Sophs rule 6A at Kansas high school cross country championships: See Saturday’s results

Olathe North sophomore Anjali Hocker Singh defended her Kansas high school cross country crown in the Class 6A finals on Saturday, winning the girls state-championship race at Four-Mile Creek Resort in Augusta.

Hocker Singh’s winning time of 17 minutes, 45.51 seconds was followed by teammate and runner-up Shea Johnson in 18:11.51. Shawnee Mission Northwest’s Paige Mullen was an extremely close third in 18:11.52, while senior Kaylee Tobaben of Olathe North finished fourth in 18:20.21.

Hocker Singh won the 2020 race as a freshman in a time of 18:39.16.

In the boys race, sophomore Micah Blomker of Shawnee Mission North earned the championship in 15:25.29. Shawnee Mission East’s Wyatt Haughton was second (15:40.28) and Carter Stewart of Olathe East was third (15:49.81).

In the 6A girls team finish, it was Olathe West, then Olathe North, then Blue Valley Northwest. Among the boys 6A teams, Olathe South placed first, Manhattan second and Olathe East third.

In the 5A boys final, also at Augusta Saturday, senior Logan Seger of St. Thomas Aquinas won with a time of 15:39.14. Ashton Higgerson of Aquinas was second in 15:51.02 and Great Bend’s Kaiden Esfeld was third.

Aquinas won the boys team title, with Blue Valley Southwest second and Bishop Carroll third.

In the girls 5A race, it was Mill Valley’s Katie Schwartzkopf winning in a time of 17:51.72. The senior beat out runner-up Grace Hanson of Piper, who finished in 18:33.27, and Mill Valley freshman teammate Charlotte Caldwell, who ran a time of 18:46.91 to place third.

Mill Valley took home the girls 5A team championship, followed by Aquinas in second and Great Bend in third.

And in the 4A finals at the Wamego Country Club in Wamego, Hayley Trotter of Clearwater won in 19:26.59. A pair of Eudora runners finished second and third, respectively.

Hanna Keltner, a freshman from Eudora, ran the course in 20:04.15, while teammate Sydney Owens, a sophomore, clocked 20:07.95.

Eudora won the team championship, followed by Baldwin and Winfield.

The boys 4A championship went to Sawyer Schmidt of Augusta and his winning time of 15:54.43. Buhler’s Tanner Lindahl (16:05.87) and Hayden’s Tanner Newkirk rounded out the top three.

The boys teams’ order of finish at the top went Buhler, Wamego, Augusta.

Kansas state cross country championships

Note: All races 5K.

CLASS 6A

Saturday, in Augusta; at 4 Mile Creek Resort

Boys team scores: 1. Olathe South, 70; 2. Manhattan, 100; 3. Olathe East, 120; 4. Lawrence Free State, 121; 5. Gardner Edgerton, 132; 6. Shawnee Mission East, 136; 7. Shawnee Mission North, 154; 8. Washburn Rural, 187; 9. Shawnee Mission South, 200; 10. Garden City, 212; 11. Dodge City, 234; 12. Campus, 269.

Boys top individuals: 1. Blomker, SM North, 15:25.3; 2. Haughton, SM East, 15:40.3; 3. Stewart, Olathe East, 15:49.9; 4. Chappel, Garden City, 15:56.8; 5. Born, SM Northwest, 15:57.1; 6. Tolman, Olathe South, 16:00.9; 7. Hurley, BV Northwest, 16:03.0; 8. Reyna, Olathe West, 16:05.2; 9. Mosier, Manhattan, 16:05.7; 10. Caldwell, Olathe North, 16:08.9; 11. Beauchamp, Wichita Southeast, 16:10.8; 12. Shryock, Lawrence Free State, 16:11.1; 13. Holmes, Washburn Rural, 16:13.3; 14. Bowyer, Manhattan, 16:14.7; 15. Jenkins, Olathe East, 16:15.9; 16. Burns, Olathe South, 16:19.3; 17. Keeler, Gardner Edgerton, 16:19.8; 18. Peters, SM East, 16:21.7; 19. Kilonzo, Gardner Edgerton, 16:23.9; 20. Allen, Olathe South, 16:25.4.

