Crusader Cross Country
2021 SEASON
Crusader Runners Compete @ 4A State in Wamego!
WHS VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY
@ Wamego (4A STATE ACTION)
Saturday, October 30, 2021
First appearance as a TEAM at 4A State since 1989!!
It was a big day at WAMEGO COUNTRY CLUB in Wamego Saturday - for the first time since 1989, the Crusader Boys Cross Country Team competed, as a TEAM! (Camden Parkey, Braeden Ybarra, Hunter Lough, Ryan Bacon, Conner Walker, Caleb Sanders, and Jaxson Irey-Hurt.).
The course is a challenging one and MANY FOLKS were on hand for the 3A and 4A Boys and Girls 5K races. It's basically a mob. The top 20 individuals in each race medal and the top 3 teams receive plaques. The Crusaders didn't receive a plaque, and didn't have a finisher in the TOP 20, but they did accomplish this in 2021:
In the AVCTL DIV IV LEAGUE this season, Wellington was the ONLY "TEAM" to qualify for the State 3A/4A Meet @ Wamego. Andale didn't, Clearwater didn't, Mulvane didn't, Rose Hill didn't, and Wichita Collegiate didn't! It was a great season for the Crusaders. Very proud of all 7!!
Coaches Wallace and Green were present, Coach Showman was in Wamego with the team on Friday, but was attending a funeral today and couldn't attend. Coach Wallace was pleased with the group. They ended up in 12th place, but each conquered the monster course, and 5 of the 7 will return to WHS, 4 as Seniors,1 as a Junior, for the 2022 season. This is a mighty fine group, they represented well in many, many ways, and made all of us present very proud. Seniors Braeden Ybarra and Camden Parkey, will be missed by the underclassmen. They were leaders and very appreciated by those they lead. Thank you to both for their "many" years of Cross Country and most importantly their dedication to the sport. The underclassmen are certainly better for it. GO BIG RED!
BOYS 5K ACTION PICS (4A) @ WAMEGO 103021
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STATE 4A Cross Country SEND OFF @ WHS Friday!
Friday, October 29, 2021
WHS gave the State 4A Cross Country Boys Team a big sendoff on Friday at WHS. The team and the Crusader Band, marched around the school as students and staff, and visiting friends and family, cheered the group on. Congratulations to Ryan Bacon, Conner Walker, Jaxson Irey-Hurt, Braeden Ybarra, Camden Parkey, Hunter Lough, and Caleb Sanders! (SEE PIC ABOVE)
CC 4A STATE Send Off Pics 102921
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Boys Cross Country Team is 4A State-Bound!
First time a Wellington "TEAM" has advanced to STATE since 1989!!!
WHS VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY
@ Buhler (4A REGIONAL ACTION)
Saturday, October 23, 2021
Saturday was a phenomenal day for the WHS Cross Country program. Not only did Freshman Lady Crusader Taylor Earl place 27th out of a field of 48 runners, in the GIRLS 5K, seven Crusaders, as a team, finished 3rd out of a field of 8 teams and will be heading north to Wamego, as a team, this coming Saturday. Congratulations to Head Coach Jaedyn Ledesma Showman, and coaches Charles Wallace and Timothy Green. They shined, the team shined, and smiles were plentiful as the final standings were announced.
When Clearwater was announced as the 4th place finisher, our boys and coaches knew - the Crusaders were headin' to State. Clearwater, who has an excellent Cross Country team was the team they knew they had to beat to make the cut and they did it. Here are the final "TEAM" standings and individual times for our Lady Crusader and Crusaders in their respective 5K races, held north of Hutchinson at the Westar Prairie Ridge XC Course on North Lucille Rd.
TEAM FINISHES (BOYS 5K)
1st - Buhler
2nd - McPherson
3rd - WELLINGTON
4th - Clearwater
5th - Pratt
6th - Mulvane
7th - Ulysses
8th - Rose Hill
INDIVIDUAL FINISHES (BOYS 5K) (field of 59 runners)
11th - Hunter Lough 18:54.4
15th - Ryan Bacon 19:04.7
23rd - Camden Parkey 20:04.4
24th - Conner Walker 20:03.5
32nd - Caleb Sanders 20:39.2
33rd - Braeden Ybarra 20:40.5
39th - Jaxson Irey-Hurt 21:04.7
A special shout-out to SENIORS Camden Parkey and Braeden Ybarra - these two gentlemen have been a part of the program for a long time and are looked up to immensely by their underclassmen 'mates. Both have recently overcome personal challenges and have emerged strong and determined. This Saturday at Wamego will be their last hurrah, I heard a couple of their teammates mention how sad they will be to not have both around after this weekend. Camden Parkey and Braeden Ybarra - true Crusaders, true Leaders! Thank you both for your consistent contributions to the team over the last many years!
TEAM FINISHES (GIRLS 5K)
1st - Rose Hill
2nd - Buhler
3rd _ McPherson
4th - Pratt
5th - Andale
6th - Clearwater
7th - Mulvane
INDIVIDUAL FINISH (GIRLS 5K) (field of 48 runners)
27th - Taylor Earl 24:01.1
CONGRATULATIONS CRUSADERS - you have excelled at perhaps the toughest sport around (mentally and physically) and we are proud of you all!
