COLUMBIA, Mo. — Thomas Jefferson senior standout Kip Atteberry ended his stellar prep cross country career with a trip to the awards podium.
Atteberry finished as the runner-up in the Class 1 boys race on Saturday at the MSHSAA Cross Country Championships at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course.
Atteberry recorded a time of 17 minutes, 1 second. West Nodaway’s Riley Blay finished in 16:28.
Atteberry was in third place at the 4K mark, but he passed Hermitage’s Bennett Mantooth late to take second place.
Atteberry finished fourth at last year’s state meet, so he earned all-state honors for the second straight season.
Three other area boys finished in the top 25 to earn all-state honors.
McAuley sophomore Michael Parrigon finished 21st in 17:56, while McAuley freshman Trae Veer was 24th in 18:02 and Thomas Jefferson freshman London Rodriguez placed 25th with a time of 18:10.
Also of note, Jasper’s Leland Harris finished 54th, TJ’s Braden Honeywell-Lynch was 68th and College Heights Christian’s Colton McMillan finished 121st.
McAuley’s boys finished fourth in the team standings with 147 points to earn a state trophy. The top three teams were Hermitage (51), Van Buren (89) and Oak Ridge (95).
Also competing for McAuley were Phillip Motazedi (53rd), Joe Staton (74th), Drew Zeb (85th), Alex Bohachick (103rd) and Connor Taffner (134th).
In the Class 1 girls race, McAuley Catholic junior Kendall Ramsey finished eighth with a time of 21:07 to earn all-state honors. Ramsey, who also played volleyball this fall, was 37th last year.
Liberal’s Taylor Swarnes finished 14th in 21:38. Thomas Jefferson’s Sarah Mueller finished 53rd and teammate Samantha Seto was 99th.
McAuley had its full squad competing. Also competing for the Warriors were Marbellie Villanueva (86th), Brooke Righter (141st), Miriam Kramer (150th) and Samantha Perrin (154th). McAuley finished 12th in the team standings.
Stoutland’s Mallory Shaw was the medalist in 20:38 and South Nodaway was the team champion.
CHC GIRLS COMPETE IN CLASS 2
College Heights had its full girls team competing in Class 2.
Senior Jayli Johnson (22:01) and sophomore Marla Anderegg (22:03) led the Cougars by finishing 23rd and 24th, respectively.
Also competing for College Heights were Jesalin Bever (87th), Madelynn Jordan (123rd), Madi Carson (140th), Emily Winters (147th) and Emmy Carson (154th). The Cougars finished 11th in the team standings.
Pierce City’s Emma Hunt placed 13th in 20:34, while Stockton’s Katelyn Chism finished 24th in 21:23. Sarcoxie’s Laney Dorris finished 42nd.
Smithton’s Riley Bryan was the state champ in 19:04 and North Platte was the team champion.
Stockton’s boys won the team championship in Class 2. Braden Postlewait and Max Brown led the Tigers by finishing 20th and 22nd, while Dakota Duncan was 30th.
Steelville’s Conner Diaz was the individual medalist in 16:15.
Pierce City’s Steven Leavitt finished 129th and Diamond’s Wyatt Housh was 147th.
SORRELL TAKES THIRD IN CLASS 3
East Newton’s Chase Sorrell finished third in the Class 3 boys race with a time of 16:12.
Southern Boone standout Connor Burns was the champion in 15:01 and Bowling Green’s Ben Chance was the runner-up in 16:02.
Cassville’s Caleb Leach finished 12th in 16:56.
Also from the region, Lamar’s Cameron Bailey finished 34th and teammate Pierce Heins was 59th. East Newton’s Isaac Bales was 67th, Lamar’s Blaine Breshears was 73rd and East Newton’s Nicholas Shaeffer was 85th.
Father Tolton was the team champion.
In the Class 3 girls race, Lamar senior Kiersten Potter finished ninth in 19:44 and Cassville’s Jolie Evans finished 19th in 20:14.
Also, Cassville’s Dakotah Anderson was 47th, East Newton’s Alonna Eytcheson finished 57th, Cassville’s Kayli Anderson was 64th, East Newton’s Gracie Johnson was 79th, Cassville’s Tori Mitchell finished 80th and Mount Veron’s Rylee Simons was 88th.
Southern Boone’s Alexandra Volkart won the race in 18:40 and St. Charles West was the team champion. Cassville finished seventh in the team standings.
