By CHARLES SPURLOCK
Special to TopSports.news
The Seaman Invitational cross country meet took place on a warm Saturday morning at Shawnee North Community Park with teams from Lawrence High, Piper, Shawnee Heights, Topeka High, Topeka West, Washburn Rural and Seaman competing.
Seaman junior Ryin Miller captured her fifth straight individual cross country title in Saturday's Seaman Invitational. [Photo by Charles Spurlock/TSN]
Girls varsity
Seaman junior Ryin Miller continued her amazing season with her fifth straight victory with a five-kilometer time of 17 minutes, 21.5 seconds.
Miller commented on the race: “I was happy with it. Our course definitely isn’t an easy course, but I was a little bummed with my time. The goal was to have fun and we had Homecoming last night, so my legs didn’t feel the best today. I was still happy with my effort and pushing through.”
The Lady Vikings finished 1-2-3 individually, with sophomore Brynn Spencer second in 19:37.96 and senior Stella Applehanz third in 19:47.47. Overall, Seaman placed five runners in the top 10.
Topeka West placed both of its runners in the top 15, with senior Chloe Phelps in 12th (21:49.78) and junior Payton Rice in 14th (21:52.85).
Topeka High’s top two finishers were sophomore Juliahanna Savago in 15th (22:47.09) and freshman Emma Womack in 16th (22:50.74).
Shawnee Heights placed two runners in the top 20 -- senior Elizabeth Hogan finished in 18th (22:54.58) and sophomore Abigail Lewis in 19th (22:57.45).
Washburn Rural’s top two finishers were junior Michka Mejia in 21st (23:10.6) and freshman Reese Beardslee in 22nd (23:16.05).
Final team standings
Seaman 22, Lawrence 64, Piper 66, Washburn Rural 101, Topeka High 103
Seaman: Ryin Miller (17:21.5, 1st); Brynn Spencer (19:37.96, 2nd); Stella Applehanz (19:47.47, 3rd); Kinley Robinson (21:41.98, 7th); Avery Villines (21:44.36, 9th); Hannah Wempe (21:51.24, 13th); Abigail Cooper (22:58.06, 20th); Emma Gonzalez (24:16.52, 26th).
Shawnee Heights: Elizabeth Hogan (22:54.58, 18th); Abigail Lewis (22:57.45, 19th); Kinsley Mohan (24:41.57, 28th); Adelaide Davis (25:20.43, 30th).
Topeka High: Juliahanna Savago (22:47.09, 15th); Emma Womack (22:50.74, 16th); Victoria Reynaga (24:07.92, 25th); Kimberly Cortez (29:10.08, 34th); Mackynzie Murray (31:34.84, 35th).
Topeka West: Chloe Phelps (21:49.78, 12th); Payton Rice (21:52.85, 14th).
Washburn Rural: Michka Mejia (23:10.6, 21st); Reese Beardslee (23:16.05, 22nd); Jazlyn Badger (23:48.72, 23rd); Kailey Dorzweiler (24:54.79, 29th); Harper Tenbrink (25:27.74, 31st).
Seaman junior Brody Anderson notched his third individual cross country title of the season in Saturday's Seaman Invitational. [File photo/TSN]
Topeka West senior Adrian Lehman was the individual runnerup in Saturday's Seaman Invitational. [Photo by Charles Spurlock/TSN]
Boys varsity
Local schools swept the top three places in the boys varsity race. Junior Brody Anderson of Seaman finished first with a time of 15:44.35 while senior Adrian Lehman of Topeka West was second with a time of 16:22.02 and freshman Henry Laubach of Washburn Rural was third in a time of 16:42.04.
Saturday was Anderson's third victory in five races and he discussed his thoughts on the race: “I think the race went well. The goal today was to finish the race after last week at Rim Rock where my legs gave me trouble. I kept it smooth and went out more conservatively than normal and felt good overall.”
Seaman also had three other runners finish in the top 20. Sophomore Conner Bloom finished 15th (17:36.17), senior Alex Newell finished 16th (17:36.45) and senior Corbin Morrow finished 19th (17:50.18).
Topeka West had one other runner finish in the top twenty -- senior Mark Wilkie finished tenth (17:19.45).
Washburn Rural had five other runners finish in the top 20. Senior Bodie King finished fifth (16:58.48), junior Brooks Kehoe finished seventh (17:07.99), freshman Clayton Fink finished eighth (17:09.47), senior Chris Quarles finished 12th (17:23.7) and freshman Duke Graf finished 14th (17:29.48).
Shawnee Heights senior Evan Carter finished sixth (16:59.72) while junior Max Esquibel finished in 11th (17:22.26).
Senior Stuart Campbell was Topeka High’s only medalist, finishing in 17th (17:39.14).
Washburn Rural won the team event, with Seaman finishing third and Topeka West fourth.
Final team standings
Washburn Rural 35, Lawrence 67, Seaman 81, Topeka West 101, Shawnee Heights 112, Piper 157, Topeka High 164.