REGIONAL 4A PICTURES 102321
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Cross Country Outcomes From AVCTL DIV IV Meet! :)
Courtesy Pics - WHS Yearbook
WHS VARSITY/JV CROSS COUNTRY
AVCTL LEAGUE DIV IV Championships @ Mulvane HS
Thursday, October 14, 2021
GIRLS 5K (JV) (17 runners)
3rd - Payton Franke 24:51.29
10th - Sullivan Parkey 29.18.17
GIRLS 5K (V) (27 runners)
11th - Taylor Earl 23:39.01
BOYS 5K (JV) (14 runners)
1st - Rome Hunt 21:30.07
2nd - Zander Strader 21:43.18
6th - Colten Clift 23:11.85
BOYS 5K (V) (38 runners)
6th - Ryan Bacon 18:26.95
9th - Hunter Lough 18:45.38
14th - Braeden Ybarra 19:34.61
16th - Conner Walker 19:45.71
23rd - Camden Parkey 20:24.13
27th - Jaxson Irey-Hurt 20:48.00
TEAM RESULTS
1st - Collegiate
2nd - Clearwater
3rd - WELLINGTON
4th - Rose Hill
5th - Mulvane
LEAGUE MEET ACTION PICS @ Mulvane 101421
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WHS CROSS COUNTRY
@ CHENEY CC INVITE 2021
Thursday, October 7, 2021
WHS VARSITY BOYS 5K (57 runners)
10th - Ryan Bacon 18:38.1
13th - Hunter Lough 19:11.3
14th - Braeden Ybarra 19:21.4
20th - Conner Walker 19:58.9
26th - Caleb Sanders 20:14.5
33rd - Jaxson Irey 20:57.5
35th - Camden Parkey 21:06.0
TEAM FINISH - 2nd (AWESOME!)
1st - Campus 32
2nd - Wellington 76
3rd - Medicine Lodge 91
4th - Andale 99
5th - Chaparral 103
6th - Belle Plaine 134
7th - Pretty Prairie 149
8th - Udall 217
WHS JV BOYS 5K (13 runners)
7th - Rome Hunt 22:22.5
8th - Zander Strader 23:13.4
WHS JV GIRLS 5K (13 runners)
1st - Taylor Earl 25:18.5
8th - Sullivan Parkey 28:58.9
MEET ACTION PICS - Courtesy of WHS Yearbook
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WHS CROSS COUNTRY @ HALSTEAD 093021
FILE PIC
The high school Cross Country runners road tripped to Halstead HS on Thursday for competition. Here is how our CRUSADERS fared:
JV GIRLS (33 runners)
7th – Taylor Earl 25:00
22nd Sullivan Parkey 29.46
JV BOYS (62 runners)
25th – Rome Hunt 22:19
33rd – Zander Strader 23:33
38th – Colten Clift 23:44
VARSITY BOYS (102 runners)
25th – Ryan Bacon 18:44
37th – Hunter Lough 19:32
58th – Conner Walker 20:14
59th – Braeden Ybarra 20: 18
79th – Caleb Sanders 21:15
84th – Jaxson Irey 21:33
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WHS CROSS COUNTRY @ OXFORD 092321
Results from the Oxford Cross Country Invitational 092321
VARSITY BOYS RESULTS (WHS finished 2nd!)
JV BOYS/GIRLS RESULTS (ROME HUNT finished 1st!)
8TH GRADE RESULTS
VARSITY BOYS 5K (65 Runners)
Crusaders place 2nd as a team, behind Circle
8th - Ryan Bacon 17:58.67
10th - Hunter Lough 18:23.60
20th - Braeden Ybarra 19:03.6
24th - Conner Walker 19:19.24
26th - Caleb Sanders 19:27.93
40th - Jaxson Irey 20:58.33
JV BOYS 2M (11 Runners)
1st - Rome Hunt 12:49.27
6th - Zander Strader 14:00.07
8th - Colten Clift 14:13.90
JV GIRLS 2M (13 Runners)
2nd - Taylor Earl 14:49.58
9th - Sullivan Parkey 17:48.88
WHS MEET ACTION PICS @ OXFORD 092321
8TH GRADE GIRLS 2M (16 Runners)
4th - Ava Furman 14:01.20
9th - Cadence Aue 15:39.86
8TH GRADE BOYS 2M (24 Runners)
9th - Luke Wiley 13:13.66
14th - Maverick Peterson14:18.54
17th - Will Mott 15:48.31
19th - Brodee Lough 16:05.13
7TH GRADE GIRLS 1M (28 Runners)
3rd - Madelynn Fullerton 6:42.42
5th - Caroline Mott 6:56.13
21st - Aleena Rinehart 8:26.96
22nd - Amberlynn Copple 8:38.97
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CROSS COUNTRY @ Chaparral HS 091621
Pictured: Taylor Earl - finished 1st in JV Girls Race! Courtesy Pics - WHS YEARBOOK
VARSITY BOYS
5th Ryan Bacon 20:20.63
10th Hunter Lough 21:06.15
13th Braeden Ybarra 21:20.38
17th Conner Walker 21:56.00
19th Caleb Sanders 22:08.00
25th Jaxson Irey 23:15.00
JR. VARSITY GIRLS
1st Taylor Earl 28:54.39
3rd Sullivan Parkey 34:38.87
JR. VARSITY BOYS
7th Rome Hunt 25:26.90
11th Colten Clift 27:12.87
12th Zander Strader 27:46.90
MEET ACTION PICS @ CHAPARRAL (COURTESY WHS YEARBOOK) 091621
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HARGIS CREEK WATERSHED 091121
HIGH SCHOOL Cross Country results from Saturday!. Due to shut down last week and no practices, all of WHS's runners ran JV races today.
JV GIRLS 2M RUN
TEAM FINISHES - N/A
INDIVIDUAL FINISHES
10th - Taylor Earl 16:46.96
11th - Peyton Franke 16:52.71
20th - Sullivan Parkey 19:02.68
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JV BOYS 2M RUN
TEAM FINISHES
1st - WELLINGTON
2nd - Pratt
3rd - Valley Center
4th - Clearwater
5th - Arkansas City
6th - Goddard
INDIVIDUAL FINISHES
1st - Ryan Bacon 12:20.68
2nd - Hunter Lough 12:44.87
5th - Camden Parkey 13:15.99
6th - Braeden Ybarra 13:21.49
8th - Caleb Sanders 13:42.74
9th - Conner Walker 13:53.05
10th - Jaxson Irey 13:56.55
17th - Rome Hunt 14:34.68
28th - Colten Clift 15:39.37
35th - Zander Strader 16:22.49
CROSS COUNTRY MEET @ HARGIS PICTURES 091121
Great Job CRUSADERS!!
