CHEROKEE — Crest freshman Lynnex Allen reached another milestone after taking the Three Rivers League Cross Country Championship title Thursday.
Also representing Crest as gold-medal winners were eighth-grader Piper Schmidt and sixth-grader Isla Billings who took first in their respective races in Cherokee.
Allen cleared the 5K course in 21 minutes and 27 seconds. Allen’s twin sister, Jorden, earned All-TRL honors with her sixth-place finish in 21:42.
Yates Center’s Morgen Crumrine, a freshman, received All-TRL honors after clearing the course in 23:22 for ninth place.
Marmaton Valley sophomore Emma Louk edged Central Heights junior Lily Burkdoll by one second for an All-TRL recognition and a tenth-place finish after clearing the course in 23:33.
IN BOYS ACTION, Marmaton Valley sophomore Brayden Endicott secured All-TRL honors with a ninth-place finish after clearing the course in 18 minutes, 39 seconds.
Crest sophomore Dagon Denny also received All-TRL honors with an 11th-place run in 10:02, followed by Yates Center sophomore Elliot Ard 8 seconds later in 12th with a time of 19:10.
Yates Center freshman Gauge Murray earned All-TRL honors with a 15th place run in 19:28 and Marmaton Valley junior Kris McVey finished the 5K in 19:36 for 17th place.
THE LADY LANCERS also dominated the middle school races.
Eighth-grader Piper Schmidt and teammate Klaire Nilges finished first and fifth respectively. Schmidt cleared the 2-mile course in 14 minutes, 29 seconds, and Nilges in 16:49.
Crest eighth-grader Isaac Francis 14:20.5 took second in the boys’ race and Marmaton Valley’s Douglas Dix in fourth place with a 15:56 run.
Crest’s Isla Billings took first in the seventh grade girls’ race with a 14:24 2-mile run, followed by teammates Hattie Walter in fourth place at 15:27, Andrey Yoder in sixth at 16:09 and Petra Billings in seventh at 16:27.
In the seventh grade boys race, the Yates Center Wildcats’ Wyatt Earps finished fifth in 14:34, followed by Callen Slater in seventh at 15:50. Marmaton Valley’s Thomas Retana finished eighth in 15:57 and Yates Center’s Noah Clark rounded out the top 10 with a tenth-place finish in 16:10.
WHAT’S NEXT?
Though the cross country season is over for the middle school runners, Thursday’s meet may be the beginning of something special for many area high school runners.
Yates Center will run in Saturday’s class 2A sub-state meet at the Wabaunsee County Fairgrounds at 10 a.m. in Alma.
