Cross country teams, individuals win titles
By LHSports
Both the boys and girls cross country teams brought home titles from the HPL meet in Arkalon Park outside of Liberal Thursday.
As well, Miles Delgado and Kate Miller were crowned individual champs.
The girls scored 24 points to outdistance Stanton County’s 52. The boys scored 24 points to Stanton County’s 57.
Miller ran the 5-kilometer course in 19.11.72, with Jeci Mead coming in second in 19:55.35.
Emma Miller finished seventh (22:00.25), Honey Murillo eighth (23.01.92), Tess Barnhardt ninth (23:20.21), Claire Barnhardt 11th (23:55.73) and Tynslee Wideman 13th (24:55.51).
Delgado completed his title run in 17:15.54, with Gavin Dyas second (17:19.77) and Josiah Sholtz fourth (17:56.44)
Clark Maddux finished ninth (19:42.74), Brantley Martin 10th (19:48.78), Tyler Johnson 14th (19:56.60) and Blake Vasquez 20th (20:28.27).
The middle school boys won their division with 32 points, ahead of Southwestern Heights (39) and Syracuse (52).
Jonathan Gannett won the 2-mile race in 11:26.88. Luke Miller was third (12:34.64), Kingston Guerrero fifth (13:31.32), Own Maddux 11th (13:57.67) and Raylan Holmes 27th (18:09.79).
Kirbe Koons was fifth in the girls race (14:20.28) and Joleigh Lohman-Fuller sixth (14:27.30).
The high school will run sub-state in Norton Oct. 24, with the state the following weekend in Norton.