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TEAM & INDIVIDUAL PICS 2021
TEAM PICTURE
Front Row L to R:
Taylor Earl, Sullivan Parkey, Peyton Franke
Back Row L to R:
Hunter Lough, Ryan Bacon, Zander Strader, Conner Walker, Colten Clift, Caleb Sanders, Jaxson Irey, Camden Parkey, Braeden Ybarra, Rome Hunt
TEAM and INDIVIDUAL PICS of the 2021 WHS Cross Country Team taken just prior to their season opener on 091121 @ Hargis Creek Watershed.
2021 WHS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM & INDIVIDUAL PICS
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2020 SEASON
WHS CROSS COUNTRY
@ Wamego (4A State)
Saturday, October 31, 2020
WHS Jr. Camden Parkey finished 70th Saturday, in a field of 95 runners at the 4A Boys 5K event that took place at 9:30 Saturday. His time, 19:12.57. Winning the gold was Tanner Newkirk, Topeka Hayden, with a time of 15:53.32. Camden qualified for the State Meet last weekend at the 4A Regional in Chanute, where he ran his personal best of 18:18. A great season for Camden, his SENIOR SEASON awaits!! Way to represent young man!
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WHS CROSS COUNTRY
@ Chanute (4A Regional)
Saturday, October 24, 2020
Courtesy Pic - Braeden Ybarra (WHS Class of 2022)
The WHS Boys Cross Country team was in action on Saturday in Chanute, at one of four, 4A Regionals taking place this weekend. The other sites included, Baldwin HS, Buhler HS, and El Dorado HS as hosts.
Running for the Crusaders - Camden Parkey, Hunter Lough, Caleb Sanders, Chilson Ybarra, Zach Kristek, and Ryan Bacon. Congratulations to Camden Parkey, who finished 13th (out of a field of 51 participants) and has qualified for the 4A State Cross Country Meet this coming Sat. Oct 31st, in Wamego. (FAN INFO)
Here is how the Crusaders fared overall:
13th - CAMDEN PARKEY JR. 18:18.89
27th - HUNTER LOUGH SO.19:41.81
37th - CALEB SANDERS SO. 20:10.52
38th - CHILSON YBARRA SR 20:16.05
39th - RYAN BACON SO. 20:36.00
43rd - ZACH KRISTEK SR 20:56.83
OVERALL RESULTS from CHANUTE 102420
Prior to Saturday's action @ Chanute, 1st year head coach Jaedyn Ledesma-Showman, had this to say about her first year and this group of young men...
"As a first year head coach, I have learned a lot from Coach Wallace. He puts a lot of time in to get meets ready and to make sure that I have everything I need to be successful. I am so grateful for awesome assistants, Coach Wallace and Coach Green. The kids have worked so hard and I am so proud of what they did in a single season. Braeden Ybarra is out for this season- and he has been a great asset in cheering the team on and being a good leader and support system for our team. I am excited that we will have him back next year, and 4 boys back.. The future's looking good for these young men and the coaches are so proud to have had the opportunity to be a part of this chapter of their lives!"
Good Luck Coach's Showman, Wallace, and Green and good luck Camden Parkey @ Wamego this Saturday! Way to represent young man!
REGIONAL 4A PICS from CHANUTE - taken by and courtesy of Braeden Ybarra, Crusader (Class of 2022)
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WHS V/JV CROSS COUNTRY
@ AVCTL League (Wartick Farms - El Dorado)
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Results are in from the AVCTL DIV IV Cross Country Championships held at Wartick Farms on Thursday near El Dorado.
DIV 4 JV GIRLS (18 participants)
2nd - Isabelle Cullens 25:05.63
6th - Jael Catlett 26:21.35
13th - Morgan Bacon 30:05.77
DIV 4 VARSITY BOYS (34 participants)
14th - Camden Parkey 18:51.48
20th - Hunter Lough 19:23.51
26th - Caleb Sanders 20:00.21
27th - Chilson Ybarra 20:16.16
29th - Zach Kristek 20:27.81
32nd - Ryan Bacon 21:05.49
As of right now, Ryan Bacon, Caleb Sanders, Camden Parkey, Chilson Ybarra, Zach Kristek, and Hunter Lough will all compete at the 4A Regional on the 24th.
GOOD JOB - GOOD LUCK CRUSADERS!!
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WMS / WHS CROSS COUNTRY
@ Cheney State Park
Thursday, October 8, 2020
JV Girls 5K
8th – Morgan Bacon 33:25.9
VARSITY Boys 5K
25th – Chilson Ybarra 20:46.7
29th – Caleb Sanders 21:07.1
30th – Zach Kristek 21:24.0
33rd – Ryan Bacon 22.35.2
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WHS CROSS COUNTRY
@ Oxford (Winfield Veterans Home)
Thursday, September 24, 2020
Courtesy Pic - WHS Yearbook
JR. VARSITY BOYS 2M
17 Runners
2nd - Hunter Lough / 12:48.51
3rd - Caleb Sanders / 13.09.25
12th - Ryan Bacon / 14:55.83
VARSITY BOYS 5K
61 Runners
11th - Camden Parkey / 18:56.79
25th - Chilson Ybarra / 20:57.13
36th - Zach Kristek / 22:12.69
VARSITY GIRLS 5K
47 Runners
NO WHS RUNNERS
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WHS CROSS COUNTRY
TEAM PICS
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Ryan Bacon, Caleb Sanders, Isabelle Cullens, Zach Kristek, Morgan Bacon, Jael Catlett
Not Pictured - Chilson Ybarra, Camden Parkey, Braeden Ybarra, Hunter Lough
TEAM PICS 091720
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WHS CROSS COUNTRY
@ Hargis Creek Watershed
Saturday, September 12, 2020
Lots of activity Saturday at Hargis Creek Watershed, from numerous high school runners to "Mississippi Kites" patrolling the area. :)
CRUSADER RESULTS
WOMENS JV 2M RUN (47 RUNNERS)
12th Jael Catlett (17:12.81)
16th Isabelle Cullens (17:32.71)
34th Morgan Bacon (20:21.96)
MENS JV 2M RUN (42 RUNNERS)
13th Ryan Bacon (14:39.08)
MENS VARSITY 5K RUN (65 RUNNERS)
24th Camden Parkey (20:12.43)
52nd Chilson Ybarra (22:50.68)
55th Braeden Ybarra (23:00.37)
57th Caleb Sanders (23:17.27)
61st Zak Kristek (24:14.05)
Schools in attendance included Clearwater, Valley Center, Belle Plaine, Oxford, Pratt, Ark City, Goddard, Winfield, Cedar Vale/Dexter, Andale, Caldwell, Goddard Eisenhower.
