The Gazette Sports Staff
Northern Heights swept a cross country meet at Council Grove last Thursday, winning the girls´ competition with a score of 48 and capturing the boys´ race with a score of 56.
The girls finished ahead of Olpe (64), Mission Valley (74) Riley County (124), Trinity Academy (131), Lebo (158), Council Grove (164), Rock Creek (182) and Marion (208), while the boys topped Riley County (57), Wakefield (107), Olpe (110), Mission Valley (141), Trinity Academy (149), Council Grove (185), Rock Creek (198), Marion (199), Herington (244) and Osage City (266).
Justin Johnson had the top area finish, capturing first place in the boy´s competition with a time of 16:49, while Garett Frank and Ryan Marcotte were fifth (17:36) and sixth (17:41).
Other top finishers from area schools included Madison´s Aaron Kennedy in second (16:59), Council Grove´s D.J. Barber in 13th (18:27), Olpe Trevor Schreiner and Dustin Ballinger in 14th (18:28) and 16th (18:33) and Northern Heights´ Caleb Clock in 18th (18:37).
Amy VanGundy anchored the Northern Heights´ girls with a fifth-place finish in a time of 12:37, while Kari Robidou was seventh (12:57), Morgan Howard 12th (13:30), Brenda Pracht 13th (13:31) and Ashley Johnson 16th (13:35).
Other top finishers were Olpe´s Michelle Stueve fourth (12:31), Allison Samuels eighth (12:58), Sheila Zeller 15th (13:34) and Mandy Cole 19th (13:48), and Council Grove´s Kim Liddick 10th (13:08).
Council Grove Cross Country Invitational
Girls
4. Michelle Stueve (Olpe) 12:31; 5. Amy VanGundy (Northern Heights) 12:37; 7. Kari Robidou (Northern Heights) 12:57; 8. Allison Samuels (Olpe) 12:58; 10. Kim Liddick (Counicl Grove) 13:08; 12. Morgan Howard (Northern Heights) 13:30; 13. Brenda Pracht (Northern Heights) 13:31; 15. Sheila Zeller (Olpe) 13:34; 16. Ashley Johnson (Northern Heights) 13:35; 19. Mandy Cole (Olpe) 13:48; 21. Megan Hedberg (Northern Heights) 13:50; 23. Monica Zeller (Olpe) 13:54; 24. Nichole Combes (Lebo) 14:13; 25. Sarah Lockyear (Northern Heights) 14:19; 29. Scarlett Colstrom (Lebo) 14:27; 33. Brandy Frese (Council Grove) 14:43; 36. Casey Strawder (Lebo) 14:48; 37. Meagan Novotny (Lebo) 14:50; 38. Natasha Stevenson (Olpe) 14:57; 40. Lindsey Gogolski (Osage City) 15:01; 42. Skye Egan (Lebo) 15:09; 43. Jennie Throne (Council Grove) 15:11; 47. Jennifer Talib (Council Grove) 15:27; 48. Stefanie Laughlin (Council Grove) 15:28; 55. Candice Masenthin (Council Grove) 15:40; 63. Angela Sullivan (Lebo) 16:31; 64. Erica Meyers (Council Grove) 16:33; 75. Cathy Slater (Olpe) 20:07.
Boys
1. Justin Johnson (Northern Heights) 16:49; 2. Aaron Kennedy (Madison) 16:59; 5. Garett Frank (Northern Heights) 17:36; 6. Ryan Marcotte (Northern Heights) 17:41; 13. D.J. Barber (Council Grove) 18:27; 14. Trevor Schreiner (Olpe) 18:28; 16. Dustin Ballinger (Olpe) 18:33; 18. Caleb Clock (Northern Heights) 18:37; 28. Charles Stephens (Olpe) 19:03; 34. Matt Mediency (Olpe) 19:20; 35. Reid Farr (Olpe) 19:21; 37. Randy Redelfs (Northern Heights) 19:26; 40. Josh Seymour (Council Grove) 19:44; 41. Jeremy Cosgrove (Council Grove) 19:44; 47. Jerrod Commerford (Northern Heights) 20:07; 48. Brian Carriger (Osage City) 20:10; 55. Aaron Lane (Osage City) 20:49; 60. Robby Sisson (Council Grove) 21:10; 61. Matt Smith (Council Grove) 21:13; 62. Matt Brown (Council Grove) 21:13; 65. Mike Burkdoll (Osage City) 21:19; 66. Joe Punches (Osage City) 21:23; 69. Kevin Bryant (Council Grove) 21:29; 71. Collin Earhart (Osage City) 21:56.
