Three area teams and one runner will represent the area at next week’s state cross country meet after qualifying in district action Thursday.
In the C-3 district at Pierce, Wayne’s girls ran away with the team title and the boys got in by the slimmest of margins, with just a single point separating the three qualifying teams.
The Wayne boys finished with 50 points and edged Bloomfield/Wausa for the tie-breaker, placing one point behind winner Hartington-Newcastle’s 49 points.
Three Blue Devils finished in the top 15, led by freshman Drew Miller’s fifth-place finish. Kasen York came home seventh and Alex Frank was 11th, with Adrian Klinetobe and Easton Blecke following in 27th and 28th place. Ethan McCraney was 32nd.
The girls race was dominated by Wayne, who had the top three finishers and had all six girls finish in the top 20, with five placing among the 15 medalists.
Twin sisters Jala and Kyla Krusemark finished 1-2 for Wayne, with senior Laura Haseman coming in third. Lilyan Hurner was 14th and Olivia Hanson was 15th to round out the medal placers, with Frantzdie Barner finishing 18th.
In the D-3 district at Pender, the LCC boys placed third in a tight three-team race to earn a trip to state, as their 37 points finished behind Norfolk Catholic (24) and Lyons-Decatur (34).
Tyler Olson and Preston Rose both finished in the top 15 medalists for the Bears, with Olson finishing seventh and Rose 14th. Carter Korth was 18th, Koby Detlefsen was 45th and Taner Stanley was 62nd.
In the girls race, Tri County Northeast runner Rhyanne Mackling earned the first state qualifying spot in team history, finishing 14th. The Lady Wolfpack finished fifth overall.
C-3 District at Pierce
Boys Team Standings (Top 3 to state)
Hartington-Newcastle 49, Wayne 50, Bloomfield/Wausa 50, Boone Central 63, Battle Creek 86, Pierce 97, Logan View 122, O’Neill 133, Columbus Lakeview 135, North Bend Central 167, Winnebago 192, West Point-Beemer 208.
Area Results
WAYNE — 5. Drew Miller, 17:54.68; 7. Kasen York, 18:05.33; 11. Alex Frank, 18:14.20; 27. Adrian Klinetobe, 19:14.47; 28. Easton Blecke, 19:14.49; 32. Ethan McCraney, 19:26.39.
Girls Team Standings (Top 3 to state)
Wayne 19, Bloomfield/Wausa 54, O’Neill 62, Hartington-Newcastle 79, Boone Central 79, Battle Creek 126, Logan View 128, Columbus Lakeview 132, North Bend Central 133, West Point-Beemer 142.
Area Results
WAYNE — 1. Jala Krusemark, 20:16.66; 2. Kyla Krusemark, 20:34.94; 3. Laura Hasemann, 20:46.85; 14. Lilyan Hurner, 22:13.53; 15. Olivia Hanson, 22:32.92; 18. Frantzdie Barner, 22:57.03.
D-3 District at Pender
Boys Team Standings (Top 3 to state)
Norfolk Catholic 24, Lyons-Decature 34, LCC 37, Oakland-Craig 50, Pender 66, Homer 73, Stanton 73, Wisner-Pilger 78, Crofton 81; Madison 97, Ponca 100, GACC 101, LHNE 109, Randolph 142.
Area Results
LCC — 7. Tyler Olson, 18:39.20; 14. Preston Rose, 18:52.90; 18. Carter Korth, 19:27.10; 45. Koby Detlefsen, 21:50.50; 62. Taner Stanley, 24:13.90.
WINSIDE — 49. Myles Kampa, 22:07.60.
TCNE — 50. Gabe Franklin, 22:08.00.
Girls Team Standings (Top 3 to state)
Crofton 13, Homer 23, Oakland-Craig 29, Wisner-Pilger 49, TCNE 52, Norfolk Catholic 54, Lyons-Decatur 79, LCC 81, Madison 106.
Area Results
LCC — 23. Addy Hoeppner, 24:16.5; 24. Kate Tasler, 24:28.4; 46. Gabriella Kock, 33:00.0.
TCNE — 14. Rhyanne Mackling, 22:59.7; 17. Alejandra Hermosillo, 23:10.6; 30. Bre Millard, 25:43.7; 31. Shantell Miller, 25:43.7; 37. Jenni Olson, 28:51.5.
WINSIDE — 33. Megan Gnirk, 27:44.2; 40. Stephanie Naeve, 29:34.5.