INVITATIONAL PICS @ HARGIS CREEK 09.12.20
OVERALL RESULTS
VARSITY GIRLS 5K VARSITY BOYS 5K JV GIRLS 2M JV BOYS 2M
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WHS CROSS COUNTRY
@ Clearwater HS
Thursday, September 3, 2020
BOYS 5K
33rd - Camden Parkey 22:59.51
36th - Chilson Ybarra 23:26.29
BOYS 2M
29th - Caleb Sanders 14:31.81
57th - Ryan Bacon 18:07.62
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2019 SEASON
WHS VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY
@ 4A Regionals / El Dorado Lake
Saturday, October 26, 2019
5K RUN
So. Camden Parkey 19.43 / 39th
Fr. Jack Wright 20.23 / 45th
Jr. Chilson Ybarra 20.31 / 46th (Personal Record)
So. Braeden Ybarra 20.43 / 50th
Sr. Tyler Brown 21.36 / 56th
Sr. Daniel Atkinson 21.43 / 59th
Sr. Caleb Starnes 23.35 / 62nd
This concludes the season for 2019.
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WHS VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY
@ Wartick Farms (El Dorado)
AVCTL League Meet (Circle Hosting)
Thursday, October 17, 2019
GIRLS VARSITY - 5K
Karolina Gadzik 24.27 18th
Annalisa Cullens 25.18 25th
Kaitlyn Hain 27.48 33rd
This concludes the Girl's Season.
BOYS VARSITY - 5K
Camden Parkey 19.31 22nd
Braeden Ybarra 20.32 31st
Chilson Ybarra 20.48 34th
Tyler Brown 20.56 35th
Daniel Atkinson 21.12 37th
Caleb Starnes 22.54 40th Personal Record
WHS Boy's next meet will be REGIONALS @ El Dorado Lake
Saturday / 10-26-19 @ 10:40AM / East Side by Water Tower
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WHS / 6TH GR CROSS COUNTRY
@ Cheney Lake
Thursday, October 10, 2019
GIRLS JV - 5K
Karolina Gadzik 24.28 / 1st / Medal
Kaitlyn Hain 26.08 2nd / Medal / Personal Record
BOYS V - 5K
Tyler Brown 18.59 / 6th / Medal / Personal Record
Camden Parkey 19.09 / 9th / Medal / Personal Record
Braeden Ybarra 20.00 22nd / Personal Record
Chilson Ybarra 20.35 / 30th / Personal Record
Jack Wright 20.36 / 32nd
BOYS JV - 5K
Caleb Starnes 22.56 / 15th / Personal Record
NEXT MEET for WHS / Thursday, Oct 17 - AVCTL League Meet @ Wartick Farms in El Dorado - 4PM (Hosted by Circle)
6TH GR (Ran in the 7TH GR Race)
GIRLS - 1M
Ava Furman 6.44 1st / Medal
Kylan Gregory 7.02 / 5th / Medal
Annabelle Burden 7.37 / 10th / Medal
Jayda Beccera 7.45 / 13th / Personal Record
Cadence Aue / 8.05 / 16th
Madalyn LeValley 8.35 / 20th
Emajyn Hollman 8.38 / 21st
BOYS - 1M
Hank Shinliver 6.21 / 3rd / Medal
Cooper Hatfield 6.27 / 6th / Medal / Personal Record
Jackson Newman 6.45 / 14th
Milo Elder 7.44 / 26th
No Team Scores were kept for the 7th Grade Race
This concludes the season for the 6th Graders
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WHS & 6TH GR CROSS COUNTRY
@ Halstead
Thursday, October 3, 2019
GIRLS JV 5K
Annalisa Cullens 23.33 / 4th / Medal / Personal Record
6th fastest time for a WHS girl ever, in the 5K!
BOYS VARSITY 5K
Camden Parkey 19.22 / 53rd
Jack Wright 19.41 / 57th / Personal Record
Daniel Atkinson 20.29 / 77th / Personal Record
Chilson Ybarra 20.39 / 81st / Personal Record
6TH GRADE BOYS & GIRLS
(ran in 7th grade races)
6th Gr Girls 1M
Ava Furman 6.36 / 4th / Medal / Personal Record
Kylan Gregory 6.50 / 9th / Medal / Personal Record
Annabelle Burden 7.11 / 18th / Medal / Personal Record
Cadence Aue 7.13 / 20th / Medal / Personal Record
Jayda Beccera 8.07 / 39th / Personal Record
Madalyn LeValley 8.09 / 40th / Personal Record
Emajyn Hollman 8.10 / 41st / Personal Record
6th Gr Girls WON the 7th Grade Race!
6th Gr Boys 1M
Hank Shinliver / 6.09 / 8th / Medal / Personal Record
Jackson Newman 6.29 / 28th
Cooper Hatfield 6.34 / 32nd / Personal Record
Milo Elder 7.15 / 50th / Personal Record
NEXT MEET for High School & 6th Grade will be Thursday, October 10th @ Lake Cheney (West Side) - starting @ 3:30 (6th) and 4:30 (HS).
