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Free State High senior Emily Venters and Blue Springs South junior Victoria Findley (1280) set the pace of the girls' varsity gold race at the KU Invitational held Saturday morning at Rim Rock Farm.

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Baldwin senior Taylor Cawley (1091) competes in the girls' varsity gold race at the KU Invitational held Saturday morning at Rim Rock Farm.

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Free State High senior Kiran Cordes (2248) runs in a group with St. James Academy senior Carlie Yunger (2434) and College Park senior Sarah Batton as they approach the finish line of the girls' varsity gold race at the KU Invitational held Saturday morning at Rim Rock Farm.

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Free State High senior Abigail Zenger (2268) competes in the girls' varsity gold race at the KU Invitational held Saturday morning at Rim Rock Farm.

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Baldwin sophomore Natalie Beiter (1090) runs in a pack as she leaves the starting line of the girls' varsity gold race at the KU Invitational held Saturday morning at Rim Rock Farm.

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The Free State High girls cross country team, led by senior Emily Venters (2265) take off from the starting line of the girls' varsity gold race at the KU Invitational held Saturday morning at Rim Rock Farm.

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Baldwin sophomore Natalie Beiter (1090) competes in the girls' varsity gold race at the KU Invitational held Saturday morning at Rim Rock Farm.

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The Baldwin cross country team huddles before competing in the boys' varsity gold race at the KU Invitational held Saturday morning at Rim Rock Farm.

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Free State High's Landon Sloan (2294), Avant Edwards (2276) and Jared Hicks (2281) take off from the start of the boys' varsity gold race at the KU Invitational held Saturday morning at Rim Rock Farm.

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Free State High junior Avant Edwards (2276) runs in a pack while competing in the boys' varsity gold race at the KU Invitational held Saturday morning at Rim Rock Farm.

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Baldwin sophomore Jacob Bailey (110) approaches the finish line while competing in the boys' varsity gold race at the KU Invitational held Saturday morning at Rim Rock Farm.

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Eudora's Reagan Hiebert (1683) and Riley Hiebert (1684) lead their team off the startling line while competing in the girls' varsity crimson race at the KU Invitational held Saturday morning at Rim Rock Farm.

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Eudora freshman Riley Hiebert (1684) competes in the girls' varsity crimson race at the KU Invitational held Saturday morning at Rim Rock Farm.

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Lawrence High's Kiikto Thomas (2208) and Leslie Ostronic (2200) lead the lines off the starting line as they compete in the girls' varsity crimson race at the KU Invitational held Saturday morning at Rim Rock Farm.

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Lawrence High sophomore Anna DeWitt (2186) competes in the girls' varsity crimson race at the KU Invitational held Saturday morning at Rim Rock Farm.

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Lawrence High's Garret Prescott (2231) and Cole Shupert (2237) lead the Lions off the starting line at the KU Invitational held Saturday morning at Rim Rock Farm.

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Eudora's Jaegar Rokey (1708) and Zan Martin (1703) compete in the boys' varsity crimson race at the KU Invitational held Saturday morning at Rim Rock Farm.