time of 24:31.75.
Medicine Valley: Kael Garrett placed 18th with a time of 18:20.18, Kevin Bantam finished 183rd with a time of 23:17.46, and Adin Nelsen finished 284th with a time of 28:58.05.
Southern Valley: Isaac Hamilton finished 112th with a time of 21:33.37, Chase Hamilton finished 247th with a time of 25:41.22 and Jeramyah Ruskamp wasn't far behind as he finished 248th with a time of 25:44.46.
Southwest: Austin Thompson finished 118th with a time of 23:10.01, Caleb Heskett finished 227th with a time of 24:33.45, and Shie King finished 294th with a time of 33:49.40.
Wallace: Max Hanson finished 71st to lead the Wildcats and he ran a time of 20:33.32, Kyle Melton ran 26:42.38 to finish 259th, and Micah Garrison finished 288th in 29:17.69.
Girls Team Scores:
Pender placed 1st with a team score of 22 points.
RPAC Team Scores:
6th- Wallace: 75 points
21st- Cambridge: 217 points
29th- Bertrand-Loomis: 294 points
31st- Hitchcock County: 295 points
32nd- Southern Valley: 209 points
36th- Maxwell: 373 points
Hannah Swanson of Nebraska Christian placed 1st with a time of 20:46.61.
Alma: Kaylan Ogier led the Cardinals with a 107th-place finish and a time of 26:52.81 and Harper Fennel finished 113th with a time of 27:06.27.
Bertrand-Loomis: Ashlynn Edgren finished 75th with a time of 25:16.46, Addison Hansen finished 112th with a time of 27:02.61, and Ella Brown finished 174th with a time of 32:44.33.
Cambridge: Brenna Deterding paced the Trojans with a time of 24:47.88 and a 64th-place finish. Rachel Harris finished 89th with a time of 26:03.33 and Jensyn Weiss finished 98th with a time of 26:29.91.
Hitchcock County: Chayse Keith finished 63rd with a time of 24:41.59, Calista Carney finished 122nd with a time of 27:20.44, and Sonya Schermerhorn finished 179th with a time of 24:08.46.
Maxwell: Emme Lucas led the way with a time of 29:00.08 and finished 141st. Keilah Curtis finished 149th with a time of 29:37.37 and Billie DeGarmo finished 176th with a time of 32:55.97.
Southern Valley: Tayley Becker finished 62nd with a time of 24:39.52, Laurel Stalder finished 136th with a time of 28:18.28, and Jazemine Lujan finished 185th with a time of 36:11.64.
Southwest: Morgan Reeder finished 162nd with a time of 30:35.66 and was the lone runner for the Roughriders.
Wallace: Ashley Robertson placed 16th with a time of 22:23.07, Dajana Garrison finished 25th with a time of 23:02.13, and Elliana Robertson finished 46th with a time of 24:10.27.
Gothenburg Invite: 9/28
Boys Team Scores:
Gothenburg: 10
Holdrege: 36
Minden: 47
McCook: 82
Lexington: 99
Broken Bow: 99
North Platte: 113
Kearney: 121
Kimball: 177
Paxton: 199
Cambridge: 205
Sutherland: 222
Arapahoe: 225
Tyler Hetz of Gothenburg placed 1st with a time of 17:06.
Arapahoe: Campbell Schutz finished 52nd with a time of 21:30, Wayne Lee finished 62nd with a time of 22:35, and Corbin Carpenter finished 67th with a time of 23:13.
Cambridge: Wyatt Jackson led the Trojans with a time of 21:25 and finished 51st. Gavin Gunderson and Braden Sandfort came in together with Gunderson finishing 58th with a time of 22:14 and Sandfort finishing 59th with a time of 22:17.
Dundy County Stratton: Noah Wiese finished 88th with a time of 40:00.
Hitchcock County: Tanner McLain finished 42nd with a time of 20:59, Connor Latta finished 82nd with a time of 26:11, and Trevor Carlson finished 83rd with a time of 26:17.
Maxwell: Max Robinson finished 49th with a time of 21:23.
Medicine Valley: Kael Garrett placed 8th with a time of 18:13, Kevin Bantam finished 64th with a time of 22:45, and Adin Nelsen finished 87th with a time of 29:52.
Paxton: Landon Drews paced the Tigers with a time of 20:37 and finished 35th. Jasper Brewster finished 46th with a time of 21:12 and Kepker Spurgin finished 66th with a time of 22:56.
Wallace: Max Hanson finished 20th with a time of 19:34, Kyle Melton finished 81st with a time of 26:05, and Micah Garrison finished 86th with a time of 29:36.
Girls Team Scores:
North Platte: 35
Gothenburg: 51
Minden: 53
McCook: 61
Paxton: 85
Cambridge: 92
Lexington: 98
Holdrege: 137
Hitchcock County: 137
Emma Cappel of McCook placed 1st with a time of 21:07.
Arapahoe: River Einspahr finished 42nd with a time of 27:59.
Cambridge: Brenna Deterding placed 13th with a time of 23:58, Rachel Harris finished 25th with a time of 25:45, and JoLie Farr finished 34th with a time of 26:47.
Hitchcock County: Chayse Keith finished 23rd with a time of 25:25, Calista Carney finished 43rd with a time of 28:01, and Sonya Schermerhorn finished 60th with a time of 36:49.
Maxwell: Keilah Curtis finished 38th with a time of 27:39, Emme Lucas finished 49th with a time of 28:39 while Billie DeGarmo finished 59th with a time of 34:26.
Paxton: Natalie Jorgensen placed 11th with a time of 23:44, Ainsley McConnell finished 16th with a time of 24:24, and Ella Fote finished 41st with a time of 27:56.
Wallace: Ashley Robertson placed 5th with a time of 22:29, Ryleigh Hanson placed 8th with a time of 23:04, and Elliana Roberston placed 12th with a time of 23:54.
Fort Kearny Conference: 9/29
Bertrand-Loomis competed at the FKC meet on Friday as Loomis is a member of this conference.
Boys Team Scores:
Axtell: 9
Hi-Line: 22
Bertrand-Loomis: 25
Wilcox-Hildreth: 28
Amherst: 50
SEM: 51
Keyton Cole of Axtell placed 1st with a time of 18:01.33.
Bertrand-Loomis: Marcus Hernandez placed 2nd with a time of 18:09.92, Luke Larson placed 11th with a time of 20:19.49, and Quentin Mumm placed 12th right behind Larson as he had a time of 20:22.21. Carter Horner also placed 15th with a time of 21:03.39.
Girls Team Scores:
Elm Creek: 16
Axtell: 17
Hi-Line: 21
Wilcox-Hildreth: 40
Amherst: 43
Bertrand-Loomis: 46
Cicely Gugelman of Elm Creek placed 1st with a time of 22:59.89.
Bertrand-Loomis: Addison Hansen placed 15th with a time of 26:36.61, Ashlynn Edgren finished 16th with a time of 26:49.21, and Logan Schutz finished 25th with a time of 31:49.64.
RPAC teams are gearing up as they will all travel to Alma on Thursday for the RPAC meet which will begin at 4:00 P.M.