Girls place fifth at state cross country meet
Cassi Benson, Reporter
October 29, 2012
The varsity girls cross country team placed fifth at the 5A Kansas State Cross Country Meet on Saturday, Oct. 27. Freshmen Amber Akin and Ellie Wilson placed sixth and eighth respectively,both earning All-State honors. Akin finished with a time of 15:32 and Wilson finished with a time of 15:33. Of the... Read more »
Cross country runners partake in friendly competition
Alana Flinn, JagWire sports editor
October 26, 2012
Laughing, freshmen varsity cross country runners Amber Akin and Ellie Wilson talk about how their friendship has affected their season this year. “We’ve been at this [running competition] since seventh grade,” Wilson said. “We’re pretty much attached.” “We’ve been... Read more »
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 »
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