The Wayne cross country girls finished fourth and the boys came home in seventh place during Thursday’s Fort Calhoun Invitational.
In girls action, Gabi Meyer earned a ninth-place medal with a time of 23:46.30 to pace the Wayne ladies. Madison Jenkins was two spots shy of a medal, finishing 17th in 25:43.80.
Also running for Wayne were Faith Junck (27th), Sarah Greenwald (31st), and Karlee Janke (33rd).
In the boys competition, Brancon Wacker paced the Blue Devils with a time of 19:43.90, good for 18th place overall. Christopher Woerdemann was 25th in 20:37.70.
Also running were Liam Spieker (35th), Treyton Blecke (40th), Kaden Hopkins (41st), and Sean Aschoff (45th).
In JV action, Andi Belt finished ninth as the lone Wayne girl in the race. Lance Muhs was the first one home for the Wayne boys, placing 21st as the team finished sixth.
In junior high action, Fatima Lucas-Garcia was second, Kaylee Bruns was fourth and Kierah Haase placed ninth to lead the Wayne girls to a second-place finish. Jesus Zavala (fith), Sedjro Agouma (ninth) and Hunter Schultz (10th) paced the Wayne boys to a third-place finish.
Wayne runs in the UNK Invitational on Monday in Kearney and will be at the Aquinas Invitational on Thursday in David City.
Fort Calhoun Invitational
Girls Varsity Standings
Fort Calhoun 18, Platteview 34, Bennington 43, Wayne 73, Louisville 89, West Point-Beemer 99, Yutan 146.
Area Results
WAYNE — 9. Gabi Meyer, 23:46.30; 17. Madison Jenkins, 25:43.80; 27. Faith Junck, 27:34.60; 31. Sarah Greenwald, 28:18.60; 33. Karlee Janke, 28:29.60.
Boys Varsity Standings
Bennington 18, Platteview 45, Fort Calhoun 51, Arlington 86, Louisville 88, Yutan 94, Wayne 116, West Point-Beemer 129, Archbishop Bergan 149.
Area Results
WAYNE —18. Brandon Wacker, 19:43.90; 25. Christopher Woerdemann, 20:37.70; 35. Liam Spieker, 21:42.10; 40. Treyton Blecke, 22:17.20; 41. Kaden Hopkins, 22:21.60; 45. Sean Aschoff, 22:39.20.
Girls JV Standings
Bennington 17, Fort Calhoun 20. Wayne did not field a full team.
Area Results
WAYNE — 9. Andi Belt, 32:17.60.
Boys JV Standings
Bennington 10, Blair JV 41, Arlington 56, Platteview 68, Yutan 112, Wayne 120.
Area Results
WAYNE — 21. Lane Muhs, 23:50.70; 35. Nathan Kufner, 26:46.00; 41. Drew Sharpe, 30:03.90; 43. Kevin Kielty, 32:03.20; 46. Ayden Ellis, 38:44.70.
Girls JH Standings
Bennington 18, Wayne 29, Platteview 52, Arlington 69, West Point-Beemer 105.
Area Results
WAYNE — 2. Fatima Lucas-Garcia, 12:20.70; 5. Kaylee Bruns, 12:31.20; 9. Kierah Haase, 13:21.30; 21. Jayla Walton, 14:50.80; 24. Diana Garcia, 15:10.00; 25. Raegan Maas, 15:10.70; 38. Ella Leseberg, 17:43.00; 40. Maya Spahr, 18:05.00.
Boys JH Standings
Fort Calhoun 26, Bennington 29, Wayne 38, Platteview 102, Louisville 116, Arlington 123, Yutan 131, West Point-Beemer 251.
Area Results
WAYNE — 5. Jesus Zavala, 10:37.10; 9. Sedjro Agoumba, 11:01.70; 10. Hunter Schultz, 11:05.80; 14. Ethan McCraney, 11:46.60; 28. Alex Frank, 12:22.60; 36. Braydn McCorkindale, 12:40.00; 56. Mason Ley, 13:20.30; 64. Easton Blecke, 14:16.80; 71. Jace Piper, 14:46.30; 74. Parker Kesting, 15:16.50; 77. Caden Backer, 15:37.60; 86. Evan Alleman, 18:01.80; 89. Liam Wacher, 23:20.40.