Girls team scores: 1. Olathe West, 52; 2. Olathe North, 68; 3. Blue Valley Northwest, 106; 4. Washburn Rural, 115; 5. Manhattan, 154; 6. Lawrence Free State, 158; 7. Shawnee Mission North, 198; 8. Shawnee Mission East, 203; 9. Shawnee Mission South, 210; 10. Derby, 244; 11. Dodge City, 250; 12. Garden City, 296.

Girls top individuals: 1. Hocker Singh, Olathe North, 17:45.6; 2. Johnson, Olathe North, 18:11.6; 3. Mullen, SM Northwest, 18:11.6; 4. Tobaben, Olathe North, 18:20.3; 5. Meyer, SM East, 18:24.0; 6. Wingrove, Blue Valley, 18:29.2; 7. Carter, Washburn Rural, 18:35.2; 8. Newport, Olathe West, 18:47.9; 9. Robinson, Olathe West, 18:48.2; 10. Fisher, BV Northwest, 18:47.7; 11. Larson, Dodge City, 18:51.9; 12. Gibson, SM South, 18:56.1; 13. Miller, Olathe West, 19:08.7; 14. Bird, Washburn Rural, 19:15.5; 15. Baker, Olathe West, 19:18.4; 16. Pickering, Manhattan, 19:25.5; 17. Soule, BV West, 19:27.4; 18. Blackman, Olathe West, 19:28.9; 19. Fink, Washburn Rural, 19:35.4; 20. Armenta, Olathe East, 19:41.6.

CLASS 5A

Saturday, in Augusta; at 4 Mile Creek Resort

Boys team scores: 1. St. Thomas Aquinas, 55; 2. Blue Valley Southwest, 69; 3. Bishop Carroll, 91; 4. St. James Academy, 96; 5. Kapaun Mt. Carmel, 155; 6. Maize, 195 (won tiebreaker); 7. Shawnee Heights, 195; 8. Lansing, 198 (won tiebreaker); 9. Maize South, 198; 10. Arkansas City, 220; 11. Topeka Seaman, 278; 12. Newton, 296.

Boys top individuals: 1. Seger, St. Thomas Aquinas, 15:39.2; 2. Higgerson, St. Thomas Aquinas, 15:51.1; 3. Esfeld, Great Bend, 15:54.7; 4. McEachern, Bishop Carroll, 16:00.0; 5. King, St. Thomas Aquinas, 16:03.0; 6. Moore, St. James Academy, 16:03.2; 7. Paschke, BV Southwest, 16:13.5; 8. Brock, Kapaun Mt. Carmel, 16:18.9; 9. Irvine, St. James Academy, 16:19.8; 10. Howell, Lansing, 16:23.6; 11. Waymire, Bishop Carroll, 16:23.7; 12. Vega, Mill Valley, 16:25.2; 13. Esquibel, Shawnee Heights, 16:27.4; 14. Hartegan, St. James Academy, 16:28.7; 15. Newberry, De Soto, 16:29.0; 16. Dombrosky, BV Southwest, 16:29.4; 17. Schieber, Mill Valley, 16:30.5; 18. Caul, BV Southwest, 16:32.2; 19. Griffith, Salina Central, 16:34.0; 20. Sutton, Shawnee Heights, 16:38.9.

Girls team scores: 1. Mill Valley, 71; 2. St. Thomas Aquinas, 73; 3. Great Bend, 78; 4. Topeka Seaman, 114; 5. Bishop Carroll, 127; 6. St. James Academy, 154; 7. Maize South, 177; 8. Kapaun Mt. Carmel, 182; 9. Emporia, 205; 10. Hays, 279; 11. Leavenworth, 304; 12. Basehor-Linwood, 338.

Girls top individuals: 1. Schwartzkopf, Mill Valley, 17:51.8; 2. Hanson, Piper, 18:33.3; 3. Caldwell, Mill Valley, 18:47.0; 4. Krebs, St. Thomas Aquinas, 18:50.9; 5. Jackson, Bishop Carroll, 18:58.0; 6. Druse, Topeka Seaman, 19:10.4; 7. Landrum, De Soto, 19:19.2; 8. Ross, Blue Valley Southwest, 19:25.2; 9. Ecord, Maize, 19:27.6; 10. Willhite, Emporia, 19:27.9; 11. Kelly, Maize South, 19:27.9; 12. Lahner, Spring Hill, 19:29.8; 13. Forbes, Bishop Carroll, 19:30.2; 14. Bundt, De Soto, 19:31.7; 15. McAfee, Mill Valley, 19:34.1; 16. Diaz, Great Bend, 19:38.2; 17. Boone, Great Bend, 19:39.3; 18. Martin, Bishop Carroll, 19:40.1; 19. Menghini, St. James Academy, 19:41.4; 20. Spinello, St. Thomas Aquinas, 19:47.0.

