Scott City girls, Hugoton boys win GWAC team titles
Ulysses, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–It was the final tuneup for the runners at the 2018 Great West Activities Conference meet in Ulysses on Thursday afternoon at Bentwood Golf Course. On a bitterly cold afternoon, it was the Scott City girls and the Hugoton boys took home the league championships.
On the girls side, the Scott City girls would repeat as GWAC champions, as five of their seven runners finished in the top eight. They were led by freshman Clare Hawkins, followed by Dulce Ayala, Piper Wasinger and Megan Vance, who finished second through fifth in the league. The Lady Beavers topped runner-up Colby by 31 points. Hugoton would put two in the top 10 and finish in third with Rebecca Johnson and Frances Gaskill going ninth and 10th respectively, and Ulysses was in fourth with Yessenia Ornelas being their top runner coming in seventh.
In a boys race, it was the slimmest of margins for the team title. While Hugoton and Scott City finished with 45 points, it would be come down to a tiebreaker. Hugoton would win the tiebreaker, and stay at the top of the GWAC for the ninth straight year. Ulysses was in third with 67 points and Holcomb finished fourth with 81 points. Jacob Eckert would take the league individual title, while Scott City would take three of the next four spots, led by Eric Frances who was second, Theron Tucker was third, and Jaxson Kough was fifth. Holcomb was led by Alex Rodby, who finished fourth and Garret Winner led the Tigers with a sixth place finish.
Next week is regionals for all six GWAC teams. Colby, Goodland and Scott City head to the Class 3A, Southeast of Saline regional, Holcomb and Hugoton will go to the Class 3A regional hosted by Bishop Carroll, and Ulysses heads to Class 4A Regional at Buhler on Saturday, October 20.
Girls
Scott City 22, Colby 53, Hugoton 64, Ulysses 89, Holcomb 124
Top 10 Medalists
1. Lara Murdock, Colby, 20:38.30; 2. Clare Hawkins, Scott City, 21:14.70; 3. Dulce Ayala, Scott City, 21:40.70; 4. Piper Wasinger, Scott City, 21:44.70; 5. Megan Vance, Scott City, 21:54.90; 6. Seanna Metcalf, Colby, 22:13.00; 7. Yessenia Ornelas, Ulysses, 22:18.30; 8. Kairae Berry, Scott City, 22:22.50; 9. Rebecca Johnson, Hugoton, 22:23.20; 10. Frances Gaskill, Hugoton, 22:34.20
Other area results
Holcomb: 24. Ana Resendiz, 25:20.80; 27. Andrea Serrano, 25:35.30; 29. Exxi Unruh, 25:47.80; 30. Ella Stoppel, 25:52.20; 31. Addisyn Baker, 25:54.70; 34. Julissa Rodriguez, 26:03.70
Hugoton: 12. Toby McClure, 23:32.80; 17. Molly McClure, 24:06.40; 18. Cielo Garcia 24:08.50; 19. Abbey Goode, 24:30.30; 35. Luz Romo, 26:33.90
Scott City: 13. Samantha Aguilar, 23:36.40; 25. Kodi Rogers, 25:25.50
Ulysses: 14. Ivon Molina, 23:38.00; 21. Clara Garcia, 25:06.60; 23. Stacey Burns, 25:18.40; 32. Miranda Guzman, 25:56.50; 38. Xochitl Rojas, 27:26.10; 39. Autumn Allen 27:38.00
Boys
Team Scores
Hugoton 45, Scott City 45, Ulysses 67, Holcomb 81, Colby 106
Top 10 Medalists
1. Jacob Eckert, Hugoton, 17:42.31; 2. Eric Frances, Scott City, 18:08.17; 3. Theron Tucker, Scott City, 18:10.16; 4. Alex Rodby, Holcomb, 18:10.17; 5. Jaxson Kough, Scott City, 18:11.47; 6. Garret Winner, Ulysses, 18:14.54; 7. Rafael Guereque, Hugoton, 18:23.51; 8. Ryan Voss, Colby, 18:24.30; 9. Ethan Fox, Hugoton, 18:32.60; 10. Roberto Apodaca, Scott City, 18:48.50
Other Area Results
Holcomb: 12. Braxton Sizemore, 18:52.35; 21. Jackson Stoppel, 19:30.80; 23. Alexandro Franco, 19:47.68; 24. Derek Mesa, 19:52.18; 31. Johnny Lozano, 20:32.67; 46. Jace Novak, 21:54.82
Hugoton: 11. Justin Blakely, 18:51.72; 18. Bryan Gonzalez, 19:26.73; 22. Isaac Valles, 19:40.97; 39. Luis Guerrero, 21:15.74
Scott City: 27. Eric Shapland, 20:18.78; 29. Logan Yeadon, 20:25.77;
Ulysses: 13. Eduardo Mendoza, 18:56.41; 14. Paul Garcia, 18:58.20; 17. Alan Gacia, 19:23.01; 19. Bryan Pena, 19:29.02; 20. Marcos Martinez, 19:30.47; 30. Jonathan Lara, 20:31.57
