The Wayne High cross country teams will send three individual runners to next week’s State Cross Country Championships in Kearney.
Laura Hasemann will make her second trip to state after a fourth-place finish a year ago, and will be joined by Frantzdie Barner, who is making her first trip to state. The duo finished seventh and 11th, respectively, in the C-2 district race Thursday in Albion.
Also making his first trip to state is Jesus Zavala, who posted a sixth-place finish in the boys race to earn his first trip to state competition.
The Wayne girls team just missed out on a trip to state, finishing fourth as a team. The top three teams advance to next week's state race in Kearney.
C-2 District
Girls Team Standings (Top 3 to state)
Boone Central/Newman Grove 27, Pierce 35, Columbus Scotus 44, Wayne 66, Battle Creek 88, O’Neill 90, Logan VIew 110, Hartington-Newcastle 119, West Point-Beemer 149.
Area Results (Top 15 to state)
WAYNE -- 7. Laura Hasemann, 21:28; 11. Frantzdie Barner, 21:51; 22. Andi Belt, 23:40; 26. Raegan Maas, 24:27; 34. Erin Avery, 25:24; 46. Maria Vergara, 29:36.
Boys Team Standings (Top 3 to state)
Pierce 34, Columbus Scotus 48, O’Neill 66, Boone Central/Newman Grove 70, Hartington-Newcastle 106, Wayne 109, West Point-Beemer 112, Battle Creek 133, Logan View 137, Columbus Lakeview 144, Madison 191, Winnebago 217.
Area Results (Top 15 to state)
WAYNE -- 6. Jesus Zavala, 17:28; 33. Alex Frank, 19:37; 34. Christopher Woerdemann, 19:41; 36. Calvin Starzl, 19:54; 41. Ethan McCraney, 20:21; 43. Treyton Blecke, 20:29.