CLASS 4A

Saturday, at Wamego Country Club

Boys team scores: 1. Buhler, 51; 2. Wamego, 67; 3. Augusta, 130; 4. Bishop Miege, 132; 5. Eudora, 151; 6. Topeka Hayden, 174; 7. Circle, 177; 8. Louisburg, 195; 9. Winfield, 207; 10. Abilene, 220; 11. McPherson, 269; 12. Wellington, 297.

Boys top individuals: 1. Schmidt, Augusta, 15:54.5; 2. T. Lindahl, Buhler, 16:05.9; 3. Newkirk, Hayden, 16:24.3; 4. Hunter, Circle, 16:36.8; 5. Gilmore, Tonganoxie, 16:42.6; 6. Arnold, Eudora, 16:52.3; 7. Morenz, Wamego, 16:53.4; 8. Smith, Clay Center, 16:58.4; 9. Priest, Winfield, 16:59.4; 10. Wolfe, Wamego, 16:59.6; 11. Lohrentz, Buhler, 17:09.2; 12. Vohs, Louisburg, 17:12.2; 13. Elliott, Chapman, 17:13.7; 14. Cutting, Wamego, 17:14.0; 15. Cosens, Fort Scott, 17:15.8; 16. Keller, Buhler, 17:21.9; 17. A. Lindahl, Buhler, 17:22.6; 18. Winter, Andale, 17:22.6; 19. Alex, Labette County, 17:22.8; 20. Stegman, Wamego, 17:27.4.

Girls team scores: 1. Eudora, 56; 2. Baldwin, 64; 3. Winfield, 93; 4. Buhler, 138; 5. Louisburg, 144; 6. Wamego, 158; 7. McPherson, 188; 8. Circle, 193; 9. Rose Hill, 217; 10. Clay Center, 237; 11. Labette County, 264; 12. Topeka Hayden, 273.

Girls top individuals: 1. Trotter, Clearwater, 19:26.6; 2. Keltner, Eudora, 20:04.2; 3. Owens, Eudora, 20:08.0; 4. Messick, Baldwin, 20:20.1; 5. Nippert, Rock Creek, 20:23.6; 6. Vohs, Louisburg, 20:24.5; 7. Clevenger, McPherson, 20:27.9; 8. Smith, Baldwin, 20:30.1; 9. Landreth, Baldwin, 20:34.7; 10. Thomas, Tonganoxie, 20:43.0; 11. Fletcher, Eudora, 20:47.4; 12. Bathurst, Abilene, 20:49.0; 13. Rhamy, Louisburg, 20:51.5; 14. Smith, Clay Center, 20:57.0; 15. Myers, Winfield, 20:59.7; 16. Huffman, Ottawa, 21:02.2; 17. Benavides, Winfield, 21:04.1; 18. Lind, Wamego, 21:07.4; 19. Johnson, Louisburg, 21:08.7; 20. Warner, Buhler, 21:13.1.

CLASS 3A

Saturday, at Wamego Country Club

Boys team scores: 1. Wichita Trinity Academy, 35; 2. Southeast of Saline, 51; 3. Smoky Valley, 85; 4. Marysville, 144; 5. Hoisington, 168; 6. West Franklin, 170; 7. Girard, 178; 8. Scott Community, 203; 9. Holcomb, 209; 10. Anderson County, 231; 11. Hiawatha, 246; 12. Frontenac, 301.

