Cross country started its season with a meet in Great Bend on Sept. 3. Fourteen runners medaled in total. Three of those were two-mile medalists.

The results are as follows:

Boys-

Varsity – freshman Leo Hernandez 18:40 – 14th

V – junior Matthew Dempsey 18:53 – 18th

V – freshman Eljah McCullough 19:31 – 32nd

V – junior Landon Viegra 20:05 – 37th

V – freshman Ty Dempsey 20:12 – 39th

V – sophomore Daimon Lang 20:41 – 44th

V – sophomore Cyrus Vajnar 21:0 – 46th

V – senior Zachary Chance 21:29 –49th

V – senior Fernando Zarate 21:50 – 51st

V – sophomore Carter Muehleisen 22:15 –54th

JV – freshman Lane DeWald 20:49 – 2nd

JV – freshman Tacoma Augustine 20:09 – 4th

JV – junior Ryan Schuckman 22:23 – 11th

JV – freshman Corben Avery 22:33 – 19th

JV – freshman Gavin Flaska 22:47 – 15th

JV – sophomore Logan Chance 24:26 – 21st

JV – freshman Jaiden Desaire 24:46 – 22nd

C – freshman Everett McClure 14:16 – 1st (two-mile medalist)

Girls-

V – sophomore Amelia Jaeger 21:35 – 5th

V – freshman Brynn Kinderknecht 22:41 – 18th

V – freshman Brenlynn Albers 22:54 – 20th

V – junior Landri Dotts 22:59 – 23rd

V – senior Claire Shippy 23:19 – 26th

V – freshman Arely Maldonado 23:41 – 31st

V – sophomore Michaela Dickman 24:44 – 41st

V – freshman Julia Zadina 25:05 – 44th

V – freshman Hailey Klein 25:13 – 46th

JV – sophomore Jaycine Watson 23:52 – 1st

JV – sophomore Nayeli Cisneros 24:34 – 2nd

JV – sophomore Avery Winter 24:42 – 4th

JV – junior Elizabeth Dickman 25:01 – 6th

JV – junior Lainey Hardman 25:36 – 10th

JV – sophomore Ashlyn Hammerschmidt 26:34 – 17th

JV – freshman Addison Otte 26:49 – 19th

JV – freshman Katie Gutierrez 26:52 – 20th

JV – senior Cristina Leos 27:57 – 25th

C – junior Aaliyah Neuburger 18:05 – 10th (two-mile medalist)

C – freshman Madighan Norris 19:01 – 13th (two-mile medalist)

C – freshman Lexi Burton 19:26 – 14th

Hays Highs boy’s placed fifth overall with 130 points and girl’s placed fourth overall with 93 points. Their next meet will be on Sept. 10 at Hesston.

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