Schwartz wins title for Jays

PECULIAR, Mo. - Jackson Schwartz of Jefferson City captured individual honors Saturday in the large schools division at the Raymore-Peculiar Invitational.

Schwartz finished with a time of 16:50.6, more than 10 seconds ahead of runner-up Tyler Musgrave of Raymore-Peculiar.

Jefferson City finished second in the team standings with 62 points. Olathe (Kan.) East was first with 58, while Lee's Summit North was third in the 15-team event with 86.

Cole Biesemeyer, Brendan Bena and Thomas Nield were 12th through 14th, respectively, for the Jays. Ben Krause was 22nd, Jeff Dodson was 50th and Izaak Sochinski was 58th.

On the girls side, Jefferson City finished with 127 points to finish sixth among the 15 schools.

Laura Sherwood finished ninth in 21:22 to lead Jefferson City. Kayleee Payton was 12th, followed by Alivia Bopp (27th), Katie Ruth (34th), Brianne Bechtel (50th), Mira Gandhi (61st) and Hope Lewis (78th).

Blue Valley (Kan.) North was first as a team with 58 points, with Liberty North (83) and St. Joseph Central (88) rounding out the top three.

Jefferson City is back in action next Saturday at Blue Springs.

LARGE SCHOOLS

Boys

Team Scores

1. Olathe East 58; 2. Jefferson City 62; 3. Lee's Summit North 86; 4. St. Joseph Central 96; 5. Carthage 133.

6. Raymore-Peculiar 192; 7. Blue Springs South 196; 8. Liberty North 221; 9. Blue Valley Northwest 245; 10. Sedalia Smith-Cotton 282.

11. Belton 301; 12. Blue Valley North 303; 13. William Chrisman 316; 14. Park Hill South 351; 15. Park Hill 367.

Jays Individuals

1. Jackson Schwartz, 16:50.6; 12. Cole Biesemeyer, 17:36,9; 13. Brendan Bena, 17:37.1; 14. Thomas Nield, 17:39.0; 22. Ben Krause, 18:02.8; 50. Jeff Dodson, 18:55.3; 58. Izaak Sochinski, 19:09.9.

Girls

Team Scores

1. Blue Valley North 58; 2. Liberty North 83; 3. St. Joseph Central 88; 4. Raymore-Peculiar 102; 5. Olathe East 124.

6. Jefferson City 127; 7. Park Hill 188; 8. Notre Dame de Sion 189; 9. Carthage 212; 10. Blue Valley Northwest 299.

11. Lee's Summit 326; 12. Truman 353; 13. North Kansas City 354; 14. Park Hill South 356; 15. William Chrisman 401.

Lady Jays Individuals

9. Laura Sherwood 21:22.1; 12. Kayelee Payton 21:34.0; 27. Alivia Bopp, 22:10.0; 34. Katie Ruth 22:26.7; 50. Brianne Bechtel 23:07.3; 61. Mira Gandhi 23:33.0; 78. Hope Lewis 24:19.1.

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