Boys top individuals: 1. Sprecker, SE of Saline, 16:09.3; 2. Shivley. Wichita Trinity, 16:26.8; 3. Downes, Council Grove, 16:26.9; 4. C. Meyer, Wichita Collegiate, 16:31.8; 5. Miller, Marysville, 16:34.4; 6. Hobson, Wichita Trinity, 16:39.8; 7. Ulbrich, Girard, 16:50.6; 8. Jackson, SE of Saline, 17:02.0; 9. Weilert-Beymer, Lakin, 17:02.7; 10. Allen, SE of Saline, 17:04.3; 11. Lundine, Beloit, 17:05.8; 12. W. Meyer, Wichita Collegiate, 17:06.4; 13. Ferguson, Wichita Trinity, 17:18.1; 14. Stade, Marysville, 17:18.2; 15. Tofteland, Wichita Trinity, 17:21.0; 16. Bishop, Sabetha, 17:22.2; 17. Carroll, Wichita Trinity, 17:25.4; 18. Reed, Smoky Valley, 17:36.3; 19. Bailey, West Franklin, 17:37.3; 20. Apel, Smoky Valley, 17:37.8.

Girls team scores: 1. Southeast of Saline, 46; 2. West Franklin, 63; 3. Prairie View, 102; 4. Cimarron, 134; 5. Cheney, 137; 6. Norton Community, 173; 7. Smoky Valley, 175; 8. Sabetha, 190; 9. Anderson County, 198; 10. Santa Fe Trail, 206; 11. Frontenac, 233.

Girls top individuals: 1. Alderson, SE of Saline, 18:59.8; 2. Allen, Prairie View, 19:30.2; 3. Thong, Heritage Christian, 19:59.4; 4. Bailey, West Franklin, 20:20.0; 5. Odell, Fredonia, 20:35.2; 6. Commerford, SE of Saline, 20:37.0; 7. Picolet, Council Grove, 20:38.0; 8. Ardery, Holcomb, 20:40.3; 9. Hawkins, Scott Community, 20:42.2; 10. Rumback, Norton Community, 20:51.7; 11. Prochazka, SE of Saline, 20:58.3; 12. Sharp, Riley County, 20:59.0; 13. Chavez, Colby, 21:02.4; 14. Hudson, Cheney, 21:04.6; 15. Puentes, Southwestern Heights, 21:10.2; 16. Crabtree, West Franklin, 21:13.0; 17. Hoskinson, Haven, 21:17.1; 18. Bracken, Fredonia, 21:21.2; 19. Fugitt, Cimarron, 21:23.2; 20. Lambert, Smoky Valley, 21:27.9.

CLASS 2A

Saturday, in Victoria; at Sand Plum Nature Trail

Boys team scores: 1. Stanton County, 71; 2. Berean Academy, 118; 3. McLouth, 122; 4. KC Christian, 126; 5. Hutchinson Trinity, 134; 6. Central Heights, 137 (won tiebreaker); 7. Ell-Saline, 137; 8. Bennington, 183; 9. Hoxie, 199; 10. Jackson Heights, 212; 11. Northern Heights, 218; 12. Valley Falls, 291.

Boys top individuals: 1. Golub, Stanton County, 16:08.0; 2. Rubio, Mission Valley, 16:28.3; 3. Wells, Sacred Heart, 16:42.1; 4. Schmidt, Stanton County, 16:48.4; 5. Godina, Hutchinson Trinity, 16:54.3; 6. Hamlin, Northern Heights, 16:54.4; 7. Mumford, KC Christian, 16:59.5; 8. Kiser, Hutchinson Trinity, 16:59.8; 9. Miller, Ellinwood, 17:02.6; 10. Wenman, Stanton County, 17:03.2; 11. Nord, Berean Academy, 17:03.3; 12. Harder, Berean Academy, 17:03.3; 13. Burkdoll, Central Heights, 17:07.2; 14. Marcotte, Lyndon, 17:09.4; 15. Plake, McLouth, 17:10.2; 16. Fouard, Ell-Saline, 17:10.9; 17. Kern, Ell-Saline, 17:11.0; 18. Cloyd, McLouth, 17:11.4; 19. Schumacher, KC Christian, 17:12.8; 20. Trout, Bennington, 17:15.2.

Girls team scores: 1. Stanton County, 84; 2. Remington, 87; 3. Sacred Heart, 88; 4. Central Heights, 99; 5. McLouth, 135; 6. Wabaunsee, 143; 7. Berean Academy, 151; 8. Oakley, 156; 9. St. Mary’s Colgan, 169; 10. Hutchinson Trinity, 233; 11. Valley Falls, 310; 12. Chase County, 317.