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WHS VARSITY/JV CROSS COUNTRY
@ Winfield KS Veterans Home (Oxford -Host)
Thursday, September 26, 2019
GIRLS JV 2M
Karolina Gadzik 15.35 1st MEDAL
Kaitlyn Hain 16.22 3rd MEDAL Personal Record
BOYS VARSITY 5K
Tyler Brown 19.00 6th MEDAL Personal Record
Camden Parkey 19.20 10th MEDAL Personal Record
Chilson Ybarra 20.50 33rd Personal Record
Jack Wright 21.31 42nd Personal Record
Braeden Ybarra 21.47 44th
BOYS TEAM PLACED 4TH
BOYS JV 2M
Caleb Starnes 14.16 8th MEDAL Personal Record
Taylon Ellis 14.33 9th MEDAL Personal Record
Next Meet for WHS - THU - OCT. 3rd @ Halstead Wedgewood Golf Course 4:30PM
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WHS VARSITY/JV CROSS COUNTRY
@ Chaparral (Anthony Lake)
Thursday, September 19, 2019
The WHS Cross Country team road-tripped west to the Chaparral HS Invitational Meet on Thursday, held at Anthony Lake. In the shade, not too bad except for intermittent walls of dirt created by a strong south wind and a field being plowed south of the race area.
VARSITY BOYS 5K
Tyler Brown 20.44 / 13th / MEDAL / Personal Record!
Camden Parkey 21.26 / 18th / MEDAL
Braeden Ybarra 21.38 / 19th / MEDAL
Chilson Ybarra 22.05 / 23rd
Jack Wright 22.36 / 27th
Daniel Atkinson 22.43 / 28th
JV GIRLS 5K
Annalisa Cullens 27.54 / 2nd / MEDAL
Kaitlyn Hain 28.15 / 4th / MEDAL
JV BOYS 5K
Taylon Ellis 25.54 / 7th / MEDAL
Caleb Starnes 27.25 / 9th / MEDAL
CHAPARRAL HS INVITATIONAL ACTION PICS 091919
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WHS CROSS COUNTRY
@ Hargis Creek Watershed
Saturday, September 14, 2019
Wellington High & Middle School combined, received 20 medals and had 17 personal records!
We had a 6th grade runner that came in 1st place, This was the 6th graders first race of the season!
We had enough entered for 5 team scores, team wise.. Wellington had 3 - 1st place teams, a 5th place & an 8th place team!
WHS RESULTS
BOYS 5K
Tyler Brown 22.33 / 42nd
GIRLS JV 2M
Annalisa Cullens 16.16 / 5th / MEDAL / Personal Record
Kaitlyn Hain 16.52 / 8th / MEDAL / Personal Record
BOYS JV 2M
Camden Parkey 12.57 / 3rd / MEDAL / Personal Record
Braeden Ybarra 13.22 / 8th / MEDAL / Personal Record
Chilson Ybarra 13.25 / 9th / MEDAL / Personal Record
Daniel Atkinson 14.22 / 19th
Jack Wright 14.42 / 25th
Taylon Ellis 15.11/ 29th / Personal Record
Caleb Starnes 15.40 / 33rd / Personal Record
WELLINGTON 1ST PLACE (JV 2M)
NEXT MEET for WHS will be on Sept. 19th (THU) @ Chaparral.
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VARSITY/JV CROSS COUNTRY
@ Clearwater HS
Thursday, September 5, 2019
GIRLS 2M (JR/SR)
Mackenzie Heacock 17.02 18th MEDAL
GIRLS 2M (FR/SO)
Annalisa Cullens 16.29 16th MEDAL
Kaitlyn Hain 18.46 41st
BOYS 2M (JR/SR)
Tyler Brown 12.32 10th MEDAL
Chilson Ybarra 13.54 38th
Daniel Atkinson 14.06 42nd
Caleb Starnes 16.54 66th
BOYS 2M (FR/SO)
Camden Parkey 13.12 15th MEDAL
Jack Wright 13.57 34th
Braeden Ybarra 14.02 37th
Taylon Ellis 16.29 71st
INVITATIONAL PICS @ CLEARWATER 090519 (Courtesy WHS Yearbook)
Next WHS meet will be here at HOME at the Hargis Creek Watershed, Saturday, September 14. High School races start @ 9:30AM (MS @ 8:00AM)
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VARSITY/JV CROSS COUNTRY
TEAM PICS / INDIVIDUAL PICS
Thursday, September 5, 2019
Meet your 2019 WHS Cross Country Team! I captured a few pics of this year's squad before they departed for Clearwater! GOOD LUCK @ CLEARWATER! GOOD LUCK THIS SEASON!! An awesome group of WHS Student-Athletes!
Back Row:
Chilson Ybarra, Jack Wright, Tyler Brown, Braedon Ybarra, Camden Parkey, Daniel Atkinson, Caleb Starnes
Front Row:
Taylon Ellis, Anna Cullens, Hope Maxwell, Mackenzie Heacock, Kaitlyn Hain, Karolina Gadzik
COACHES:
Charles Wallace, Mitch Day, Jaedyn Ledesma
TEAM PIC / INDIVIDUAL PICS 2019
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2018 SEASON
WHS VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY
STATE 4A MEET @ Wamego
Saturday, October 27, 2018
Chase Pfalzgraf and Mackenzie Heacock, qualified last weekend in Chanute for today's (Saturday) State 4A Cross Country Meet in Wamego! A big sendoff took place on Wednesday for Chase and Mackenzie (2 days early due to PT Conferences/No School) out at WHS. Unfortunate news was received today prior to the conclusion of the State Meet that Jr. Mackenzie Heacock had rolled her ankle Friday evening and would not be able to compete on Saturday. Not the outcome you want at a State event for sure. Mackenzie has next year to try again, that fact keeps a smile on several faces I'm sure. (mine as well!)
In the Boys 4A, 5K race just before lunch, Sr. Chase Pfalzgraf finished 46th out of a field of 102 runners, with a time of 18:33.5 / Finishing first was Buhler Freshman, Tanner Lindahl, with a time of 16:18.8. Chase, who had always played football in the fall, had major shoulder issues so switched to Cross Country half-way or so through his Crusader Career. Today's 5K race at Wamego was only Chase's 6th or 7th career 5K run - to finish 46th out of 102 shows the result of Chase's determination and hardwork to make up for lost time in this grueling event. Congratulations Chase on your hard work, you have represented your community and your school very well - you've shown younger student-athletes it's never too late to excel. CONGRATULATIONS!
