CLEVER, Mo. — College Heights Christian’s boys cross country team finished third in the team standings at the Class 1 District 2 meet on Saturday.
As a result, CHC will be sending a full boys team to the state championships in Columbia.
The top four teams advanced. Fordland was first (99), with Dadeville (103) second, College Heights (105) third and Marion C. Early (118) fourth.
College Heights’ Rolen Sanderson finished 16th in 18:57 and Derrick McMillan was 17th in 18:59. Also competing for the Cougars were Caleb Quade (29th), Corbin Thomas (35th), Jace Edwards (36th), Steven Calandro (69th) and Brayden Youngberg (83rd).
The top 30 individuals advanced.
Thomas Jefferson’s Kip Atteberry was the runner-up with a time of 17:32. Plato’s David Held was the medalist in 16:46.
McAuley’s Michael Parrigon and Phillip Motazedi finished 10th and 12th, respectively, while Jasper’s Leland Harris was 18th and Wheaton’s Blake Morgan took 22nd.
In the Class 1 girls race, Liberal’s Abby Barton finished fifth in 22:12, while McAuley’s Kendall Ramsey was eighth in 22:21.
Thomas Jefferson’s girls had three qualifiers—Sarah Mueller (17th), Macie Shifferd (22nd) and Mia Grubbs (28th).
A sophomore, Mueller finished in 23:07. A freshman, TJ’s Shifferd crossed the line at 23:57. Another sophomore, Grubbs finished in 24:47.
Other top 30 finishers from the region were Liberal’s Taylor Swarnes (11th), Wheaton’s Lakeisha Wise (12th), Sheldon’s Madison Garren (15th), Jasper’s Olivia Moss (21st) and Wheaton’s Lori McNeill (30th).
CHC GIRLS COMPETE IN CLASS 2
Competing in Class 2 due to the championship factor, the College Heights girls had two state qualifiers.
CHC junior Jayli Johnson finished fifth in 21:56 and sophomore Madi Carson was 30th in 24:05.
The CHC girls finished sixth in the standings.
NOTES: The 47th MSHSAA Cross Country Championships begin on Friday in Columbia.
The Class 1 meet will be held on Saturday, with the boys race to begin at 9 a.m., with the girls race to follow at 9:45. The Class 2 girls race is slated for noon on Saturday.
For more on McAuley Catholic, see a related story on our website.
