The 100 Wichita-area runners to watch at the Kansas high school cross country state meets
With so many talented runners in the Wichita area, Varsity Kansas has compiled a list of 100 of the top runners to watch in Saturday’s Kansas high school state cross country meets.
The Class 6A, Class 5A and Class 3A state races will be run at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence. The 3A girls begin the day at 10 a.m., followed by the 6A boys (10:35), 5A girls (11:10), 3A boys (11:45), 6A girls (12:20 p.m.) and 5A boys (12:55).
The Class 4A, Class 2A and Class 1A state races will be hosted at the Wamego Country Club. The 1A girls begin the action at 10 a.m., followed by the 4A boys (10:35), 2A girls (11:10), 1A boys (11:45), 4A girls (12:20 p.m.) and 2A boys (12:55).
Below are 50 of the top boys and girls runners to watch from South Central Kansas who should be medalist contenders.
A list of 50 XC boys to watch
Note: List is sorted in alphabetical order.
Alex Ayin, Maize junior
Jake Beauchamp, Wichita Southeast senior
Zach Briscoe, Berean Academy senior
Luke Brock, Kapaun Mt. Carmel senior
Jaden Brown, Winfield junior
Cody Bunce, Buhler sophomore
Wyatt Bunce, Buhler senior
Ian Carroll, Trinity Academy senior
Natanael Chavez, Pratt junior
Charles Chege, Wichita Northwest junior
Aiden Davis, Andover senior
Daniel Enriquez, Kapaun Mt. Carmel freshman
Samuel Ferguson, Trinity Academy junior
Wes Ferguson, Trinity Academy junior
Kaleb Glazier, Maize junior
Jonah Godina, Hutchinson Trinity senior
Andrew Guyer, Kapaun Mt. Carmel sophomore
Andrew Harder, Berean Academy senior
Michael Johnson, Augusta senior
Zach Johnson, Maize senior
Lucas Kaufman, Newton sophomore
Brendan Kiser, Hutchinson Trinity senior
Manuel Leos, Arkansas City senior
Logan Libel, Goddard Eisenhower senior
Blake Logan, Circle junior
Kaden Lohrentz, Buhler junior
Hunter Lough, Wellington senior
Thomas Martin, Bishop Carroll senior
Connor McKinney, Bishop Carroll senior
C.J. Meyer, Collegiate senior
Will Meyer, Collegiate sophomore
Brock Moses, Valley Center sophomore
Will Niederee, Kapaun Mt. Carmel sophomore
Trevor Nusz, Berean Academy junior
Landen O’Neil, Andover Central senior
Gabriel O’Nelio, Arkansas City junior
Andru Owens, Winfield senior
Corban Priest, Winfield senior
Dawson Schmidt, Augusta sophomore
Micah Schmidt, Maize senior
Simon Secor, Newton senior
Clay Shively, Trinity Academy junior
Ryan Son, Wichita East junior
Caleb Tofteland, Trinity Academy sophomore
Henry Trumpp, Buhler sophomore
Caiden Unruh, Maize junior
Layne Whisler, Buhler junior
James White III, Pretty Prairie junior
Christopher Yutzy, Buhler junior
Trent Zimbelman, Bishop Carroll senior
A list of 50 XC girls to watch
Note: List is sorted in alphabetical order.
Erin Albright, Kingman senior
Taylor Barringer, Kapaun Mt. Carmel freshman
Emma Brooks, Maize South freshman
Rose Buck, Eureka freshman
Madison Busch, Augusta sophomore
Jasmine Calvo, Arkansas City sophomore
Chloe Clevenger, McPherson senior
Kenna Crisler, Bishop Carroll freshman
Addie Curtis, Kapaun Mt. Carmel senior
Gabrielle Day, Andover junior varsity
Hailey Ericksen, Andover junior
Quinlyn Funk, Hillsboro freshman
Abi Grantham, Maize senior
Hannah Grover, Valley Center senior
Katie Hazen, Derby junior
Amelia Hermann, Kapaun Mt. Carmel sophomore
Laney Hooper, Valley Center freshman
Brecken Howell, Trinity Academy freshman
Abbye Hudson, Cheney senior
Piper Hula, Derby sophomore
Kinslee Ingram, Cheney junior
Chloe Inskeep, Hutchinson senior
Brett Jacobson, Circle freshman
Ava Klaassen, Remington junior
Ashtyn Koeppen, Goddard Eisenhower sophomore
Ashley Lehman, Hesston freshman
Kimber Lovell, Rose Hill sophomore
Kyrsten Lucent, Rose Hill senior
Brooke Martin, Bishop Carroll sophomore
Karina Martinez, Maize South freshman
Emma McCormick, Wichita Southeast freshman
Abigail Meyer, Bishop Carroll freshman
Kayli Myers, Winfield senior
Alexa Ornelas, Wichita North junior
Sophia Otto, Augusta senior
Mary Pearce, Kingman junior
Isabella Ponce, Maize South freshman
Ella Porter, Kapaun Mt. Carmel senior
Allie Schlabsz, Trinity Academy sophomore
Kendall Shields, Maize South senior
Hayley Trotter, Clearwater senior
Cheyanne Tull, Conway Springs senior
Alison Unruh, Circle senior
Hailey Walden, Wichita Classical
Madelyn Wallace, Andover freshman
Savannah Weidler, Andover Central senior
Sofia Wendell, Bishop Carroll junior
Chelsea Willour, Remington freshman
Addisen Wills, Halstead freshman
Sydney Zoglmann, Conway Springs freshman
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