Congratulations to Mackenzie and Chase both - qualifying for the State 4A Cross Country Meet is no easy task - both did, both deserve LOUD APPLAUSE!! :)
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WHS VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY
STATE SENDOFF / Chase & Mackenzie
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
For the 2nd time in about as many weeks, a STATE 4A sendoff took place at WHS, this time for Cross Country runners Senior Chase Pfalzgraf and Junior Mackenzie Heacock. Chase and Mackenzie both qualified for the State 4A Meet at Wamego this Saturday. Action gets underway at 11AM at the Wamego Country Club. Many students, staff, the awesome Crusader Band, and others were on hand in support!
Chase, on behalf of Mackenzie and himself, addressed those present, thanking their fellow students, thanking Coach Wallace, thanking everyone for the support they've provided.
Two awesome young people - proud of them both! GOOD LUCK AT STATE CHASE & MACKENZIE!!
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WHS VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY
REGIONAL @ Chanute
Saturday, October 20, 2018
Congratulations to SR. CHASE PFALZGRAF and JR. MACKENZIE HEACOCK, both have qualified for the STATE 4A MEET in Wamego (Country Club) next weekend. Chase finished 7th in the Boys 5K, Mackenzie finished 10th in the Girls 5K @ Chanute, (her personal best time, bettering her time on the All-Time Best List @ WHS where she remains "1st" on the list.)
"2" other runners are on that list - Hope Maxwell, who had her personal best time Saturday as well, is now 5th on the All-Time Best List and Camden Parkey, with his personal best time, is now 10th on the Boys All-Time Best List - Phenomenal job Mackenzie, Hope and Camden!!
GIRLS 5K
Mackenzie Heacock 21.53 / 10th / MEDAL / PR / 1st All Time Best List - bettered her own time.
Hope Maxwell 23.25 / 21st / PR / 5th All Time Best List - bettered her own time
Kaitlyn Hain 25.08 / 30th
BOYS 5K
Chase Pfalzgraf 17.23 / 7th / MEDAL
Camden Parkey 18.19 / 17th / PR / 10th All-Time Best List
Toby Henning 18.35 / 19th
Sonny Lipton 19.17 / 29th / PR
Billy Walker 19.30 / 30th
Braeden Ybarra 19.54 / 35th
Tyler Brown 20.36 / 39th
COURTESY PICS REGIONAL 4A CHANUTE
WHS Yearbook (Billy Walker / Kaitlyn Hain / Mrs. Samantha Brown
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AVCTL LEAGUE CROSS COUNTRY MEET - Chase Pflazgraf (league champ) Toby Henning 6th (Boys 5K), Mackenzie Heacock 6th, Hope Maxwell 14th (Girls 5K)
LEAGUE HONORS / 1st TEAM - Pfalzgraph, Heacock, Henning / 2nd TEAM -Maxwell
WHS BOYS OVERALL - 3rd!! (Both Boy's Teams!), 11 Personal Best Records , 4 Medals in Varsity Races
4 Runners made the All-Time WHS Cross Country record board
AWESOME JOB CRUSADERS!! AWESOME JOB CHASE!! LEAGUE CHAMPION!!!
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GIRLS VARSITY 5K
Mackenzie Heacock 22.42 / 6th / Medal / PR
(Ist Team All League)
Hope Maxwell 24.00 / 14th / Medal / PR
(2nd Team All League / #6 All-Time Best List)
GIRLS JV 5K
Kaitlyn Hain 23.38 / 2nd / PR
(#5 All-Time Best List)
BOYS VARSITY 5K
Chase Pfalzgraf 17.17 / 1st / Medal / PR
(#4 All-Time Best List / League Champ / 1st Team Honors
Toby Henning 18.26 / 6th / Medal / PR
(1st Team Honors / #13 All-Time Best List)
Camden Parkey 19.39 / 21st / PR
Sonny Lipton 19.43 / 22nd / PR
Tyler Brown 19.48 / 26th
Billy Walker 19.50 / 27th / PR
*TEAM PLACED 3rd with 76 pts.
BOYS JV 5K
Braeden Ybarra 19.39 / 1st / PR
Daniel Atkinson 21.30 / 12th
Zach Kristek 21.47 / 13th / PR
Chilson Ybarra 21.52 / 16th
Laken Smith 23.15 / 27th
Hunter Bryant 24.41 / 32nd / PR
*TEAM PLACED 3rd with 63 pts.
COURTESY PICS / WHS Yearbook / Drake Hendrix
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WHS / 6TH GR CROSS COUNTRY
@ Winfield Veteran's Home (Oxford Host)
Thursday, September 20, 2018
GIRL'S VARSITY - 5K
Mackenzie Heacock 24.07 / 3rd / MEDAL / PR
Kaitlyn Hain 27.19 / 11th / MEDAL
BOY'S VARSITY - 5K
Toby Henning 18.43 / 2nd / MEDAL / PR
Tyler Brown 20.04 / 17th / MEDAL
Billy Walker 20.52 / 29th
BOY'S JV - 2M
Chilson Ybarra 12.53 / 1st / MEDAL / PR
Braedon Ybarra 12.58 / 3rd / MEDAL / PR
Sonny Lipton 13.04 / 4th / MEDAL / PR
Camden Parkey 13.18 / 5th MEDAL
Daniel Atkinson 13.57 / 10th
Laken Smith 15.04 / 16th
Hunter Bryant 16.16 / 23rd
WMS RESULTS
6TH GR GIRLS (ran in 7TH GR race)
Brittan Zeka 7.16 / 2nd / MEDAL
Taylor Earl 7.18 / 3rd / MEDAL
Sullivan Parkey 7.43 / MEDAL
Scout Douglas 8.45 / 24th
Eilee everett 9.13 / 25th
6TH GR. BOYS (ran in 7TH GR race)
Tristan Tencleve 6.18 / 3rd MEDAL
Jagger Norris 6.58 / 16th
Axl Norris 7.19 / 25th
Kaleb Hamilton 7.20 / 26th
Colten Clift 7.25 / 28th
Rome Hunt 7.43 / 30th
Colin Rains 9.31 / 49th
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WHS CROSS COUNTRY
@ Anthony Lake
Thursday, September 13, 2018
GIRLS VARSITY 5K
Mackenzie Heacock 24.26 9th MEDAL
Hope Maxwell 25.29 15th MEDAL
GIRLS JV 5K
Kaitlyn Hain 27.18 1st MEDAL
VARSITY BOYS 5K
Chase Pfalzgraf 18.52 4th MEDAL PR
Toby Henning 19.12 8th MEDAL
Tyler Brown 19.38 15th MEDAL PR
Chance Hamel 20.57 27th
Billy Walker 22.47 36th
BOYS JV 5K
Zach Kristek 22.30 3rd MEDAL
Chison Ybarra 23.25 8th MEDAL
Daniel Atkinson 23.28 9th MEDAL
FRESHMAN RACE 5K
Braeden Ybarra 22.51 1st MEDAL
Sonny Lipton 23.25 2nd MEDAL
Camden Parkey 24.33 3rd MEDAL
Next meet for WHS Cross Country will be hosted by OXFORD @ Winfield Veteran's Home, Sep. 20th. The 6th grade runners will also compete in this meet.
