Scott City cross country working on returning to state as a team

Scott City, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–The 2024 Scott City cross country teams have put in the miles this summer, and are gearing up for another season. 

Last year’s squad make the bump up to Class 4A, where they qualified both teams to state out of the Buhler Regional. The boys team earned a sixth place finish, while the girls finished seventh as a team.

While the boys lost a good group of seniors from a year ago, several runners return with varsity experience, including senior Logan Stoppel, who is the top returning runner. Junior Belle Trout returns for the girls team as the top runner, as she was just out of the running for a medal at state a year ago. The Lady Beavers lost just one senior from last years team.

This year’s squad consists of 12 boys and seven girls, as Joey Meyer enters his fifth year as the head coach. Alex Fox returns as an assistant for the program. 

Competition begins on September 5 in Goodland.

Senior Logan Stoppel

Junior Belle Trout

Varsity Schedule
Thursday, September 5 Goodland Invitational
Thursday, September 12 Hesston Invitational
Saturday, September 21 Hugoton Invitational
Saturday, September 28 Rim Rock Invitational
Thursday, October 3 Ness City Invitational
Saturday, October 12 Lakin Invitational
Thursday, October 17 GWAC Invitational @ Colby
Saturday, October 26 Regionals