Seaman: Brody Anderson (15:44.35, 1st); Conner Bloom (17:36.17, 15th); Alex Newell (17:36.45, 16th); Corbin Morrow (17:50.18, 19th); Drake Spurlock (18:38.65, 32nd); Maddox Moore (18:58.86, 36th); Manny Armstead (19:00.62, 37th)
Shawnee Heights: Evan Carter (16:59.72, 6th); Max Esquibel (17:22.26, 11th); Conner Knernschield (18:06.68, 25th); Isaac Song (18:32.34, 31st); Carson Anderson (19:33.19, 45th); Cash Reitcheck (19:37.02, 47th); Carter Vincent (19:51.03, 49th)
Topeka High: Stuart Campbell (17:39.14, 17th); Easton Davis (18:02.81, 22nd); Gregory Njorgoe (18:52.15, 34th); Tayleon Flores (20:21.55, 50th); Oliver Snethen (20:32.25, 52nd); Matthew Hanes (21:03.7, 54th); Nathan Kandagaye (22:16.07, 55th); Meeko Tinoco (22:54.53, 56th)
Topeka West: Adrian Lehman (16:22.02, 2nd); Mark Wilkie (17:19.45, 10th); Jayden Sigle (18:11.44, 27th); Tony Lloyd (18:29.19, 30th), Ezra Phelps (19:03.02, 38th); Matias Bledsoe (19:27.43, 41st); Peyton Collette (19:30.35, 43rd)
Washburn Rural: Henry Laubach (16:42.04, 3rd); Bodie King (16:58.48, 5th); Brooks Kehoe (17:07.99, 7th); Clayton Fink (17:09.47, 8th); Chris Quarles (17:23.7, 12th); Duke Graf (17:29.48, 14th); Connor Olsen (18:05.79, 23rd); Wyatt Shorb (18:05.8, 24th); Wesley Meek (18:23.26, 29th); Anderson Leinwetter (18:52.4, 35th)
Girls junior varsity
Final team results
Washburn Rural 24, Shawnee Heights 50, Seaman 56, Piper 89.
Seaman: Kennedy Gatewood (24:23.46, 2nd); Jaydin Frickey (25:37.52, 7th); Bailey Martin (28:42.75, 17th); Sophie Reffett (31:35.37, 23rd); Kelsey Woolery (32:54.03, 25th); Catie Gould (39:15.9, 29th)
Shawnee Heights: Reese Perkins (26:28.21, 9th); Piper Geil (26:54.15, 10th); Alison Fulghum (27:15.69, 13th); Natalia Venegas (28:08.05, 15th); Brooklyn Binkley (28:10.95, 16th); Allison Frieson (30:58.98, 21st); Mya Hall (31:47.49, 24th); Emily Richardson (40:23.06, 30th)
Washburn Rural: Maddy Blow (24:58.13, 3rd); Lacey Middleton (24:58.18, 4th); Rayauna Huey (25:05.85, 5th); Katherine Wolgast (25:52.26, 8th); Lily McCoy (27:10.27, 12th)
Boys junior varsity
Final Team Results
Washburn Rural 23, Lawrence 34, Piper 102, Seaman 108, Shawnee Heights 131.
Seaman: Cody Moses (19:45.95, 17th); Stephen Miano (20:26.93, 25th); Caleb King (20:50.93, 33rd); Brady Marteney (21:45.56, 52nd); Trace La Row (22:03.01, 58th); Camden Dutton (22:09.86, 61st); Aaron Haynes (22:26.43, 64th); Max Roark (22:28.21, 65th); Easton Murrow (22:52.91, 70th); Trace Brungardt (23:53.13, 81st); John Holloway (24:16.14, 85th); Nick Horton (28:53.78, 104th); Andrew Yorkey (32:58.11, 106th); Spencer Archer (34:11.83, 107th)
Shawnee Heights: Deyton Coufal (20:33, 27th); Ronin Wiggs (20:43.64, 30th); Landon Patrick (22:02.6, 57th); Gavin Rose (22:47.78, 68th); Theron Rose (22:58.52, 72nd); Boston Valdivia (23:45.35, 78th); Kellam Mohan (24:58.36, 90th); Jackson Osborne (26:11.38, 94th); Brennan Ackerman (26:24.88, 95th)
Washburn Rural: Eli Replogle (18:20.4, 1st); Jaxson Adams (18:23.25, 2nd); Trey Recob (18:56.92, 5th); Brady Meek (18:59.11, 6th); Cedric Goetz (19:05.25, 9th); Steven Carr-Metzger (19:11.8, 10th); Ethan Koci (19:15.01, 11th); Jackson Svaty (19:16.8, 12th); Chase Hastings (19:19.68, 14th); Daniel Ginzburg (19:24.42, 15th); Landon Haberman (19:42.52, 16th); Brody Tenbrink (20:00.68, 19th); Gauge Dial (20:16.22, 22nd); Braxton Ullery (20:17.22, 23rd); Bennett Wells (20:18.04, 24th); Alex Jeffries (20:32.38, 26th); Asher Denman (20:33.89, 28th); Preston Bahr (20:48.98, 32nd); Isaiah Varella (20:55.39, 35th); Blake Harader (20:57.3, 36th); Skylar Humphrey (20:57.87, 37th); Braylon Badger (20:58.87, 38th); Jacob Eilert (20:59.76, 40th); Ryder McClintock (21:01.31, 41st); Jackson Buesing (21:15.51, 45th); Kael Harman (21:21.06, 47th); Hagen Bass (21:21.98, 48th); Korbin Jones (21:27.43, 50th); Dylan Ragsdale (21:46.7, 53rd); Ryan Olsen (22:01.23, 56th); Ayden Mooney (22:58.19, 71st); Dylan Weigel (23:12.66, 73rd); Zachary Inloes (23:43.13, 77th); Collin Rezac (24:04.21, 82nd); Blake Hanson (24:09.82, 84th); Charles Stones (24:54.42, 88th); Jason Hall (24:56.56, 89th); Caleb Pearce (25:09.43, 91st); Ryan Schreiber (25:47.86, 92nd); Jackson Golden (26:28.85, 96th); Grady Frederickson (32:39.95, 105th)