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WHS CROSS COUNTRY
@ CLEARWATER
THU Aug 30, 2018
GIRLS 2 MILE (JR/SR)
Mackenzie Heacock 15.22 / 7th / MEDAL
Hope Maxwell 16.03 / 11th / MEDAL
BOYS 5K
Chase Pfalzgraf 19.12 / 12th / MEDAL
Tyler Brown 21.01 / 44th
BOYS 2 MILE (JR/SR)
Billy Walker 13.16 / 26th
Chance Hamel 13.28 / 28th
Daniel Atkinson 14.31 / 44th
BOYS 2 MILE (FR/SO)
Toby Henning 12.18 / 5th / MEDAL
Chilson YBarra 13.32 / 23rd / MEDAL
Sonny Lipton 13.34 / 25th / MEDAL
Braedon Ybarra 13.37 / 26th
Zach Kristek 14.26 / 46th
TEAM FINISH - 1st!! (66 pts.)
There were 285 runner in the races listed that finished. Wellington brought home 6 medals, good start for the season opener!!
NEXT MEET - HERE @ HOME @ Hargis Creek Watershed (East Side) // Grades 6-12 / Saturday, Sep. 8th - races commence at 8AM
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2017 SEASON
The Wellington Crusaders had "6" student-athletes in competition on Saturday at the Regional 4A Cross Country Meete at El Dorado State Park.
In the Girls 5K, Mackenzie Heacock broke her own WHS School Record with her personal best time of 22.21, finishing 13th. Mackenzie missed qualifying for the State 4A Cross Country Meet next weekend at Wamego by just 1 place. Katrina Dvorak finished 36 with a time of 24.57.
On the Boys 5K side, Chase Pfalzgraf finished at 19.42 (40th), Tyler Brown at 19.55 (44th), Toby Henning at 20.56 (69th) and Jacob McDonald at 20.57 (71st). Both Toby and Jacob ran their personal best times Saturday as well.
Congratulations to the entire team - great season!
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The WHS and WMS Cross Country Squads traveled north to Halstead on Thursday and brought home a NEW WHS RECORD HOLDER in the 5000 Meter! Congratulations to Mackenzie Heacock, a sophomore at WHS, who finished 12th with a time of 22.30 in the 5K, a MEDAL, a personal best for Mackenzie and as already noted - the NEW WHS RECORD HOLDER!! Congratulations Mackenzie - that is awesome!
Here are more results from Halstead:
VARSITY GIRLS 5K
Mackenzie Heacock - 22.30 / 12th / Medal / PR (New WHS RECORD!)
Katrina Dvorak - 23.20 / 24th / Medal / PR
VARSITY BOYS 5K
Tyler Brown - 19.02 / 31st / PR
Chase Pfalzgraf - 19.32 / 41st / PR
Toby Henning - 21.40 / 77th / PR
Blake Bales - 23.29 / 90th / PR
Austin Soles - 24.40 / 93rd / PR
(TEAM PLACED 11TH)
BOYS JV 5K
Wylee Stone - 22.42 / 35th / PR
Drake Hendrix - 23.16 / 44th
Zachary Kristek - 23.21 / 46th / PR
Daniel Atkinson - 23.25 / 48th / PR
Derick Kochavar - 23.40 / 50th / PR
Jaylen Harris - 28.17 / 73rd
John Long - 30.31 / 75th
(TEAM PLACED 9th)
NEXT HS MEET - @ Lake Afton - Cheney Hosting / THU OCT 5th @ 4:30PM
(All 6th graders ran against 7th graders) - 1M
6TH GRADE GIRLS
Kate Haines - 6.51 / 8th / Medal
Blaire Vazquex - 7.15 / 17th / Medal / PR
Lryic Cornejo - 7.23 / 21st / Medal
Whitney Zeka - 7.26 / 23rd / Medal
Isabelle Cullens - 7.35 / 24th / Medal
Jade Brown - 7.53 / 27th
Olivia Smith - 7.59 / 30th
Aniston Zeka - 9.03 / 37th
Elli Franke - 9.08 / 38th
Evelyn Trafecanty - 9.11 / 39th
(6TH GRADE GIRLS PLACED 2ND IN THE 7TH GRADE RACE!)
6TH GRADE BOYS
Landyn Glenn - 5.54 / 2nd / Medal / PR (Tied for 9th on the WMS All-Time list)
Talan Cantrell - 6.32 / 22nd / Medal / PR
Sam Wylie - 6.34 / 23rd / Medal
Kaeden Gill - 7.01 / 30th
Daniel Walker - 8.25 / 51st / PR
Jaidyn Alequin - 8.56 / 52nd
Alec Gonzalez - 9.02 / 54th / PR
Luke Templeton - 9.47 / 56th
(6TH GRADE BOYS PLACED 3RD IN THE 7TH GRADE RACE!)
