The Emporia High cross country teams will send a full girls’ team and an individual on the boys’ side for next Saturday’s Class 5A state meet.
The Spartan girls qualified for state as a team with a third-place finish at a Class 5A regional hosted by Bishop Carroll Saturday. Senior Micah Sheffy-Harris led the Spartans as she finished third with a time of 20:04.01. Sophomore Allison Curtis took 16th with a time of 21:38.33. Senior Elizabeth Willhite ran a 21:59.74, good for 19th. Freshman Bailee VanSickle was 20th with a time of 22:02.76.
Sophomore Daghyn True was the lone Spartan boy to qualify as he finished fifth with a time of 16:28.69. As a team, the Spartan boys finished sixth.
The Class 5A state meet will be held at Rim Rock Farm near Lawrence. The Spartan girls will run at 11:10 a.m. while True will compete at 12:55 p.m.
Two area teams also qualified for State, Northern Heights boys and Osage City girls.
Individually-
2-A
Northern Heights Teagan Hines and Laura Cathcart.
Lyndon- Brayden Marcotte and Zander Seth.
Chase County – Cooper Schroer
1-A
Olpe – Kaleb Arnold and Lillian Skalsky
Hartford – Cleveland Cody and Grayson Dailey
Lebo- Caleb Durst and Cira Plummer
3-A
Council Grove – Lakaddah Downs and Jordyn Picolet.
