Plenty of hardware made its way from the Gans Creek Course in Columbia to Lexington over the weekend, as the Minutemen cross country program is celebrating a team state title and both individual championships.
Addison Smith crossed the line first in the Class Two girls 5k run Saturday morning, registering a time of 19:14.9. Phoebe Engelbrecht and Tessa Lovell both finished the course a minute later, followed by Larissa Adkins and Jaycee Wallace. Their five finishes resulted in a total of 106, putting Lexington ahead of West Platte for the state title. Lafayette County finished seventh in the team standings with 186, led by Alex Erdman in 31st.
Lexington didn’t qualify to compete for the boys team title, but ended up with two runners in the top ten. Chael Lichte claimed the sweep of the individual titles with a 16:31 run, while Conner Soendker was seventh with a 17:12.7 finish.
Area Top-30 and Team Finishers At The 2024 MSHSAA State Cross Country Championships
Gans Creek Cross Country Course, Columbia
Team points in parenthesis
Class One Girls
1. Sonya Brunner, Calvary Lutheran, 19:43.4 (1)
6. Addison Barringhaus, Glasgow, 20:39.6 (2)
15. Halle Morrison, Otterville, 21:11.6
34. Maylen Parks, Glasgow, 22:36.7 (17)
96. Kaitlyn Monnig, Glasgow, 24:37.2 (41)
126. Magdalene Kramm-Neighbor, Glasgow, 25:52.6 (54)
138. Shalynn Norris, Glasgow, 26:58.1 (63)
139. Aly Prentzler, Glasgow, 27:03.9 (64*)
140. Jaclyn Johnson, Glasgow, 27:15.2 (65*)
1. Dora, 86 (6, 12, 20, 22, 26)
2. Chadwick, 93 (3, 5, 8, 38, 39)
3. McAuley Catholic (Joplin), 132 (4, 23, 24, 35, 46)
4. School of the Ozarks (Point Lookout), 140 (7, 21, 31, 32, 49)
8. Glasgow, 177 (2, 17, 41, 54, 63)
Class One Boys
1. Nolyn Corder, Mansfield, 16:14.8
16. Avery Barnes, Kingsville, 17:35.9 (14)
26. Levi Dennis, Kingsville, 17:53.0 (23)
38. Jack Ewing, Kingsville, 18:10.6 (29)
97. Gideon Melling, Kingsville, 19:29.1 (52)
130. Jack Jagow, Kingsville, 20:23.6 (69)
160. Klayton Gillihan, Kingsville, 21:34.5 (94*)
169. Julian Molina, Kingsville, 21:10.2 (102*)
1. McAuley Catholic (Joplin), 50 (2, 3, 8, 17, 20)
2. Thomas Jefferson Independent (Joplin), 76 (4, 10, 12, 19, 31)
3. School of the Ozarks (Point Lookout), 116 (5, 6, 27, 33, 45)
4. Hermitage, 137 (13, 21, 25, 36, 42)
6. Kingsville, 187 (14, 23, 29, 52, 69)
Class Two Girls
1. Addison Smith, Lexington, 19:14.9 (1)
5. Samantha Sharp, Brookfield, 19:51.3
10. Phoebe Engelbrecht, Lexington, 20:14.8 (5)
11. Tessa Lovell, Lexington, 20:16.8 (6)
26. Gabriell Sidebottom, Stover, 21:10.4
28. Josey Whitaker, Harrisburg, 21:11.3
31. Alex Erdman, Lafayette County, 21:15.7 (15)
38. Harper Hayes, Lafayette County, 21:39.7 (19)
51. Larissa Adkins, Lexington, 21:57.5 (28)
70. Ella Amos, Lafayette County, 22:37.1 (41)
104. Kyamila Huseynov, Lafayette County, 23:21.7 (55)
111. Alissa Clariday, Lafayette County, 23:35.6 (56)
126. Jaycee Wallace, Lexington, 24:02.6 (66)
134. Claire Riker, Lexington, 24:20.2 (73*)
143. Kathryn Carter, Lexington, 24:48.0 (81*)