Keep an eye on young Landyn Glenn - he can run!!
This concludes the season for the 6th Grade - Great Job Knights / Lady Knights!
Both the WMS and WHS Cross Country squads were in action at the Oxford Invitational which is always held in Winfield at the Kansas Veterans Home located due north of both the Winfield middle and high schools on Viking Blvd. It was HOT and it was WINDY...here are the individual WMS & WHS results:
WMS - Boys 1M
2nd - Landyn Glenn - 6:10.02
16th - Sam Wylie - 7:01.00
17th - Talan Cantrell - 7:06.31
18th - Kaeden Gill - 7:17.26
33rd - Daniel Walker - 8:30.13
39th - Jaidyn Alequin - 9:09.09
42nd - Luke Templeton - 9:56.54
43rd - Alec Gonzalez - 9:59.15
WMS - Girls 1M
6th - Kate Haines - 7:03.70
13th - Blaire Vazquez - 7:24.49
19th - Lyric Cornejo - 8:01.06
21st - Jade Brown - 8:14.78
23rd - Whitney Zeka - 8:18.69
27th - Elli Franke - 8:42.27
29th - Olivia Smith - 9:03.63
32nd - Isabelle Cullens - 11:44.32
33rd - Aniston Zeka - 11:49.54
JV Boys 2M
8th - Drake Hendrix - 14:11.22
13th - Daniel Atkinson - 14:37.42
15th - Quinn McCue - 14:41.48
16th - Hunter Bryant - 14:43.43
17th - Derick Kochavar - 14:47.90
22nd - Zach Kristek - 15.14.53
35th - Jaylen Harris - 17i:55.25
36th - John Long - 18: 37.64
VARSITY BOYS 5K
6th - Tyler Brown - 19:48.58
9th - Chase Pfalzgraf - 19:55.03
36th - Toby Henning - 22:36.96
VARSITY GIRLS 5K
4th - Mackenzie Heacock - 24:18.63
12th - Katrina Dvorak - 25:51.43
VARSITY/JR. VARSITY PICS from Winfield
The annual Wellington Cross Country Invitational was held Saturday morning out at Hargis Creek Watershed,featuring 677 runners from 30 or so HS's and MS's combined. The weather was perfect, sunshine, no wind, nice temps...great morning to run (or watch). Wellington MS and HS had several runners in the mix - here are those with top 20 finishes, all finishers can be found at links below - great job Knights, Lady Knight, Crusaders and Lady Crusaders!
OVERALL WELLINGTON SUMMARY
Special Congrats to Mackenzie Heacock, Kate Haines and Landyn Glenn for their 1st place finishes!!
MENS 5K
Tyler Brown 19th 19:52.37
JV GIRLS 2M
Mackenzie Heacock 1st 14:07.40
Avery Barker 14th 16:35.46
JV BOYS 2M
Chase Pfalzgraf 2nd 12:53.93
Jacob McDonald 3rd 12:56.49
Toby Henning 4th 12:57.02
7TH GR BOYS 1M
Jack Wright 9th 5:59.05
Jax Cornejo 12th 6:00.84
6TH GR GIRLS 1M
Kate Haines 1st 6:47.05
Whitney Zeka 5th 7:11.55
Lyric Cornejo 6th 7:17.02
Olivia Smith 8th 7:19.02
Isabelle Cullens 10th 7:27.87
Jade Brown 11th 7:28.30
Blaire Vazquez 12th 7:32.84
Aniston Zeka 15th 8:42.87
Ellis Franke 16th 9:01.21
6TH GR BOYS 1M
Landyn Glenn 1st 6:06.02
Sam Wylie 4th 6:30.27
Talon Cantrell 5th 6:40.27
Kaedon Gill 6th 6:44.68
Jaidyn Alequin 15th 8:22.68
Luke Templeton 16th 8:50.55
Alec Gonzales 17th 9:05.08
WELLINGTON VARSITY WOMENS 5K
The 2017 WMS and WHS Cross Country teams opened their season(s) on the road Tuesday at Valley Center. "7" HS and "2" MS runners received medals. Next action will be here at HOME this Saturday out at Hargis Creek Watershed. MS races begin at 8AM, HS races @ 9:30AM. All races will start and end "down in the valley" behind KFC. Between 500-600 runners will be on hand from well over a dozen schools. Always a great event! Fans are reminded not to park in the perimeter businesses near the watershed.
WHS
GIRLS 2 MILE
Mackenzie Heacock - 14.11 - 2nd - Medal
Katrina Dvorak - 14.45 - 5th - Medal
Avery Barker - 16.40 - 14th - Medal
BOYS 2 MILE
(placed 3rd as a team)
Chase Pfalzgraf - 12:53 - 6th - Medal
Jacob McDonald - 12.53 - 7th - Medal
Austin Soles - 12.55 - 9th - Medal
Toby Henning - 12.57 - 10th - Medal
WMS
7TH GRADE BOYS
1 MILE
Jack Wright - 5.55 - 6th - Medal
Jax Cornejo - 6.05 - 9th - Medal
2016 SEASON
The WHS Cross Country team was in action Thursday at Winfield, competing in the AVCTL League Championship Meet. 19 of 21 Crusader runners ran "PERSONAL BEST" times - congrats to everyone!
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There were over 600 participants at the wet but very nice otherwise Cross Country Invitational out at Hargis Creek Watershed Saturday. Several WMS and WHS runners finished well.
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Some photos taken by Katie Ford
The Crusader and Knight Cross Country runners were in action for the first time this season on Tuesday in Valley Center and what a great job they did. Prior to their departure we also were able to get pics of the WHS Squad. (link below) There were "4" medal winners in the HS races at Valley Center and "4" medal winners in the MS races. Also, "3" MS runners made the top "10 All Time Best" WMS list. Congrats to Toby Henning, Katrina Dvorak and Tanner Meyer! See all of the WMS/WHS results at link below.