Baldwin’s boys and girls win cross country titles

? Baldwin High’s boys and girls cross country team both won Class 4A state championships Saturday at Wamego Country Club.

Senior George Letner placed sixth overall with a time of 16:46.4 to pace the BHS boys, while senior Addie Dick finished fifth in 19:40.71 to lead the Baldwin girls squad.

De Soto was the boys runner-up behind a ninth-place finish from senior Travis Hodge and 11th-place run by Luis Murillo.

Class 4A State Cross Country Meet

Saturday at Wamego Country Club

Boys 5K

Team scores: 1. Baldwin, 47; 2. De Soto, 79; 3. Hugoton, 100; 4. Lindsborg-Smoky Valley, 151; 5. El Dorado, 158; 6. Topeka-Hayden, 167; 7. Towanda-Circle, 168; 8. Girard, 174; 9. Andale, 208; 10. Wamego, 215; 11. Iola, 262; 12. Paola, 274.

Baldwin results: 6. George Letner, 16:46.40; 13. Dakota Helm, 16:58.62; 17. Parker Wilson, 17:03.83; 21. Jacob Bailey, 17:14.72; 27. Nevin Dunn, 17:24.62; 51. Jackson Barth, 18:14.09; 61. Phillip Carroll, 18:23.58.

De Soto results: 9. Travis Hodge, 16:52.9; 11. Luis Murillo, 16:56.92; 33. Ke’mana Ka’anapu, 17:38.02; 37. Taylor Ramseyer, 17:43.52; 38. Samuel Hubert, 17:47.64; 55. Andre VanMeerhaeghe, 18:16.54; 83. Jackson McQuality, 19:02.42.

Area individual qualifiers: 20. Brandon Yates, Ottawa, 17:11.86; 43. Jack Gerstmann, Eudora, 17:57.66; 48. Ethan Phillips, Tonganoxie, 18:05.67.

Girls 5K

Team scores: 1. Baldwin, 45; 2. Andover-Central, 66; 3. Wichita-Trinity, 102; 4. Atchison, 103; 5. Towanda-Circle, 129; 6. Chanute, 179; 7. Fort Scott, 189; 8. Clay Center Community, 207; 9. Hugoton, 219; 10. Hays, 221; 11. Tonganoxie, 229; 12. Paola, 267.

Baldwin results: 5. Addie Dick, 19:40.71; 7. Mackenzie Russell, 20:04.56; 15. Natalie Beiter, 20:17.41; 22. Daelynn Anderson, 20:44.20; 26. Fayth Peterson, 20:58.52; 39. Taylor Cawley, 21:22.36; 96. Hollie Hutton, 23:41.36.

Tonganoxie results: 27. Mia Bond, 21:06.54; 49. Emma Campbell, 21:27.81; 76. Hope Creten, 22:34.15; 78. Alyssa Scott, 22:37.58; 81. Erin Williams, 22:50.42; 83. Sierra Staatz, 23:04.04; 98. Sophia Wetta, 24:07.81.

Area individual qualifiers: 4. Hannah Honeymoon, Santa Fe Trail, 19:35.76; 17. Gabrielle Collins, De Soto, 20:20.49.