Free State, Seabury girls cross country teams qualify for state

Free State’s girls cross country team had three runners finish inside of the top 10 at their Class 6A regional on Saturday at Milford State Park, taking third place in the team standings and qualifying for the Class 6A state meet.

Julia Larkin led the Firebirds in fifth place, while Erin Fagan followed in sixth and Emily Stone took ninth. The top three teams at each regional earn spots at next week’s state meet at Rim Rock Farm.

Free State’s boys cross country team was fourth. Sophomore Charlie Johnson took sixth and qualified for state as an individual, as one of the top five runners on a team that didn’t qualify for state.

Running at Johnson County Community College, Lawrence High junior Evann Seratte punched her ticket to state with a 14th-place finish. Lawrence’s girls cross country team was seventh in the team standings.

The LHS boys cross country team placed sixth, but didn’t have any state qualifiers. Ruben Little Head led the team in 21st place.

In Class 2A, Bishop Seabury’s girls cross country team took third in the team standings to earn a spot at next week’s state meet at Wamego Country Club. Sophomore Sami Dennon was the highest placer in fifth.

Seabury sophomore Henry Nelson won the boys race in 17:05, making a return trip to state. The boys team finished seventh.

Class 6A Regional

Saturday at Johnson County Community College

Girls team scores (top-3 qualify for state): Shawnee Mission North 21, Shawnee Mission South 73, Shawnee Mission West 94, Shawnee Mission East 116, Olathe Northwest 118, Shawnee Mission Northwest 120, Lawrence 170.

LHS girls results: 14. Evann Seratte, 20:42.13; 29. Sophie DeWitt, 21:29.44; 39. Layne Prescott, 22:44.00; 43. Jayden Wilson, 23:16.19; 45. Piper Leitch, 23:33.53; 46. Leslie Ostronic, 23:35.17; 48. Lacey Greenfield, 24:36.66.

Individual state qualifiers (top-5 runners who didn’t qualify on a team): 9. Ashton Dain, ONW, 20:20.62; 14. Evann Seratte, LHS, 20:42.13; 16. Riley Demo, SMNW, 20:49.67; 18. Amy Kowalczewski, SMNW, 20:57.74; 20. Barbara Dezutter, SME, 21:02.18.

Boys team scores (top-3 qualify for state): Shawnee Mission North 34, Shawnee Mission Northwest 50, Shawnee Mission West 82, Shawnee Mission East 92, Shawnee Mission South 127, Lawrence 149, Olathe Northwest 191, KC Harmon 202.

LHS boys results: 21. Ruben Little Head, 17:30.73; 24. Cole Shupert, 17:43.26; 31. Carson Jumping Eagle, 18:06.53; 36. Bryce Hadl, 18:25.49; 37. Derek White, 18:31.68; 42. Keifer Smith, 18:44.58; 44. Calvin DeWitt, 18:54.85.

Individual state qualifiers (top-5 runners who didn’t qualify on a team): 3. Griffin Keeter, SME, 16:39.08; 8. Jacob Gusman, SMS, 17:03.74; 9. Samuel McKnight, SME, 17:06.27; 14. Albert Maliko, KCH, 17:17.57; 19. Jack Fisher, SME, 17:27.01.

Class 6A Regional

Saturday at Milford State Park

Girls team scores (top-3 qualify for state): Manhattan 33, Washburn Rural 65, Free State 76, Junction City 98, Wichita North 117, Hutchinson 162, Wichita Southeast 185, Topeka 209.

FS girls results: 5. Julia Larkin, 20:26.01; 6. Erin Fagan, 20:32.81; 9. Emily Stone, 21:06.62; 24. Maddie Day, 22:08.48; 32. Bella Stull, 22:54.11; 33. Kate Odgers, 22:54.96; 38. Maddy Johnson, 23:23.86.

Boys team scores (top-3 qualify for state): Manhattan 31, Washburn Rural 75, Wichita North 76, Free State 97, Junction City 104, Hutchinson 137, Wichita Southeast 202, Topeka 240.

FS boys results: 6. Charlie Johnson, 17:07.40; 12. Jared Hicks, 17:32.44; 22. Avant Edwards, 18:00.91; 26. John Loos, 18:11.80; 31. Brock Cordova, 18:28.09; 33. Kyler Casper, 18:36.46; 39. Ethan Sharp, 19:18.88.

Individual state qualifiers (top-5 runners who didn’t qualify on a team): 6. Charlie Johnson, FS, 17:07.40; 7. Noah Cole, HUT, 17:08.21; 8. Alex Mora, HUT, 17:12.51; 9. Christian Carter, JC, 17:17.31; 10. Isaiah Galicia, JC, 17:28.50.

Class 2A regional

Saturday at Leonardville Golf Course

Girls team scores (top-3 qualify for state): Bennington 20, Sacred Heart 67, Seabury 78, Jackson Heights 86, Wabaunsee 135, Jefferson Co. North 145, Smith Center 157.

Seabury girls results: 5. Sami Dennon, 21:26.10; 14. Megan Orozco, 23:14.40; 19. Sabrina Eicher, 23:54.83; 22. Ella Blake, 24:09.43; 32. Addie Bay, 25:54.06; 33. Cavan McCabe, 25:56.01; 44. Audrey Nguyen-Hoang, 27:46.31.

Boys team scores (top-3 qualify for state): Bennington 43, Wabaunsee 55, Ell-Saline 99, Republic County 122, Jackson Heights 125, Jefferson Co. North 166, Seabury 204, Solomon 207, Smith Center 215, Valley Heights 229.

Seabury boys results: 1. Henry Nelson, 17:05.82; 38. Gus Greenhoot, 20:41.32; 46. Luke Hornberger, 21:30.29; 74. Alex Baldwin, 25:27.74; 76. Caleb Brewer, 26:19.40.