By CHARLES SPURLOCK
Special to TopSports.news
Seaman sophomore Ryin Miller and Shawnee Heights senior Jackson Esquibel won individual titles and Washburn Rural junior Payton Fink posted a top-five finish in the premier division to lead a large Shawnee County contingent in Friday and Saturday's Rim Rock Classic.
Seaman sophomore Ryin Miller won the Girls Crimson title in Saturday's Rim Rock Classic, leading the Vikings to a second-place team finish. [File photo/TSN]
Shawnee Heights senior Jackson Esquibel won the individual championship in the Boys Crimson division in Saturday's Rim Rock Classic. [File photo/TSN]
Washburn Rural junior Payton Fink (right) finished fifth in the Girls Gold division in Saturday's Rim Rock Classic at Rim Rock Farm. [File photo/TSN]
Miller won the individual title in the Girls Crimson division with a winning five-kilometer time of 18 minutes, 24.4 seconds to lead Seaman to a second-place team finish while Esquibel won the Boys Crimson title with a winning time of 15:57.0.
Fink posted a time of 18:24.4 to post a solid fifth-place finish in the Girls Gold division.
Seaman sophomore Brody Anderson finished ninth in the Boys Crimson division at 16:42.6 while Hayden senior Aiden Amis posted a 13th-place showing in 17:03.5.
Hayden, Rossville, Seaman, Shawnee Heights, Silver Lake, Topeka High, Topeka West and Washburn Rural all competed in the meet, one of the largest cross country meets in the Midwest, with four races on Friday followed by eight races on Saturday.
Over 3,100 runners from Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Iowa and Arkansas participated in the two-day event.
Friday’s races
Races contested Friday evening included the Girls Gold junior varsity, the Boys Gold JV, Girls C Team and the Boys C Team.
The only race that didn’t include local schools was the Girls Gold JV race, but the remaining races included Seaman and Washburn Rural.
Girls Gold JV
Team scores (top five)
1st - St. Thomas Aquinas 39
2nd - Owasso 53
3rd - St. Teresa’s Academy 95
4th - Mill Valley 115
5th - Cheyenne Mountain 141
Boys Gold JV
Team scores (top five teams)
1st - Cheyenne Mountain 21
2nd - Omaha Creighton Prep 57
3rd - Washburn Rural 112
4th - Manhattan 121
5th - Owasso 147
Washburn Rural results: Josiah Denman (18:23.8; 11th); Eli Replogle (18:28.4; 14th); Wyatt Shorb (18:28.4; 15th); Christopher Quarles (18:53.1; 28th); Wesley Meek (19:18.8; 44th); Trey Recob (19:35.8; 59th); Preston Bahr (19:44.2; 65th); Alex Jeffries (19:44.4; 66th); Anderson Leinwetter (19:57.2; 74th); William Peat (20:44.7; 98th)
Girls C Team
Team scores (top five teams)
1st - St. Teresa’s Academy 25
2nd - Owasso 55
3rd - Christ Prep 85
4th - St. Thomas Aquinas 152
5th - Lawrence 173
Washburn Rural results: Lacey Middleton (25:34.7; 34th); Kailey Dorzweiler (25:53.3; 42nd); Rayuana Huey (26:37.3; 54th); Harper Tenbrink (27:12.3; 60th); Lily Jeffries (27:45.4; 69th); Jaiden Loreman (29:49.4; 91st); Ashleigh Fitzhugh (31:02.6; 107th); Vianey Villasana Perez (31:34.2; 111th)
Boys C Team
Team scores (top five teams)
1st - Omaha Creighton Prep 44
2nd - Manhattan 81
3rd - Washburn Rural 89
4th - Park Hill South 106
5th - Sunrise Christian 154
Washburn Rural results: Braylon Badger (20:07.5; 14th); Caleb Palmer (20:17.4; 16th); Luke Lemke (20:25.9; 18th); Jackson Svaty (20:26.5; 20th); Nate Macha (20:26.8; 21st); Chase Eichholz (20:49.0; 28th); Steven Carr-Metzger (21:20.2; 40th); Asher Denman (21:30.4; 43rd); Aaron Dailey (22:35.2; 68th); Brennan Inloes (22:53.0; 72nd)
Seaman results: Trace Brungardt (22:20.3; 65th); Ryan Shepherd (23:15.0; 75th); Nick Horton (24:42.1; 99th); John Holloway (25:30.8; 108th); Spencer Archer (30:35.3; 124th); Andrew Yorkey (31:11.2; 125th); Caleb Sieve (31:30.5; 126th)
Saturday’s races
The races on Saturday were the Girls Crimson/Blue JV, Boys Crimson/Blue JV, Girls Gold Varsity, Boys Gold Varsity, Girls Crimson Varsity, Boys Crimson Varsity, Girls Blue Varsity and the Boys Blue Varsity.
