Fatima girls win title; Lady Falcons take second

At Capital City Cross Country Challenge

Helias' Kaitlyn Shea keeps pace with the race leaders while running near the front of the field in the early stages of the girls Class 3 and 4 varsity event during Saturday's Capital City Cross Country Challenge at Oak Hills Golf Center. Shea finished in the top spot for Class 3 with a time of 19:34.55.
Helias' Kaitlyn Shea keeps pace with the race leaders while running near the front of the field in the early stages of the girls Class 3 and 4 varsity event during Saturday's Capital City Cross Country Challenge at Oak Hills Golf Center. Shea finished in the top spot for Class 3 with a time of 19:34.55.

The Fatima and Blair Oaks girls took the Nos. 1 and 2 spots, respectively in Class 2, and Jefferson City's girls finished third in Class 4 in the Capital City Cross Country Challenge on Saturday.

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Brianna Haller (19:51.72), first place, Riley Caminiti (20:31.50), second, and Madison Day (21:19.81), fifth, led the Lady Comets, who finished with 29 points. The Lady Falcons finished second with 76 points, led by Taylor Scott (21:39.47), eighth, Kasey Kerperin (22:11.43), 12th and Kristi Wortmann (22:40.38), 19th.

The Lady Jays finished third behind Lee's Summit North (79 points) and Lee's Summit West (100) with 140 points in Class 4. Kaley Ruff (20:33.50), 18th, Lindsey Biesemeyer (20:48.29), 24th, and Kayelee Payton (21:02.80), 33rd, led the Lady Jays.

Helias finished two spots behind the Lady Jays with 168 points, led by Kaitlyn Shea (19:34.55), third, Kayla Yanskey (20:14.95), 11th, and Kylie Frank (20:59.84), 31st.

In the boys competition, Fatima finished third in Classs 2 with 75 points, led by Hunter Hennier (10:55.40), seventh, and Alex Krieg (11:06.70), 11th. Russellville finished fourth behind Alex M. Thompson (10:45.80), who finished third.

Jefferson City finished fifth in Class 3-4 with 199 points. Lee's Summit West (121), Nixa (173), Marquette (174) and Timberland (190) finished ahead of the Jays.

The Jays were paced by Courtney Fitch (17:34.30), 24th, Cole Biesemeyer (17:39.36), 30th, and Eli Jacobs (17:46.15), 38th.

Helias finished 22nd in the boys race, led by Elliot Knernschield (17:37.30), 26th. Blair Oaks' boys finished seventh in the Class 2 race with 179. Jason Otto (10:55.90) led with way for the Falcons with an eighth place finish.

Russellville had individual runners in the girls race, led by Sydney Roberston (22:40.29), 18th.

Capital City Cross Country Challenge results

Class 3-4

BOYS

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Team Scores

  • 1. Lee's Summit West 121; 2. Nixa 173; 3. Marquette 174; 4. Timberland 190; 5. Jefferson City 199. 6. Rolla 228; 7. Westminster 263; 8. Lee's Summit North 269; 9. Parkway South 280; 10. Ste. Genevieve 280. 11. Lindbergh 282; 12. Platte County 293; 13. Bolivar 294; 14. Farmington 298; 15. DeSmet 354. 16. Eureka 370; 17. Ladue Horton Watkins 382; 18. Mexico 469; 19. Pacific 525; 20. MICDS 552. 21. Troy Buchanan 553; 22. Helias 577; 23. Glendale 587; 24. St. Charles West 617; 25. St. Francis Borgia 666; 26. Southern Boone 687.

Jefferson City Individuals

  • 24. Courtney Fitch 17:34.30; 30. Cole Biesemeyer 17:39.36; 38. Eli Jacobs 17:46.15; 51. Dylan Fischer 17:58.44; 56. Ethan Hart 18:01.89; 61. Josh Sabala 18:04.42; 118. Tucker Cox 18:58.25; 127. Ethan Reed 19:03.14;

Helias Individuals

  • 26. Elliot Knernschield 17:37.30; 87. Thomas Asmar 18:27.20; 147. Joe Bruemmer 19:24.50; 183. Justin Frese 20:40.78; 184. Ethan Rackers 20:43.69; 191. Nathan Wieberg 21:16.39; 194. Trent Distler 21:46.13; 196. Zachary Smith 22:42.12.

