XC 2008   AC. Invitational     9/04/08 4:00 pm @ Garnett Country Club

Weather: cool in 70's; overcast, clearing late

TEAM RESULTS (KCCTFCA Pre-Season Rankings)

Girls: 1. DeSoto 20 (2), 2. Baldwin 40 (1), 3.And. Cty. 74 4. Eudora 118,(HM), 5. Louisburg 136, 6..Well 145, 7. Osa. 189 (Inc. teams: Iola, Pr. View, SF Trail, Humboldt)

Boys: 1. Baldwin (2) 26, 2. DeSoto 65 (4), 3 SF Trail 78, 4. Iola 106, 5. Osa.134, 6. And. Cty. 165, 7. Wells. 169, 8. Lburg 192 (inc. teams- EHS, Humboldt, S.Hill, Chetopa)

Individual Results: *= 1 st XC race at this distance

Varsity Girls   4K (2.5 miles)      Sheridan, DeSoto   15:47

21 st   Molly Brunton     18:57

23 rd   Chelsea Grammar   19:07   *

28 th   Liz Hoese     19:29

32 nd   Taylor Johnson   19:50   *

39 th   Bre Miller     20:55

  54 runners/11 schools     (1:58 1-5 split)

Junior Varsity 4K        Sigvaldson (9), Baldwin   18:07

10 th   Johanna Buchner   20:28   *

12 th   Fernanda Garcia   20:58   *

17 th   Hannah Pittman   21:13   

22 nd   Rachel Pyle     21:40   *

28 th   Whitney Weld     22:58   *

36 th   Bria Carder     24:01   *

  45 runners   

Varsity Boys 5K        Weiss, Baldwin   17:24

35 th   Chase Brecheisen   20:04

37 th   Nima Jafari     20:10   *

46 th   Colby Root     20:38   

48 th   Alex Tacke     20:47   *

  68 runners/12 schools     

Junior Varsity 5K        B. Burgweger, DeSoto 19:08

31 st   Garrett Zook     21:43   *

45 th   Isaac Smoots       22:45

54 th   Colin Forsberg   23:40   *

   78 runners

Team:

•  Great competition in all races, with strong schools fielding large teams.

•  4 th place girls' team 1-5 split 1:57 vs. 2:02 in ‘07

•  Boys' Varsity ran 4 runners within 45 sec.

Individual

• Time improvements over 07- Molly 60 s, Chase 2:15, Colby 1:14; 6 Ind.Medalists

• 11 athletes ran in their first XC race- all athletes achieved our objectives for their race at this stage of their training! Goal is to get everyone healthy for Wamego
• Next Meet- Wamego Invitational, Saturday, 9-13-08