Holcomb boys, Scott City girls claim GWAC Cross Country titles

Colby, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–On a windy Thursday afternoon, the seven GWAC schools made their way to Colby’s Meadow Lake Golf Course for the Great West Activities Conference cross country meet.

In the end, the Holcomb boys and Scott City girls would take the GWAC titles, and take momentum in to the Class 3A Regional meet next weekend.

For the boys, Holcomb claimed their second consecutive league title, finishing with 20 points, while Scott City was second with 49 points and Cimarron took third. The 1-2 punch of Brody Deniston and Landen Leonard would be at the top for the Longhorns, as they had four of the top five finishers. Scott City’s Michael Hermosillo was a third place finisher. Cimarron’s Ian Harmon took sixth to pace the Bluejays.

The girls race saw Scott City win their first league title since 2020, as five of their runners placed in the top 10. The Lady Beavers had 24 points, while Holcomb was second with 42 points and Goodland was third. Cimarron would take the top two spots, as Janae Fugitt and Jyntri Wilson would finish first and second. Scott City’s Belle Trout and Brailey Cook would place third and fourth, while Jenera Ardery from Holcomb was fifth.

Cimarron, Colby, Goodland, Holcomb and Scott City will be at the Class 3A Regional in Norton on Saturday, October 26, while Hugoton and Ulysses head to the Class 4A Regional in Buhler that same day.

Boys
Team Scores
Holcomb 20; Scott City 49; Cimarron 87; Ulysses 108; Hugoton 136; Colby 138

Top 10 Individual
1. Brody Deniston, Holcomb, 17:36.4; 2. Landen Leonard, Holcomb, 17:36.7; 3. Michael Hermosillo, Scott City, 17:51.9; 4. Weston Baker, Hoclomb, 17:57.8; 5. Jeb Stoppel, Holcomb, 17:57.8; 6. Ian Harmon, Cimarron, 18:14.4; 7. Asher English, Cimarron, 18:14.4; 8. Breckin McClure, Hoclomb, 18:22.3; 9. Logan Stoppel, Scott City, 18:35.3; 10. Kasten Wren, Scott City, 18:41.2

Other Area Results
Cimarron: 11. Trenton Briggs, 18:46.0; 32. Brayden Williams, 22:13.1; 33. Ben Koehn, 22:27.0; 38. Kellen Ward, 22:42.3; 39. Garrison Kite, 22:57.8
Holcomb: 12. Miguel Roman, 18:46.0; 20. Brady Sullivan, 20:05.2
Hugoton: 15. Brandon Gomez, 19:27.9; 24. Isaac Alvarado, 21:08.7; 30. Oziel Rodriguez, 21:31.3; 34. Aiden Conner, 22:29.7; 36. Diego Novelo, 22:38.3
Scott City: 13. Zach O’Brien, 19:22.5; 14. Jace Miller, 19:23.0; 18. Waylon Ricker, 19:58.0; 24. Spencer Cramer, 20:51.3
Ulysses: 17. Jared Burns, 19:47.0; 19. Luis Contreras, 20:03.7; 21. Josue Melendez, 20:38.6; 25. Jaxsen Salinas, 21:12.1; 27. Juan Carlos Torres, 21:23.6; 28. Malaki Delgado, 21:27.2; 29. Maddox Delgado, 21:29.0

Girls
Team Scores
Scott City 24; Holcomb 42; Goodland 62

Top 10 Individual
1. Janae Fugitt, Cimarron, 20:48.1; 2. Jyntri Wilson, Cimarron, 21:12.0; 3. Belle Trout, Scott City, 21:43.3; 4. Brailey Cook, Scott City, 21:48.3; 5. Jenera Ardery, Holcomb, 21:59.2; 6. Jayslin Gabel, Goodland, 22:27.4; 7. Katie Santos, Holcomb, 22:34.9; 8. Halle Erazo, Scott City, 23:21.3; 10. Hannah Winter, Scott City, 23:26.8

Other Area Results
Cimarron: 14. Angelica Rangel, 24:00.00; 19. Madilyn Burkhart, 24:45.4
Holcomb: 12. Lexi Cervantes, 23:51.4; 13. Ella Parker, 23:57.3; 16. Blanca Baier, 24:17.1; 18. Xitali Santana, 24:42.8; 20. America Perez, 25:25.7
Hugoton: 33. Ximena Zizumbo, 33:39.4
Scott City: 17. Jayden O’Brien, 24:25.0; 22. Kami Winderlin, 25:57.7