GIRLS

Team Scores

  • 1. Lee's Summit North 79; 2. Lee's Summit West 100; 3. Jefferson City 140; 4. MICDS 142; 5. Helias 168. 6. Platte County 249; 7. Marquette 266; 8. Villa Duchesne 273; 9. St. Francis Borgia 276; 10. Holt 278. 11. St. Joseph's 301; 12. Farmington 313; 13. Nixa 332; 14. Parkway South 362; 15. Rolla 375. 16. Westminster 426; 17. Glendale 427; 18. Pacific 440; 19. Troy Buchanan 442; 20. Bolivar 446. 21. Ft. Zumwalt South 489; 22. Incarnate Word 527; 23. Southern Boone 714; 24. Mexico 727.

Jefferson City Individuals

  • 18. Kaley Ruff 20:33.50; 24. Lindsey Biesemeyer 20:48.29; 33. Kayelee Payton 21:03.80; 34. Brenna Duncan 21:04.68; 36. Tori Bonnot 21:09.75; 46. Michaela Krause 21:20.36; 66. Andi Stackman 22:01.54; 89. Natalie Vance 22:27.93.

Helias Individuals

  • 3. Kaitlyn Shea 19:34.55; 11. Kayla Yanskey 20:14.95; 31. Kylie Frank 20:59.84; 60. Abby Hake 21:46.21; 70. Claire McDonald 22:05.14; 102. Lanie Hentges 22:52.55; 110. Kylie Mulholland 23:07.09.

Class 2

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BOYS

Team Scores

  • 1. Lamar 61; 2. Whitfield 70; 3. Fatima 75; 4. Russellville 100; 5. Clever 168. 6. Lawson 176; 7. Blair Oaks 179; 8. Valley Park 226; 9. Father Tolton 235; 10. Hallsville 268. 11. Liberty 290; 12. Lathrop 309; 13. Lutheran North 311; 14. Steelville 317.

Blair Oaks Individuals

  • 8. Jason Otto 10:55.90; 28. Cole Brenneke 11:57.60; 36. Bo Thomas 12:09.90; 58. Chase Duren 12:36.10; 59. Sam LePage 12:36.40; 79. Clayton Lueckenotte 13:12.50.

Fatima Individuals

  • 7. Hunter Hennier 10:55.40; 11. Alex Krieg 11:06.70; 13. Austin Muenks 11:18.40; 19. Cody Huhn 11:30.20; 26. Dalton Luebbert 11:53.80; 41. Zach Even 12:15.20; 57. Kagen Froning 12:35.30; 61. Jordan Kremer 12:38.70.

Russellville Individuals

  • 3. Alex M. Thompson 10:45.80; 14. Jamie Porter 11:23.60; 15. Anthony Bertucci 11:25.70; 17. Matthew Fringer 11:27.20; 55. Damian Miller 12:34.70; 71. Caleb Nichols 12:56.80; 77. Dustin Hill 13:06.30.

GIRLS

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Team Scores

  • 1. Fatima 29; 2. Blair Oaks 76; 3. Whitfield 77; 4. Liberty 103; 5. Lawson 178. 6. Cuba 152; 7. Lutheran North 154; 8. Lathrop 175; 9. Clever 233.

Blair Oaks Individuals

  • 8. Taylor Scott 21:39.47; 12. Kasey Kerperin 22:11.43; 19. Kristi Wortmann 22:40.38; 24. Nicole Grefrath 22:59.49; 42. Sarah Wolken 24:48.42; 49. Shaley Eichholz 25:18.11; 60. Sarah Casey 26:35.50.

Fatima Individuals

  • 1. Brianna Haller 19:51.72; 2. Riley Caminiti 20:31.50; 5. Madison Day 21:19.81; 9. Hannah Kloeppel 21:47.85; 20. Katie Fechtel 22:44.46; 26. Samantha Even 23:23.40; 57. Kortney Bliss 26:09.21; 76. Grace Eisterhold 31:51.87.

Russellville Individuals

  • 18. Sydney Roberston 22:40.29; 34. Hannah Michitsch 24:12.90; 55. Addie Kirchner 25:58.20; 66. Erica Miller 27:16.11.