DeWitt, Jumping Eagle qualify for state cross country

Lawrence High junior Carson Jumping Eagles runs at the Class 6A regional at Junction City on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016. He finished 13th and qualified for state as an individual qualifier.

? Lawrence High junior Carson Jumping Eagle and sophomore Anna DeWitt are both headed to the Class 6A cross country meet for the first time in their careers.

Jumping Eagle and DeWitt qualified as individuals — the first five runners who aren’t members of state qualifying teams — at their regional Saturday at Johnson County Community College. Jumping Eagle was 13th in the boys race in 17:20, while DeWitt took 12th in the girls race in 20:13.

Both of Lawrence’s cross country teams took seventh in the team standings.

Class 6A Regional

Saturday at Johnson County Community College

Top three teams qualify for state

Top five individuals not on top-three team qualify for state

Girls team scores: Shawnee Mission North 28, Shawnee Mission Northwest 40, Olathe Northwest 101, Shawnee Mission East 102, Shawnee Mission West 111, Shawnee Mission South 136, Lawrence 150, Wyandotte 260.

LHS girls results: 12. Anna DeWitt, 20:13.87; 20. Morgan Jones, 20:33.53; 37. Kiikto Thomas, 22:04.60; 38. Leslie Ostronic, 22:09.93; 43. Layne Prescott, 22:38.02; 44. Olivia Lemus, 22:40.23; 49. Mikayla Herschell, 23:23.70.

Boys team scores: Shawnee Mission East 59, Shawnee Mission Northwest 62, Shawnee Mission South 72, Shawnee Mission North 73, Olathe Northwest 120, Shawnee Mission West 125, Lawrence 141, Wyandotte 227.

LHS boys results: 13. Carson Jumping Eagle, 17:20.75; 24. Garrett Prescott, 17:46.84; 32. Cole Shupert, 18:04.05; 34. Bryce Hadl, 18:09.63; 38. Ben Otte, 18:23.54; 48. Sebastian Lepage, 19:11.60; 49. Derek White, 19:46.89.