By CHARLES SPURLOCK
Special to TopSports.news
On a warm Saturday afternoon and evening, Washburn Rural and Seaman competed in the Olathe Twilight Cross Country meet at the Olathe District Activity Center.
Washburn Rural and Seaman competed against 48 other schools from five states with a total of 10 high school races and two middle school races.
Seaman cross country senior star Brody Anderson captured his second straight individual win of the season Saturday in Olathe. [File photo/TSN]
The junior varsity and varsity were divided into two heats and ran the traditional five kilometer distance. The C team races were run at a 3K distance due to the heat throughout the day.
Washburn Rural's Kenzie Maddox earned an individual medal in Saturday's Twilight event in Olathe. [File photo/TSN]
In the varsity girls race, Washburn Rural finished in ninth place and had one medalist, senior Kenzie Maddox, who finished 16th in a time of 18 minutes, 47.90. Seaman’s lone runner in the race, junior Brynn Spencer, ran a time of 19:50.30 for a 48th-place finish.
In the varsity boys race, Seaman senior Brody Anderson won his second straight race to start the season, finishing in a time of 15:11.40. The Viking team finished in 18th place overall.
This was a race Brody attended last season as a spectator and hoped to compete in his senior year.
“The field was great with some of the best in the state and out of state and I wanted to come out and prove that I could hang with and compete with the best,” Anderson said.
Anderson made the decision following a false start (one of the runners tripped) to go out and lead from the beginning. “I pushed the pace and it was rough because I ran out of fuel over the last 200 meters. I gutted it out and was fired up and excited to get the win.”
Anderson also recognized that the work in the off season is paying off.
“I had some great people to run with this summer -- Huey Counts from Salina and Coach (Luke) Wiens (Seaman coach) are both great coaches, I owe a lot to them and they’ve helped me.”
Washburn Rural, which finished sixth as a team, was led by sophomore medalist Henry Laubach, who ran 15:32.10 and finished sixth overall.
This week, both schools will be running at the Scott Shufelberger Invitational hosted by Washburn Rural on Saturday morning.
Team Scores & Individual Results
Girls Varsity (Top 3 teams)
Jenks 117, Rogers 121, Blue Springs South 156.
(Local team finishes)
9. Washburn Rural 228.
Washburn Rural
16. Kenzie Maddox, 18:47.90; 26. Emily Graf, 19:10.00; 58. Alyson Hinck, 20:03.60; 77. Reese Beardslee, 20:34.21; 82. Morgan Munson, 20:44.40; 138. Harper Tenbrink, 23:25.00.
Seaman
48. Brynn Spencer, 19:50.30.
Boys Varsity (Top 3 teams)
Blue Springs South 69, Liberty North 81, Blue Valley Southwest 128.
(Local team finishes)
6. Washburn Rural 214; 18. Seaman 462.
Washburn Rural
6. Henry Laubach, 15:32.10; 35. Clayton Fink, 16:15.60; 36. Brooks Kehoe, 16:16.20; 68. Duke Graf, 16:46.50; 89. Rylan Rake, 17:13.80; 91. Jaxson Adams, 17:17.10; 96. Wyatt Shorb, 17:25.50.
Seaman
1. Brody Anderson, 15:11.40; 106. Conner Bloom, 17:42.00; 121. Drake Spurlock, 18:03.60; 149. Weston Kennedy, 18:38.10; 151. Maddox Moore, 18:41.10; 159. Emmanuel Armstead, 19:07.90.
Girls JV (Top 3 teams)
Blue Springs South 34, Blue Valley West 89, Mill Valley 121.
(Local team finishes)
7. Washburn Rural 180; 13. Seaman 303.
Washburn Rural
17. Lilly Palmer, 22:34.80; 21. Quinn Nolte, 22:50.00; 36. Clara Dillon, 23:14.50; 41. Katherine Volgast, 23:19.80; 72. Lily McCoy, 24:36.40; 105. Lacey Middleton, 26:00.00; 108. Rayauna Huey, 26:06.30
Seaman
30. Avery Villines, 22:59.80; 34. Hannah Wempe, 23:05.10; 86. Jaydin Frickey, 25:06.20; 97. Kennedy Gatewood, 25:48.30; 100. Emma Gonzalez, 25:49.60; 140. Bailey Martin, 28:46.60.
Boys JV (Top 3 teams)
Blue Springs South 58, Washburn Rural 81, Liberty North 102.
(Local team finishes)
14. Seaman 415
Washburn Rural
Brady Meek (8) 17:42.50; Wesley Meek (12) 17:49.10; Julius Wood-Nichols (16) 17:54.30; Cadin Stratmann (20) 17:58.70; Ethan Koci (25) 18:11.30; Trey Recob (28) 18:16.80; Gauge Dial (29) 18:17.60; Oliver Haberman (36) 18:31.90; Jackson Svaty (42) 18:42.20; Kael Harman (67) 19:13.80; Cedric Geotz (85) 19:31.70; Jackson Buesing (91) 19:43.60; Ayden Mooney (99) 19:51.20; Charles Stones (107) 20:00.70; Ethan Lake (109) 20:03.50; Jacob Eilert (119) 20:17.10; Blake Harader (120) 20:18.60; Dylan Ragsdale (134) 20:29.10; Cole Replogle (145) 20:38.10; Asher Denman (151) 20:41.80; Eli Replogle (186) 21:24.00
Seaman
Abe Heffley (106) 20:00.50; Cody Moses (111) 20:07.80; Tate Oliva (117) 20:13.20; Camden Dutton (127) 20:26.00; Max Roark (129) 20:26.40; Trace La Row (162) 20:55.10; Stephen Miano (181) 21:20.20; Wesley Eckert (197) 21:43.30; Landen Poe (200) 21:53.50; Nick Horton (210) 22:31.90
Boys C (3K) Top 3 teams
Washburn Rural 75, Mill Valley 76, Liberty North 88.
(Local team finishes)
9. Seaman 248
Washburn Rural
Marlon Barrios Martinez (6) 11:56.70; Thomas Reed (16) 12:19.61; Ryan Olsen (18) 12:21.50; Korbin Jones (19) 12:22.10; Ryder McClintock (23) 12:27.30; Avery Knappenberger (35) 12:52.50; Ethan Lanier (44) 13:07.60; Antonio Fernkopf (45) 13:08.10; Collin Rezac (53) 13:24.20; Ethan Swardson (90) 13:59.50; Zachary Inloes (98) 14:03.50; Dylan Weigel (107) 14:11.00; Avery Pearce (153) 15:20.80; Grady Wells (163) 15:47.50; Caleb Pearce (168) 15:57.50; Jason Hall (176) 16:10.50
Seaman
Eli Mott (10) 12:03.90; Levi Rodecap (52) 13:22.00; Josh Horton (63) 13:32.30; John Holloway (87) 13:56.60; Aaron Haynes (97) 14:02.00; Davis Yarnell (119) 14:22.50; Landon Hall (205) 25:22.60
Girls C (3K) - Top 3 Teams
Mill Valley 34; Blue Springs South 37; Shawnee Mission Northwest 85.
No local runners
