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For most of the cross country team, the regional meet at Leonardville was the last race of 2019. It was a great year, with everyone making huge improvements since August. We are very proud of our Tiger runners and the progress they have made. We only have one state qualifier this year, and it is Victoria Caplinger. Congratulations! She will compete at Rim Rock Farm 10am on Saturday, November 2. The address is 2276 Burnett Lane, Lawrence, KS.

Regionals results are:

Girls 5k – Victoria Caplinger 6^th 21:32.30, Isabelle Beagle 29^th 24:03.44

Boys 5k – Ben Rush 34^th 19:13.95, Haeden Forbes 38^th 19:24.09, Logan Rose 42^nd 19:33.29, Caleb Miller 78^th 20:45.47, Conner Simmers 96^th 21:57.09, Mason Hawk 98^th 22:26.96, Kreyton Bauerle 106^th 24:53.05

The boys placed 11^th as a team.

The NEK League was on Thursday October 17 at Jackson Heights High School. Our runners continue to improve each week, with several reaching season or career bests at League.

Girls Varsity 5k – Victoria Caplinger 3rd 21:57.15, Isabelle Beagle 19^th 25:15.41

Boys Varsity 5k – Haeden Forbes 19th 19:35.21, Logan Rose 20th 19:41.31, Ben Rush 24th 19:57.03, Caleb Miller 29th 20:22.97, Conner Simmers 35th 21:03.65, Mason Hawk 46th 22:44.59

Boys JV 5k – Kreyton Bauerle 10^th 24:39.72

Here are results of the Sabetha Invitational on October 10. All runners either beat or were very close to their best time of the year. It was also the last race for our junior high in 2019.

Girls 1.2 mile Fun Run – Rebekah Caplinger 5^th 9:06, Avery Handke 9^th 9:40

Boys 1.2 mile Fun Run – James Schuetz 4^th 7:59, Jesse Coder 12^th 8:30

Girls Varsity 5k – Victoria Caplinger 12^th 22:15, Isabelle Beagle 56^th 26:21

Boys Varsity 5k – Haeden Forbes 23^rd 19:20.2, Logan Rose 24^th 19:20.8, Ben Rush 55^th 20:45, Caleb Miller 63^rd 21:14, Conner Simmers 68^th 21:41, Mason Hawk 74^th 22:22, Kreyton Bauerle 83^rd 25:35

The cross country team performed well at the Nemaha Central Invitational on September 26. All runners hit their season best times.

7^th Grade Girls – Rebekah Caplinger 3^rd 15:41.4, Avery Handke 14^th 18:49.9, Anna Falk 15^th 18:57.1

8^th Grade Girls – Renay Myers 2^nd 14:22.5, Dezirae Minton 4^th 16:54.7

8^th Grade Boys – James Schuetz 9^th 14:11.9, Jesse Coder 12^th 14:56.2

Varsity Girls – Victoria Caplinger 5^th 22:18.3, Isabelle Beagle 18^th 26:04.0

JV Boys – Kreyton Bauerle 8^th 25:42.8

Varsity Boys – Logan Rose 10^th 20:05.8, Haeden Forbes 15^th 20:36.8, Ben Rush 17^th 20:42.3, Caleb Miller 28^th 21:25.0, Conner Simmers 34^th 22:07.3, Mason Hawk 44^th 23:27.3

Results of the Hiawatha Invitational on September 19:

7^th Grade Girls - Rebekah Caplinger 12th, Anna Falk 15^th

8^th Grade Girls - Renay Myers 5th, Dezirae Minton 12^th

8^th Grade Boys - James Schuetz 19th, Jesse Coder 26^th

Varsity Girls – Victoria Caplinger 10^th, Isabelle Beagle 43^rd

JV Boys – Kreyton Bauerle 31^st

Varsity Boys – Ben Rush 26^th, Haeden Forbes 37^th, Caleb Miller 40^th, Logan Rose 41^st, Conner Simmers 51^st, Mason Hawk 52^nd

The Junior High runners competed at Jackson Heights on September 16. It was a tough course in hot conditions. Results were as follows:

7^th Grade Girls – Rebekah Caplinger 9^th, Anna Falk 24^th, Avery Handke 26^th

8^th Grade Girls – Renay Myers 5^th, Dezirae Minton 19^th

8^th Grade Boys – James Schuetz 17^th, Jesse Coder 21^st

Results of the Holton Invitational on September 12:

7^th Grade Girls – Rebekah Caplinger 9^th 16:54, Avery Handke 15^th 19:45, Anna Falk 16^th 19:54

8^th Grade Girls – Renay Myers 5^th 14:37, Dezirae Minton 14^th 17:54

8^th Grade Boys – James Schuetz 12^th 13:50, Jesse Coder 21^st 14:46

JV Boys – Haeden Forbes 1^st 21:42, Ben Rush 9^th 22:21, Logan Rose 12^th 22:43, Conner Simmers 23^rd 24:23

Varsity Girls – Victoria Caplinger 3^rd 23:43

Varsity Boys – Caleb Miller 38^th 22:53, Mason Hawk 66^th 26:20

Results of the Jeff West Invitational on September 5:

7^th Grade Girls – Rebekah Caplinger 8^th 17:30, Anna Falk 21:45

8^th Grade Girls – Renay Myers 4^th 14:30

8^th Grade Boys – James Schuetz 26^th 15:01, Jesse Coder 42^nd 16:01

Varsity Girls – Victoria Caplinger 4^th 23:44, Isabelle Beagle 41^st 31:07

Varsity Boys – Logan Rose 46^th 22:01, Haeden Forbes 69^th 23:34, Ben Rush 70^th 23:37, Conner Simmers 71^st 23:41, Caleb Miller 72^nd 23:57, Mason Hawk 88^th 25:31