Jays, Helias take first at Raymore Peculiar Invitational

September 13, 2015 at 3:59 a.m. | Updated September 13, 2015 at 3:59 a.m.

PECULIAR, Mo. - Saxon Teubner and Jackson Schwartz finished first and second overall to lead the Jefferson City High School boys cross country team to a first-place finish Saturday in the large-school portion of the Raymore Peculiar Invitational. Cole Biesemeyer was ninth for the Jays, whose score of 56 edged out a 71 posted by Olathe East (Kan.) and Lee's Summit West's 107.

Kayelee Payton was fourth overall in the girls race, and the Lady Jays took fifth overall (124), coming in behind Park Hill South (54), Lee's Summit West (78), Olate East (Kan.) (106) and Raymore-Peculiar (117).

In the small-school competition, Helias took first in both boys and girls races. Elliot Knernschield finished first overall for Helias in the boys competition, and six Lady Crusaders finished in the top 10 of the girls race: Kayla Yanskey, Abby Hake, Kylie Mulholland, Allison Wieberg, Alicia Engelbrecht and Lanie Hentges.

Jefferson City finished second in the large-school JV boys competition, led by Dylan Fischer's fourth-place finish. The Lady Jays took first in the small-school JV girls race, led by Syleste Martinez and Alivia Bopp, who finished third and fourth, respectively.

Helias took second in the small-school JV boys race, paced by Riley Scott's first-place finish. The Lady Crusaders finished first as the only full team in JV small-school competition, led by Claire McDonald's first-place race.

Here are the results for Jefferson City and Helias at the event:

BOYS

Large-School Results

  • 1. Jefferson City 56; 2. Olathe East 71; 3. Lee's Summit West 107; 4. Liberty 117; 5. Lee's Summit North 157; 6. St. Joseph Central 178; 7. Blue Springs South 181; 8. Park Hill South 190; 9. Carthage 198; 10. Raymore-Peculiar 210; 11. Platte County 292; 12. Park Hill 337; 13. Oak Park 379; 14. Smith-Cotton 399; 15. William Chrisman 399; 16. Republic 403; 17. Lee's Summit 468; 18. Ruskin 543.

Top-10 Large-School Finishers

  • 1. Saxon Teubner, Jefferson City, 16:29.60; 2. Jackson Schwartz, Jefferson City, 16:41.10; 3. Phillip Canfield, Republic, 16:46.60; 4. Tyler Musgrave, Raymore-Peculiar, 16:49.40; 5. Ryan Flood, Liberty, 16:49.60; 6. Ryan Weishaar, Olate East, 16:55.70; 7. Matt Reis, Lee's Summit North, 16:56.10; 8. Max Martin, Liberty, 16:56.20; 9. Cole Biesemeyer, Jefferson City, 16:59.20; 10. David Treece, Lee's Summit West, 17:00.00.

Other Jefferson City Results

  • 21. Courtney Fitch, 17:17.90; 23. Landon Dunlap, 17:19.60; 36. Brendan Bena, 17:46.50; 59. Jeff Dodson, 18:24.90.

Small-School Results

  • 1. Helias Catholic 49; 2. Hermitage 59; 3. St. Pius X 80; 4. Lawson 99; 5. Smithville 102; 6. Clinton 153; 7. West Platte 153; 8. Lathrop.

Top-10 Small-School Finishers

  • 1. Elliot Knernschield, Helias, 17:04.40; 2. Danny Meyers, O'Hara, 17:22.40; 3. Joe Ross, St. Pius X, 17:34.10; 4. Easton Sabala, Hermitage, 17:44.20; 5. Sean Bryant, St. Pius X, 17:54.90; 6. Bailey Jones, Hermitage, 17:58.70; 7. Griffin Johnson, Lawson, 18:17.90; 8. Brian Kirchhoff, Helias, 18:28.10; 9. Connor Frank, Helias, 18:36.50; 10. Luke Termorshuizen, Smithville, 18:41.60.

Other Helias Finishers

  • 11. Nathan Wieberg, 18:42.60; 24. Jack Hentges, 19:20.90; 36. Colby Kroll, 19:53.40; 45. Ethan Rackers, 20:32.90.

GIRLS

Large-School Results

  • 1. Park Hill South 54; 2. Lee's Summit West 78; 3. Olate East 106; 4. Raymore Peculliar 117; 5. Jefferson City 124; 6. St. Joseph Central 133; 7. Lee's SUmmit North 155; 8. Liberty 190; 9. Notre Dame de Sion 238; 10. Platte County 249; 11. Park Hill 275; 12. Lee's Summit 315; 13. Carthage 375; 14. Republic 399; 15. William Chrisman 411.

Top-10 Large-School Finishers

  • 1. Kayla Davis, Olathe East, 19:30.60; 2. Rebeka Geddes, Platte County, 19:42.10; 3. Paityn Howat, St. Joseph Central, 19:45.50; 4. Kayelee Payton, Jefferson City, 19:46.00; 5. Lexi Maddox, Park Hill South, 19:49.00; 6. Alex Marko, Lee's Summit West, 19:56.60; 7. Jasmine Crawford, Park Hill South, 20:08.60; 8. Ahuja Maleah, Lee's Summit North, 20:09.40; 9. Kiley Deain, Raymore-Peculiar, 20:15.40; 10. Bailee Strickland, Belton, 20:18.00.

Other Jefferson City Finishers

  • 23. Brenna Duncan, 20:52.10; 30. Ryan Esterline, 21:01; 34. Brianne Bechtel, 21:11; 37. Lindsey Biesemeyer, 21:18; 43. Katie Ruth, 21:34; 60. Bailey Conrad, 22:10.

Small-School Results

  • 1. Helias Catholic 25; 2. O'Hara 59; 3. Smithville 91; 4. Clinton 96; 5. Lawson 99; 6. Lathrop 152.

Top-10 Small-School Finishers

  • 1. Caroline Meyers, O'Hara, 20:07.70; 2. Kayla Yanskey, Helias, 20:26.60; 3. Abby Hake, Helias, 21:07.00; 4. Mira Bannwarth, Smithville, 21:07.80; 5. Kylie Mulholland, Helias, 21:33.30; 6. Allison Wieberg, Helias, 21:41.10; 7. Mackenzi Stephan, Lawson, 21:42.10; 8. Delaney Mantonya, Clinton, 21:45.00; 9. Alicia Engelbrecht, Helias, 21:46.80; 10. Lanie Hentges, Helias, 21:52.50.

Other Helias Finisher

  • 21. Katie Lorang, 23:19.40.

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