LEONARDVILLE — Running in the final meet before the NCKL and TVL meets, against some of the best mid-level and small-school runners in the state of Kansas, the Concordia and Clifton-Clyde high school cross country teams had a solid outing at the Riley County Invitational, including picking up a top-10 finish for each school.
Clifton-Clyde
In the boys’ race, Cohen Girard was the top Eagle, finishing in fourth place with a time of 17:34.58. Remy Girard finished in 29th place with a time of 19:23.77. Isaiah Jackson finished in 57th place with a time of 21:59.02. Bradley Schwab finished in 77th place with a time of 24:10.17. Broden Kolman finished in 78th place with a time of 24:16.48. In the girls’ race, Elsie Begnoche was the lone Eagle girls runner, finishing in 32nd place with a time of 24:30.84.
Concordia
In the boys’ race, Daniel Reedy was the top Panther with a time of 19:23.58, good for 28th place. Brody Marsh was 32nd with a time of 19:27.9. Colton Gallardo was 72nd with a time of 23:02.63. Carson Gallardo was 75th with a time of 23:58.96. Chase Fox was 79th with a time of 25:10.3. Addyson Stensaas was the lone Panther girl, finishing in sixth place with a time of 21:22.55.
For the boys’ race, Jeter Adams of Riley County was first with a time of 16:33.84. Southeast of Saline was first with a team score of 45. Clifton-Clyde was ninth with a team score of 228, and Concordia was 11th with 258 points. In the girls’ race, Karridy Dunstan of St. John’s was first with a time of 19:58.62. Southeast of Saline was first with 38 team points.