160. Kyana Huseynov, Lafayette County, 27:33.7 (96*)
1. Lexington, 106 (1, 5, 6, 28, 66)
2. West Platte, 124 (21, 22, 25, 26, 30)
3. Metro (St Louis), 129 (7, 10, 29, 38, 45)
4. Stockton, 160 (14, 16, 34, 43, 53)
7. Lafayette County, 186 (15, 19, 41, 55, 56)
Class Two Boys
1. Chael Lichte, Lexington, 16:31.0
7. Conner Soendker, Lexington, 17:12.7
72. Sam Tagtmeyer, Smithton, 19:12.5 (45)
110. Coby Tagtmeyer, Smithton, 20:01.2 (65)
114. Dakota Wells, Smithton, 20:06.8 (68)
131. Cameron Schaller, Smithton, 20:28.0 (80)
148. Sam Bray, Smithton, 21:52.8 (94)
155. Carter Riley, Smithton, 23:45.2 (101*)
1. Woodland, 89 (7, 8, 18, 27, 29)
2. Elsberry, 109 (2, 6, 21, 37, 43)
3. South Shelby, 136 (12,22,26, 36, 40)
4. Hermann, 139 (5, 20, 33, 39, 42)
16. Smithton, 352 (45, 65, 68, 80, 94)
Class Three Girls
1. Brianna Krueger, St Charles West, 18:46.2 (1)
16. Lyla Styles, Knob Noster, 20:32.4 (13)
27. Natalie Doney, Odessa, 20:49.2
29. Adeline Applegate, Knob Noster, 20:52.2 (21)
52. Summer Stiles, Knob Noster, 21:37.3 (39)
95. Trinity Howard, Knob Noster, 22:45.2 (58)
99. Adelaide Sturgill, Knob Noster, 22:52.8 (60)
108. Jenna Berislavich, Knob Noster, 23:11.0 (67*)
153. Lilly James, Knob Noster, 25:44.9 (98*)
1. St Charles West, 51 (1, 6, 10, 11, 23)
2. Herculaneum, 113 (14, 17, 19, 29, 31)
3. Owensville, 173 (3, 24, 28, 40, 78)
4. Notre Dame de Sion (Kansas City), 180 (2, 20, 31, 54, 73)
6. Knob Noster, 191 (13, 21, 39, 58, 60)
Class Three Boys
1. Brian Burns, Southern Boone, 15:56.0 (1)
7. Cain Evans, Chillicothe, 16:46.5 (6)
9. Luke Thompson, Chillicothe, 16:48.8 (8)
25. Garrett Hankins, Holden, 17:30.4
58. Alton Keller, Chillicothe, 18:15.9 (32)
115. Zephaniah O’Berry, Chillicothe, 19:10.0 (72)
123. Brody Norris, Chillicothe, 19:22.1 (78)
133, Landyn Peterson, Chillicothe, 19:44.4 (86*)
148. Trace Akers, Chillicothe, 20:13.9 (99*)
1. Centralia, 122 (10, 11, 21, 39, 41)
2. Cape Girardeau Notre Dame, 132 (5, 19, 30, 38, 40)
3. St Joseph Benton, 134 (4, 14, 18, 42, 56)
4. Dexter, 147 (7, 15, 16, 20, 89)
7. Chillicothe, 196 (6, 8, 32, 72, 78)
Class Four Girls
1. Kayleigh Norris, Harrisonville, 18:29.3
37. Brooke Beck, Pleasant Hill, 20:54.9 (28)
49. Avery VanderVeen, Pleasant Hill, 21:14.6 (39)
56. Claire Mannering, Warrensburg, 21:26.4 (43)
102. Talita Wiederhoeft, Warrensburg, 22:26.5 (71)
104. Alex Kientzy, Warrensburg, 22:28.4 (73)
105. Rowen Hays, Pleasant Hill, 22:30.4 (74)
129. Jordan Sheets, Pleasant Hill, 23:17.2 (87)
138. Danielle Smith, Warrensburg, 24:34.2 (94)
140. Aleyna Michaels, Warrensburg, 25:02.6 (96)
141. Stella Cone, Warrensburg, 25:12.7 (97*)
144. Alexis Brotherton, Pleasant Hill, 25:46.4 (100)
146. Baylee Bush, Pleasant Hill, 25;50.2 (102*)
148. Taylor Merritt, Warrensburg, 26:28.9 (104*)
— Lilian Brock, Pleasant Hill, DNF
1. Festus, 81 (2, 8, 13, 21, 37)
2. West Plains, 91 (4, 10, 22, 25, 30)
3. Parkway Central, 103 (1, 12, 20, 34, 36)
4. Bolivar, 134 (11, 18, 32, 33, 40)
13. Pleasant Hill, 328 (28, 39, 74, 87, 100)
16. Warrensburg, 377 (43, 71, 73, 94, 96)