Girls top individuals: 1. Peterson, Stanton County, 18:38.8; 2. Wurtz, Wabaunsee, 19:27.9; 3. Ware, West Elk, 19:41.1; 4. Van Zelfden, Remington, 19:59.5; 5. Funk, Hillsboro, 20:04.3; 6. Farnham, Stanton County, 20:04.7; 7. Enochs, Smith Center, 20:06.3; 8. Cubit, Central Heights, 20:07.5; 9. Clark, McLouth, 20:09.1; 10. Ehrlich, Sacred Heart, 20:13.2; 11. Brown, Remington, 20:21.9; 12. Baier, Hoxie, 20:24.6; 13. Hedden, McLouth, 20:26.0; 14. Compton, Central Heights, 20:30.1; 15. Stuhlsatz, Wabaunsee, 20:34.0; 16. Armknecht, Smith Center, 20:47.6; 17. Harbaugh, Bennington, 20:56.4; 18. Allison, Oakley, 20:56.6; 19. Grimmett, Marion, 20:58.3; 20. Ross, Erie, 21:00.5.

CLASS 1A

Saturday, in Victoria; at Sand Plum Nature Trail

Boys team scores: 1. Meade, 31; 2. Quinter, 40; 3. Wichita Classical, 96; 4. Ingalls, 104; 5. Goessel, 109; 6. Wetmore, 115; 7. Cair Paravel, 119 (won tiebreaker); 8. La Crosse, 119; 9. St. John-Hudson, 127; 10. Osborne, 132; 11. Pretty Prairie, 137; 12. St. John’s, 161.

Boys top individuals: 1. Ricke, Spearville, 16:26.6; 2. Darrah, Canton-Galva, 16:41.4; 3. Yoder, Central Christian, 16:48.3; 4. E Zortman, Fowler, 16:52.1; 5. Keith, Meade, 16:57.2; 6. Racy, South Gray, 17:07.5; 7. Hamel, Stockton, 17:16.5; 8. White III, Pretty Prairie, 17:19.1; 9. Gruenbacher, Quinter, 17:21.0; 10. Buessing, Axtell, 17:24.0; 11. Ellis, Ingalls, 17:28.0; 12. Bales, Osborne, 17:34.5; 13. Becker, Canton-Galva, 17:41.4; 14. Rose, Lucas Unified, 17:46.5; 15. Olander, Little River, 17:50.6; 16. Letourneau, St. John’s, 17:51.3; 17. Muthiani, Meade, 17:52.2; 18. Hanzlicek, Wetmore, 17:52.9; 19. A. Zortman, Fowler, 17:58.0; 20. Elder, Quinter, 18:00.1

Girls team scores: 1. Quinter, 60; 2. Doniphan West, 79; 3. Pretty Prairie 80; 4. Osborne, 85; 5. Cair Paravel, 92; 6. Macksville, 97 (won tiebreaker); 7. Ness City, 97; 8. Meade, 98; 9. Oswego, 123; 10. Wichita Classical, 128; 11. Kiowa County, 130; 12. Axtell, 153.

Girls top individuals: 1. Weiner, Golden Plains, 20:04.7; 2. Williams, Doniphan West, 20:30.0; 3. White, Pretty Prairie, 20:35.9; 4. Bailey, Ingalls, 20:54.1; 5. Butler, Macksville, 21:01.8; 6. Doney, Meade, 21:04.4; 7. Bacon, South Haven, 21:11.6; 8. Zarybnicky, Hanover, 21:28.4; 9. Lewis, Cair Paravel, 21:29.0; 10. Baker, Washington County, 21:29.2; 11. Cole, Doniphan West, 21:29.3; 12. Anstaett, Quinter, 21:39.9; 13. Hackney, South Central, 21:43.4; 14. Bunce, Kiowa County, 21:45.1; 15. Schweitzer, Osborne, 21:45.4; 16. Beikmann, Linn, 21:45.9; 17. Kendig, Osborne, 21:46.8; 18. Fast, Natoma, 21:47.8; 19. Keys, Cair Paravel, 21:48.0; 20. Kendall, La Crosse, 22:05.4.

This story was originally published October 30, 2021 at 1:25 PM.