Cross country competed at the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) meet at Liberal on Oct. 15. There were four races in total. The boys ran 5,000-meter race, and the girls ran a 4,000-meter race.

The results are as follows:

Boys–

V – junior Landon Viegra 18:03.60 – 18th

V – freshman Lane DeWald 18:11.90 – 21st

V – freshman Ty Dempsey 18:16 – 23rd

V – sophomore Daimon Lang 18:47.70 – 26th

V – senior Zachary Chance 19:04.80 – 29th

V – senior Fernando Zarate 20:03.10 – 33rd

JV – freshman Tacoma Augustine 19:26.40 – 16th

JV – sophomore Carter Muehleisen 19:35.50 – 17th

JV – freshman Corben Avery 19:51.60 – 20th

JV – freshman Gavin Flaska 20:33.20 – 27th

JV – freshman Xavier Ellis 21:19.30 – 32nd

JV – sophomore Logan Chance 21:34.60 – 33d

JV – freshman Everett McClure 21:39.80 – 34th

JV – freshman Jaiden Desaire 21:44.80 – 36th

Girls–

V – freshman Arely Maldonado 16:05.80 – sixth

V – sophomore Amelia Jaeger 16:22.70 – 12th

V – freshman Brenlynn Albers 16:31.80 – 14th

V – sophomore Jaycine Watson 16:37 – 15th

V – sophomore Avery Winter 17:02.30 – 17th

V – freshman Brynn Kinderknecht 17:03.70 – 19th

V – freshman Julia Zadina 17:07:30 – 21st

V – junior Landri Dotts 17:15.900 – 22nd

V – sophomore Nayeli Cisneros 17:18.90 – 24th

V – sophomore Michaela Dickman 17:45.60 – 26th

JV – senior Claire Shippy 17:55.80 – First

JV – junior Elizabeth Dickman 18:04.20 – Second

JV – freshman Hailey Klein 18:11.40 – Fourth

JV – freshman Katie Gutierrez 18:13.80 – Fifth

JV – freshman Addison Otte 18:25.10 – Sixth

JV – sophomore Ashlyn Hammerschmidt 19:00.60 – 10th

JV – senior Christina Leos 19:2.50 – 11th

JV – junior Lainey Hardman 19:17.20 – 12th

JV – junior Aaliyah Neuburger 20:10.60 – 23rd

JV – Madighan Norris 23:05.20 – 40th

JV – freshman Alexis Burton 23:11.40 – 42nd

Hays High’s boys varsity placed fifth overall with 117 points, and the boys junior varsity placed fifth with 103 points. Girls varsity placed third overall with 64 points, and girls junior varsity placed first with 15 points. Their next meet will be regionals on Oct. 24.

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