After the first race of the day, the Girls Crimson/Blue JV, there were three different weather delays due to lightning. The second race was supposed to begin at 8:45 a.m., but didn’t actually start until 12:05 p.m. due to the delays.
Girls Crimson/Blue JV
Team scores (top five teams)
1st - Denver East 30
2nd - Dallas Center-Grimes 54
3rd - Christ Prep 85
4th - St. James Academy 104
5th - Bishop Carroll 119
Seaman results: Alex Richardson (22:56.7; 28th); Hannah Wempe (23:50.1; 46th); Kinley Robinson (25:37.4; 99th); Emma Gonzalez (25:46.9; 103rd); Kaylee Cooper (27:12.4; 133rd)
Shawnee Heights results: Adelaide Davis (29:06.9; 155th); Brooklyn Binkley (29:11.1; 156th); Piper Geil (29:26.1; 158th); Reese Perkins (29:33.7; 159th); Allison Frieson (30:23.5; 164th); Mackenzie Narsh (33:27.5; 182nd); Emily Richardson (35:27.0; 190th)
Boys Crimson/Blue JV
Team scores (top five teams)
1st - Ankeny 15
2nd - Junction City 70
3rd - Christ Prep 97
4th - St. James Academy 106
5th - Bishop Carroll 122
Shawnee Heights results: Noah Allen (20:51.7; 89th); Landon Patrick (21:16.5; 103rd); Boston Valdivia (21:24.3; 106th); Theron Rose (23:19.1; 141st); Gavin Rose (23:23.3; 143rd); Brennan Ackerman (26:17.0; 160th); Jackson Osborne (27:01.5; 162nd); Zechariah Hassan-Burney (27:12.0; 164th)
Topeka West results: Wyatt Jones (21:57.3; 120th); Peyton Collette (21:57.7; 121st); Simon Phelps-Roper (22:45.9; 135th); Finn Lappin (25:55.2; 157th); Amos Phelps (29:56.5; 167th); Malachi Phelps (31:27.3; 169th)
Girls Gold Varsity
Team scores (top five teams)
1st - Olathe West 140
2nd - Denver East 190
3rd - Owasso 201
4th - Great Bend 203
5th - Dallas Center-Grimes 211
Washburn Rural : Payton Fink (18:24.4; 5th); Emily Graf (19:15.5; 23rd); Rylee Ismert (19:27.4; 28th); Brooklyn Nolte (21:22.4; 122nd); Kenzie Maddox (21:51.4; 144th); Kate Muir (22:29.3; 165th)
Boys Gold Varsity
Team scores (top five teams)
1st - Classical Academy 78
2nd - Denver East 130
3rd - Owasso 138
4th - Great Bend 170
5th - Dallas Center-Grimes 210
Washburn Rural results: Brooks Kehoe (17:35.2; 132nd); Max Gutierrez (17:42.3; 145th); Connor Olsen (17:51.8; 162nd); Higgins Hawks (18:00.8; 172nd); Hayden Keller (18:23.3; 214th); Brody Tenbrink (18:27.4; 216th); Bodie King (19:28.2; 263rd)
Girls Crimson Varsity
Team scores (top five teams)
1st - Christ Prep 50
2nd - Seaman 172
3rd - Andover 177
4th - Bishop Carroll 177
5th - Kapaun Mt. Carmel 198
Seaman results: Ryin Miller (18:55.0; 1st); Brynn Spencer (20:48.0; 24th); Stella Applehanz (21:05.4; 29th); Savannah Sampson (21:40.9; 51st); Elinore Stallbaumer (22:56.8, 101st)
