BELLEVILLE — Running at nearby Belleville Country Club as the second-closest school, only behind host Republic County, the Clifton-Clyde cross country team qualified a pair of runners for the state meet.
In the boys’ race, Cohen Girard was the top Eagle, finishing second with a time of 17:20.56. Remy Girard was 10th with a time of 17:50.25. Isaiah Jackson was 45th with a time of 21:15.58. Broden Kolman was 59th with a time of 22:15.7. Bradley Schwab was 63rd with a time of 23:22.57.
Jethro Crisler of Oakley was first with a time of 17:10.31. Moundridge was first with 67 points; Oakley was second with 78 points; Wakeeney-Trego was third with 89 points; Clifton-Clyde was eighth with 139 points.
In the girls’ race, Elsie Begnoche, as the lone Eagle, finished in 24th place with a time of 24:37.59. Dylan Kraus of Marion was first with a time of 19:20.02, and the top-15 cutoff time was Emelin Williamson of Stanton County with a time of 22:59.85.
Cohen and Remy Girard will both run at the state meet hosted at Wamego on Saturday, October 31, with the 2A boys scheduled to run at 10:35 am.
