COLUMBIA, Mo. — Joplin and Webb City both had all-state performances at the Class 5 MSHSAA Cross Country Championships on Saturday at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course.
Two area runners earned all-state recognition on the boys side, as Joplin junior Chance Tindall finished ninth in 15 minutes, 29 seconds and Webb City senior Evan Stevens finished 28th in 15:45.
Tindall finished 32nd last year as a sophomore. Stevens earned a state medal for the second straight season, as he finished 11th in Class 4 last year.
The top 30 runners earn all-state honors.
Webb City senior Mason Hedger finished 34th in 15:55 and Joplin senior Ian Horton was 56th in 16:15.
Also competing for Webb City were Spencer Kendall (63rd), Andrew Dawson (79th), Noah Lankard (85th), Dakota Grove (135th) and Fenton Rice (147th).
Joplin junior Grey Edwards finished 88th.
The top four teams took home a trophy—Rock Bridge (91), Rockhurst (101), SLUH (120) and Nixa (131).
Webb City finished eighth out of 16 teams with 223 points. The Cardinals were bumped up to Class 5 from Class 4 this season.
Rock Bridge’s Luke Sievers was the Class 5 champion with a time of 14:51.
CLASS 5 GIRLS
There were no local medalists in the Class 5 girls race.
Webb City sophomore Brooke Hedger finished 47th in 19:23 and Joplin senior Katherine Schaefer was 56th in 19:34.
Also competing for Webb City were Emily Countryman (85th), Amelia Antillon (106th), Olivia Klotz (124th), Emma McKinzie (127), Brooke Collard (150th) and Hadley White (165th).
The Cardinals finished 16th in the team standings (308 points).
The top four teams were Father Tolton (103), Blue Springs South (117), Blue Springs (142) and Kirkwood (145).
Lafayette-Wildwood’s Natalie Barnard was the state champion in 17:12.
CLASS 4 BOYS
Carl Junction had its entire boys team competing in Class 4. The Bulldogs finished 16th in the team standings.
Competing for Carl Junction were Isaac Willoughby (39th), Jack Lawson (67th), Luke Battagler (106th), Nikash Yeary (143rd), Chance Golden (151st), Alexander Allison (152nd) and Jacob Garrett (153rd).
Lincoln College Prep’s Isaac Rivera took first in 14:54.
The top four teams were Festus (91), Platte County (99), Lincoln College Prep (110) and Webster Groves (134).
CLASS 4 GIRLS
Carl Junction’s Madilyn Dalton finished 101st and Marissa Newman was 124th.
Harrisonville’s Kayleigh Norris won the race in 18:07.
The top four teams were St. Joseph’s Academy (110), West Plains (133), Festus (137) and Nerinx Hall (144).
CLASS 3 BOYS
East Newton senior Chase Sorrell finished second in the Class 3 boys race with a time of 15:32. Bowling Green’s Ben Chance was the state champ in 15:25.
Sorrell, who finished third in this event last year, was the lone athlete from the area to finish in the top 30.
Lamar’s Cameron Bailey finished 37th and teammate Ryder Friend was 51st.
The top four teams were St. Michael the Archangel (112), El Dorado Springs (114), Centralia (133) and Herculaneum (139). Lamar was 14th.
CLASS 3 GIRLS
In the Class 3 girls race, Cassville’s Jadyn Williams-Reed finished 39th, while Lamar’s Abigail Diggs was 46th and Mount Vernon’s Rylee Simons finished 65th.
Competing for College Heights were junior Marla Anderegg (79th) and sophomore Jesalin Bever (114th).
Southern Boone’s Alexandra Volkart was the champion in 18:27.
The top four teams were St. Charles West (55), Westminster Christian (142), Lutheran-St. Charles (149) and Lexington (161).
FULL RESULTS: MSHSAA: 2023 Cross Country Championship Information Central