Shawnee Heights results: Karyssa Furgarino (24:17.1; 158th); Angie Mensah (25:09.4; 188th); Giovanna Garcia (29:49.7; 232nd); Adiellla Holland (31:21.5; 235th); Kristel Bernales (31:51.0; 236th); Jackelyn Garcia (33:41.1; 241st)
Boys Crimson Varsity
Team scores (top five teams)
1st - Buhler 89
2nd - Lexington 118
3rd - Bishop Carroll 127
4th - Dodge City 292
5th - Wamego 298
Seaman results: Brody Anderson (16:42.6; 9th); Jack Walker (17:28.6; 37th); Anthony Del Zio (18:21.5; 87th); Joseph Yorkey (18:43.8; 112th); Corbin Murrow (18:49.0; 121st); Alex Newell (18:55.9; 139th); Drake Spurlock (19:12.1; 165th); Conner Bloom (19:21.9; 175th)
Topeka West results: Elijah Phelps (17:47.6; 55th); Adrian Lehman (17:52.8; 60th); Mark Wilkie (18:38.0; 106th); Tony Lloyd (18:58.4; 144th); Ezra Phelps (19:20.6; 174th); Max Cook (20:24.5; 237th)
Shawnee Heights results: Jackson Esquibel (15:57.0; 1st); Issac Song (19:27.7; 177th); Max Esquibel (19:31.8; 181st); Landon Staniec (19:46.7; 193rd); Andrew Schhulte (19:55.6; 19:55.6); Cash Reitcheck (20:23.3; 232nd); Carter Vincent (20:58.8; 241st); Caron Anderson (20:58.8; 255th); Mason Deitcher (21:44.6; 268th); Conner Knernschield (21:47.5; 269th)
Topeka High results: Levi McGee (19:05.8; 158th); Stuart Campbell (19:14.3; 166th); Will Toland (19:31.4; 175th); Caleb Brown (19:43.0; 188th); Rigoberto Solis Carlos (20:00.3; 208th); Tayleon Flores (23:33.6; 282nd)
Girls Blue Varsity
Team scores (top five teams)
1st - Baldwin 67
2nd - Clay Center 136
3rd - Buhler 198
4th - West Franklin 264
5th - Whitewater-Remington 275
Hayden results: Elliot Wrench (22:12.8; 44th); Sofia Harper (22:27.9; 55th); Elaina Wolf (23:52.9; 108th); Ryann Newkirk (24:16.0; 121st); Kellyn Specht (24:27.0; 131st)
Silver Lake results: Tessa Gerber (22:07.0; 41st); Alessandra Gerber (22:12.3; 43rd); Kylie Podlena (24:25.0; 128th); Breanna Ackerly (25:48.6; 178th); Ashtynn Forgy (28:17.8; 233rd); Really Sterling (29:53.1; 243rd)
Boys Blue Varsity
Team scores (top five teams)
1st - Holcomb 123
2nd - Central Heights 145
3rd - Hutchinson-Trinity 212
4th - Smoky Valley Home 256
5th - Baldwin 303
Silver Lake results: Eli Ferguson (18:27.2; 55th); Aemon Coffman (18:29.1; 57th); Caleb Rooks (19:20.1; 112th); Hunter Rooks (19:20.5; 113th); Jared Johnson (19:27.1; 117th); Joel Heier (20:35.9; 198th); Zach Rodenbaugh (20:47.9; 206th)
Hayden results: Aiden Amis (17:03.5; 13th); Zach Moore (18:14.7; 46th); Conner Baldwin (18:44.2; 71st); Jonah Stewart (20:17.4; 174th); Brody Beckman (20:38.7; 201st); Luke Franklin (20:39.5; 203rd); Ethan Rochford (22:02.8; 270th)
Rossville results: Mason Broce (19:17.5; 109th); Dalton Verschelden (19:53.7; 151st); Logan Kufahl (20:35.5; 197th); Wyatt Carey (21:15.6; 236th); Torin Culbertson (21:54.4; 264th); Nate Fund (21:58.4; 265th); Eden Thompson (24:06.0; 314th)
