Holcomb boys win 3A Norton Regional, Scott City girls runner-up

Norton, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–On a nice Saturday morning for regional competition, five area schools made their way to Norton’s Prairie Dog Golf Course for the Class 3A Regional Cross Country meet. Five teams from the boys and girls placed in the top three for state competition, as well as several area individuals.

Starting with the boys, Holcomb picked up the regional title with 39 points, while Lakin finished second and Scott City was the final qualifying team by placing third. Holcomb had two in the top four, as Brody Deniston was the regional champion and Landen Leonard was fourth. Lakin finished second and third respectively with Austin Ritsema and Alex Luce. Scott City got a 12th place finish from Michael Hermosillo. Cimarron qualified two runners, with Ian Harmon and Asher English finishing ninth and 10th respectively. Southwestern Heights qualified Elijah Kisner in 13th place.

On the girls side, Norton edged Scott City by five points for the regional title, while Southwestern Heights held off Holcomb by five points for the third place spot in the team race. Cimarron had the top two runners, as Janae Fugitt was the regional champion and Jyntri Wilson was second. Scott City’s Brailey Cook was sixth, Layla Kisner from Southwestern Heights was seventh, and Jenera Ardery from Holcomb placed 10th.

The Class 3A State Cross Country meet will take place at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence on Saturday, November 2.

Boys
Team Scores
Holcomb 39; Lakin 71; Scott City 86; Norton 132; Southwestern Heights 146; Cimarron 148; Nickerson 180; Lyons 195; Minneapolis 199; Ellsworth 266; Colby 284

Top 15
1. Brody Deniston, Holcomb, 16:02.7; 2. Austin Ritsema, Lakin, 16:04.7; 3. Alex Luce, Lakin, 16:17.1; 4. Landen Leonard, Holcomb, 16:31.8; 5. Kamden Darlton, Hoisington, 16:40.8; 6. Brody Rossman, Hoisington, 16:52.6; 7. Jeb Stoppel, Holcomb, 16:59.0; 8. Weston Baker, Holcomb, 17:00.5; 9. Ian Hamon, Cimarron, 17:01.4; 10. Asher English, Cimarron, 17:07.1; 11. Ayson Kats, Norton, 17:25.2; 12. Michael Hermosillo, Scott City, 17:27.4; 13. Elijah Kisner, Southwestern Heights, 17:29.4; 14. Tyler Stewart, Norton, 17:33.5; 15. Cain Villasenor, Lyons, 17:33.6

Other Area Results
Cimarron: 20. Trenton Briggs, 17:50.1; 63. Ben Koehn, 20:35.8; 69. Brayden Williams, 20:58.8; 76. Kellen Ward, 21:51.8; 77. Mason Foster, 21:58.9; 78. Ezquiel Cassas, 22:10.0; 81. Eric Hastings, 22:23.9; 87. Garrison Kite, 23:09.0
Holcomb: 25. Miguel Roman, 18:09.1; 29. Austin Sullivan, 18:17.9
Lakin: 19. Zael Bermudez, 17:46.3; 26. Blake Matthews, 18:11.9; 27. Gabe Cox, 18:15.4; 31. Camden Bergkamp, 18:25.0; 47. Josiah Sholtz, 19:15.7
Scott City: 16. Logan Stoppel, 17:34.3; 21. Kasten Wren, 17:52.0; 23. Jace Miller, 18:08.1; 24. Zach O’Brien, 18:08.6; 37. Waylon Ricker, 18:37.6; 51. Avery Radke, 19:40.5
Southwestern Heights: Samuel Puentes, 18:07.4; 33. Nehemiah Kisner, 18:28.4; 41. Angel Martinez, 18:48.2; 52. Ryan Bahr, 19:44.7

Girls
Team Scores
Norton 60; Scott City 65; Southwestern Heights 95; Holcomb 100; Minneapolis 111; Ellsworth 119; Goodland 153; Lakin 164

Top 15
1. Janae Fugitt, Cimarron, 19:31.1; 2. Jyntri Wilson, Cimarron, 19:53.5; 3. Emma Collins, Norton 20:07.5; 4. Molly Elrich, Ellsworth, 20:17.1; 5. Kaison Miller, Norton, 20:25.1; 6. Brailey Cook, Scott City, 20:26.1; 7. Layla Kisner, Southwestern Heights, 20:28.2; 8. Lakyn Beckman, Ellsworth, 20:35.1; 9. Belle Trout, Scott City, 20:39.4; 10. Jenera Ardery, Holcomb, 20:41.6; 11. Tianna Lutters, Hoisington, 20:49.4; 12. Savana Rumback, Norton, 20:57.8; 13. Aubryn Just, Minneapolis, 21:05.1; 14. Jayslin Gabel, Goodland, 21:11.6; 15. Halle Erazo, Scott City, 21:12.0

Other Area Results
Cimarron: 31. Madilyn Burkhart, 22:29.4; 43. Angelica Rangel, 23:37.5
Holcomb: 20. Katie Santos, 21:39.0; 24. Ella Parker, 21:52.8; 35. Lexi Cervantez, 22:51.6; 38. Blanca Baier, 23:08.4; 44. Xitali Santana, 23:42.4; 45. America Peraz, 23:42.9
Lakin: 22. Emma Miller, 21:50.0; 29. Claire Barnhardt, 22:16.9; 41. Amari Esquibel, 23:24.3; 55. Shellilelagh Kentner, 24:40.9; 68. Abby Holmes, 28:07.9; 70. Addison Grusing, 28:26.6
Scott City: 25. Hannah Winter, 22:01.8; 27. Maci Lara, 22:05.4; 37. Jayden O’Brien, 23:02.1; 47. Kami Winderlin, 23:50.6
Southwestern Heights: 23. Hannah Feiser, 21:50.4; 26. Sandra Nava, 22:05.3; 33. Cinthya Garcia, 22:43.8; 34. Jennifer Lamas, 22:45.0; 63. Ella Leak, 26:41.6; 66. Bianney Palacio, 27:36.7