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CROSS COUNTRY: Joplin boys advance full team, local individuals qualify for state in Class 5

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SoMo Sports staff reports

NIXA, Mo. — The Joplin Eagles will be taking a full boys team to the state championships.

The Eagles finished fourth in the team standings at the Class 5 District 2 meet on Saturday at Inman Intermediate School.

At each district meet, the top four teams and the top 30 individuals advance to the state meet.

The qualifying teams were Kickapoo (49), Raymore-Peculiar (79), Rockhurst (82) and Joplin (98).

It’s the third straight season the Joplin boys have qualified a full team to state under the direction of coach Dustin Dixon.

Joplin was once again led by senior standout Hobbs Campbell. A future Kansas Jayhawk, Campbell finished fourth with a time of 15:36.

Kickapoo’s Tyler Harris was the district champion with a time of 15:14. 

Joplin’s Chance Tindall finished 10th in 16:06, while Ian Horton was 13th in 16:11.

Also competing for the Eagles were Grey Edwards (25th), Parker Durham (46th), Aidan Koch (53rd) and Coby Sampson (75th). 

On the girls side, the qualifying teams were Ray-Pec (28), Kickapoo (116), Lee’s Summit West (129) and Nixa (142). 

There were five local individual qualifiers.

Neosho’s Chloe Wood finished fifth, Joplin’s Allie Keizer placed 12th, Carthage’s Maggie Boyd was 17th, Joplin’s Cylee Gilreath finished 18th and Neosho’s Riley Kemna placed 22nd.

Raymore-Peculiar’s Ashlyn Smith was the medalist with a time of 18:40.

The MSHSAA Cross Country Championships will be held on Nov. 4 for athletes in Class 4-5 at Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia.

 

FULL RESULTS: MSHSAA Class 5 – District 2 2022 – Meet Results (milesplit.com)

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