Boys and Girls Cross Country teams place at annual Cat Classic meet

Margo Wieschhaus, JAG Writer/Photographer
October 9, 2012

On the afternoon of Thursday, Oct. 4, the boys and girls cross country teams hosted the annual Cat Classic meet, held at Shawnee Mission Park. The boys team came in second in the 5K race to Shawnee Mission North. Senior Chris Gillespie led the team, finishing thirteenth with a time of 16:49.90. Boys... Read more »

Cross country comes in second at meet

Katherine White, writer
September 20, 2012

The cross country team came in second at the meet at Bonner Springs High School Saturday, Sept. 15. Freshman Amber Akin came in third in the girls varsity race with a time of 15:20, setting a new school record. In the boys varsity race sophomore Callahan Eckardt came in 13th with a time of 17:15. In... Read more »

Cross country wins meet at Shawnee Mission Park

Kate Schau, Writer
September 7, 2012

The cross country season is off to a promising start with both the girls and boys teams taking first place at the meet on Thursday, Aug. 30. Individually, freshman Ellie Wilson placed first and senior Chris Gillespie placed fifth. Assistant coach Allison Stoppel expressed her excitement for the upcoming... Read more »

Cross country competes at State

Eric Howes, reporter
November 2, 2011

Running at Rim Rock Farm on Saturday, Oct. 29, the cross country team competed at state level for the 11th consecutive year. Out of a total of 12 teams, the boys team placed eighth and the girls team placed 10th. The girls team went to state for the first time in three years and earned a top ten finish.... Read more »

Cross country brings home first place plaque from regionals

Eric Howes, reporter
October 27, 2011

The cross country team traveled to Topeka on Saturday, Oct. 22 to compete at Regionals. The team ran their best regionals race in school history as the boys team placed first out of five teams and the girls team placed second out of four teams. The girls varsity team earned their first trip to state... Read more »

Cross country shows depth at Cat Classic Invitational

Eric Howes, reporter
October 12, 2011

The cross country team ran their sixth meet of the year on Thursday, Oct. 6. Competing at Shawnee Mission Park on their home course, the team ran on well-known territory. The girls varsity team ran in their fifth 4K of the year, placing ninth out of 14 teams. The team was led by sophomore Bailey Parke... Read more »

Cross country places first and second

Eric Howes, reporter
October 6, 2011

The cross country team brought home a first place trophy as they competed in their fifth meet of the year on Thursday, Sept. 29. The meet took place at Gardner-Edgerton High School on a course well known for having a rough terrain. The girls placed second out of four teams as they ran in their fourth... Read more »

Cross country team brings home two plaques

Eric Howes, reporter
September 27, 2011

 The cross country team woke up early on Saturday, Sept. 24 to compete in their fourth meet of the year. Taking place in Lawrence, Kan., the team ran on the rough terrain of Rim Rock Farm and ended up bringing home two plaques.  The girls team gave their best effort in their third 4K of the year and... Read more »

Cross country places second at meet in Bonner Springs

Eric Howes, reporter
September 21, 2011

 The cross country team proved that they can run in any conditions on Saturday, Sept. 17. Running on a new course in 56 degree weather, the team went out and put down the miles. The girls team competed in their second 4K of the year and varsity placed ninth out of 18 teams. Mill Valley High School girls’... Read more »

Cross country begins season with first meet

Eric Howes, reporter
September 7, 2011

The cross country team officially started their season on Thursday, Sept. 1. Being the first meet, the teams only needed to run two miles as opposed to the usual 3.1 miles. The meet started around 4 p.m. despite the 103 degree weather, the hottest meet the team has ever attended. Junior Chris Gillespie... Read more »