By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Washburn Rural swept the Centennial League cross country team championships on Saturday at Warner Park, while sophomore Payton Fink added the girls individual title to lead a one-two-three finish.
Washburn Rural's girls won the Centennial League team title by a 27-62 margin over Junction City Saturday at Warner Park. [Twitter]
Washburn Rural's boys cross country team won the Centennial League title by a 44-47 margin over Manhattan. [Twitter]
Fink, who finished third in the league meet as a freshman, won the girls title in a five-kilometer time of 18 minutes, 53.9 while senior Madeline Carter (19:11.0) and sophomore Rylee Ismert (19:25.1) finished second and third as the Junior Blues won the team championship by a 27-62 margin over Junction City while Emporia was third with 66 points.
Washburn Rural's boys got third and fourth-place finishes from seniors Davin Johnson and Easton Dial to lead the way as the Junior Blues edged Manhattan by a 44-47 margin to win the team title, while Junction City was third with 74 points.
The Rural girls also got an eighth-place finish from Brooklyn Nolte (20:36.4) and a 13th-place finish from Vilde Tronstad (21:03.7) to round out the Junior Blues' top five.
Hayden's girls finished fifth as a team, led by Elliot Wrench's 17th-place finish in 21:23.8, while Topeka High placed sixth, led by Marilina Zuniga, who placed 33rd in 24:46.3.
Senior Grayson Fink (17:21.4) finished eighth for Rural's boys, followed by junior Hayden Keller (17:30.3) in 12th place and senior Trevor Cain (17:42.2) in 17th.
Topeka High's Michael Christoper and Hayden's Aiden Amis both posted top-10 finishes in the boys race, with Christopher (17:23.1) taking ninth and Amis (17:26.0) 10th.
Hayden and Topeka High finished fifth and sixth in the boys team standings.
Emporia's Daghyn True was the boys individual champion in 16:20.3.
CENTENNIAL LEAGUE CROSS COUNTRY
Girls
Team scores
Washburn Rural 27, Junction City 62, Emporia 66, Manhattan 67, Hayden 140, Topeka High 181.
Individual results
1. Payton Fink, Washburn Rural, 18:53.9; 2. Madeline Carter, Washburn Rural, 19:11.0; 3. Rylee Ismert, Washburn Rural, 19:25.1; 4. Lorna Rae Pierce, Junction City, 19:27.4; 5. Elizabeth Willhite, Emporia, 20:10.7; 6. Haley Henningson, Manhattan, 20:10.9; 7. Brynna York, Junction City, 20:12.2; 8. Brooklyn Nolte, Washburn Rural, 20:36.4; 9. Micah Sheffy-Harris, Emporia, 20:46.0; 10. Katelyn Atkins, Junction City, 20:52.6.
Other Washburn Rural -- 13. Vilde Tronstad, 21:03.7; 19. Christine Gutierrez, 21:31.1; 26. Megan Christensen, 22:50.0.
Hayden -- 17. Elliot Wrench, 21:23.8; 28. Ryann Newkirk, 23:29.5; 30. Kellyn Specht, 23:47.8; 31. Catherine Doyle, 23:52.2; 34. Elaina Wolff, 24:53.4; 37. Hayden Haas, 26:02.6.
Topeka High -- 33. Marilena Zuniga, 24:46.3; 35. Erika Cabral, 25:07.0; 36. Sammira Nunez Espinoza, 25:59.6; 38. Makynzie Murray, 38:23.6; 39. Latrice Hysten, 30:24.7; 40. Jada Miller, 31:20.6.
Boys
Team scores
Washburn Rural 44, Manhattan 47, Junction City 74, Emporia 93, Hayden 116, Topeka High 140.
Individual results
1. Daghyn True, Emporia, 16:20.3; 2. William Dee, Junction City, 16:38.0; 3. Davin Johnson, Washburn Rural, 16:38.8; 4. Easton Dial, Washburn Rural, 16:49.1; 5. Kolby Grogg, Manhattan, 17:09.4; 6. Silas Mills, Manhattan, 17:10.9; 7. Andrei Mazin, Manhattan, 17:14.1; 8. Grayson Fink, Washburn Rural, 17:21.4; 9. Michael Christoper, Topeka High, 17:23.1; 10. Aiden Amis, Hayden, 17:26.0
Other Washburn Rural -- 12. Hayden Keller, 17:30.3; 17. Trevor Cain, 17:42.2; 19. Connor Olsen, 17:44.2; 24. Gutierrez, 18:00.2.
Other Hayden -- 16. Nick Lloyd, 17:40.7; 20. Jake Muller, 17:52.9; 34. Scott Gillin, 19:03.9; 36. Nick Gorman, 19:16.3; 38. Brody Beckman, 19:27.6; 40. Jonah Stewart, 19:55.3.
Other Topeka High -- 27. Andrew Storrer, 18:15.5; 32. Caleb Brown, 18:50.2; 35. Stuart Campbell, 19:10.0; 37. Rigoberto Solis Carlos, 19:23.7; 41. Jaxon Cowdin, 20:32.4.
