District cross country meets in classes B and D took place Thursday across the state. The top three teams and top fifteen individuals from each district qualified for the state cross country championships. Recapping some of the area results.
Ansley/Litchfield, Arcadia/Loup City, Burwell, Sandhills Valley, Sandhills/Thedford, South Loup, and Twin Loup were all among the teams that competed at the D-4 district meet at Antelope Country Club near Neligh, NE.
The South Loup girls qualified for state as a team finishing third in the team standings behind Ainsworth and district team champion Ord. South Loup was led by Jade Bierman who placed 10th in a time of 21:15.69. Shylee Gonzales of Sandhills/Thedford qualified for state as an individual. Gonzales placed third in a time of 20:19.08 and Lena Spencer of Burwell qualified for state finishing fourth overall in a time of 21:00.55. The girls district champion was Delani Runnels of Niobrara-Verdigre in a winning time of 19:29.73.
The Arcadia/Loup City boys qualified for state as a team finishing third at the D-4 district meet. The Rebels were led by Dutch Miller who was the district champion in a winning time of 16:41.02. Walter Bierman of South Loup qualified for state finishing 11th overall in atime of 18:24.09 and Justus Maynard of Burwell was a state qualifier finishing 7th in a time of 18:16.
Mullen competed at the D-6 district meet at Pheasant Run Golf Course at Grant, NE. Mullen’s Ady Hampton qualified for state finishing fourth overall in the girls standings with a time of 21:48.9 and Braylon Kuncl of Mullen qualified for state placing 8th in the boys standings in a time of 18:36.5.
The NSAA state cross country championships will take place on October 23rd at the Kearney Country Club and golf course in Kearney.
For more Class D results click on the links below
