Hennessey girls, both Lomega XC teams are headed to state
2 Cashion boys qualify individually
CASHION’S Luke Baustert took ninth in the 2A boys regional and is one of two Wildcat qualifiers for the state meet. [KT&FP Staff Photo]
CLAIRE MYERS finished 19th in last weekend’s Class 2A regional cross country meet in Enid. Myers helped the Lomega Lady Raiders qualify for state, which is Saturday in Edmond. [KT&FP Staff Photo]
LOMEGA SENIOR Trevor Lentz was the Raiders’ top finisher at last weekend’s regional in Enid. He helped Lomega qualify for the state meet. [KT&FP Staff Photo] 2:15 p.m. and the 2A boys will run the final race of the day at 2:45 p.m.
Just like last year, the Lomega boys and Hennessey girls are headed to the state cross country meet.
The Lomega girls are joining the fun this time around.
All three teams scored well enough last Saturday in their respective regional meets to make one last run this weekend.
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The Hennessey Lady Eagles took fifth in a loaded regional field at their 3A regional at Oklahoma Bible Academy.
HHS scored 114 points in earning the automatic qualification for state.
The top seven teams from each regional advance to state.
Emma Sipe led the Lady Eagles as she placed eighth, running the 3,200 meter course in 13:14.56.
Tayler Franklin also medaled for the Lady Eagles as she crossed the line in 12th place.
The top 15 individuals earn medals at the regional. Jocelyn Matousek just missed a medal as she took 16th.
Hennessey was ranked sixth entering the meet.
Eighth-ranked Metro Christian was the regional champ with just 35 points. No. 3 Chisholm was the runner-up with 78 and No. 4 Alva third with 101.
Commerce, ranked 15th entering the meet, took fourth with 110 points.
No. 9 Prague finished one spot and 32 points below Hennessey.
Coach Cheyenne Baxter’s Lady Eagles have now reached state four consecutive years.
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In 2A, the Lady Raiders also finished fifth in their regional on the same OBA course.
They return to state after missing out on qualifying last season.
Top-ranked and twotime defending champion Hooker was dominant in winning the regional title.
Hooker scored just 20 points as it had scoring placers finish from second through sixth place.
Fourth-ranked Laverne was the runner-up with 81 points.
Goodwell- Texhoma, ranked third, also finished third with 97 while No. 1 Fairview was fourth with 131 points.
Lomega was ranked 12th and scored 144. It was led by Claire Myers, who was 19th overall, but 14th among scoring runners.
She finished in 13:52.66. Kate Myers with 26th (16th) in 14:11.56.
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Despite being ranked 27th in the class, the Lomega boys are back in the state field.
Lomega was the last qualifi er from the OBA regional with its seventh-place finish.
The Raiders tallied 191 points, edging Timberlake by seven points for the final spot.
Top-ranked Hooker won the meet with 23. Oklahoma Bible Academy, ranked sixth, was the runner-up with 78.
Senior Trevor Lentz paced the Raiders as he took 47th overall, which was 32nd among scoring runners.
He ran the 5 kilometer course in 20:29.31.
Austin Chestnut was 50th (34th), in 20:34.69 to also help lead Lomega.
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The 2A boys race will also feature a pair of Cashion Wildcats.
Gage Bedick and Luke Baustert both reached state as individual qualifiers.
Both runners were also medalists in the regional.
Baustert was ninth as he finished in 18:17.03 Bedick’s time of 18:27.22 was good for 13th.
Baustert was third among individual qualifiers and Bedick fifth.
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The Class 3A boys run at 1:30 p.m.
Class 2A girls compete at
3A Girls Regional Results
3,200m
Metro Christian 35 Chisholm 78 Alva 101 Commerce 110 Hennessey 114 Prague 146 Jones 206 Victory Christian 221 Crossings Christian 225 Luther 245 CommunityChristian 275 Hennessey - Emma Sipe 8th, 13:14.56; Tayler Franklin 12th, 13:38.12; Jocelyn Matousek 16th, 13:50.09; Taryn Jech 37th (35th), 15:09.01; Kate Curran 49th (43rd), 15:32.40; Jazzy Bullis 60th (53rd), 16:12.12; Marisol Valles 63rd (56th), 16:20.47
2A Girls Regional Results 3,200m
Hooker 20 Laverne 81 Goodwell-Texhoma 97 Fairview 131 Lomega 144 Mooreland 156 Hammon 161 Kremlin-Hillsdale 177 Geary 228 Sayre 264 Lomega - Claire Myers 19th (14th), 13:52.66; Kate Myers 26th (16th), 14:11.56; Monse Rivera 58th (33rd), 15:50.06; Hadley Ott 67th (38th), 16:14.62; Averi Walker 77th (43rd), 16:43.96; Jackie Penaran 88th (49th), 17:27.69; Joann Bilger 97th (53rd), 18:32.25
2A Boys Regional Results 5k
Hooker 23 OBA 78 Mooreland 115 Laverne 130 Summit Christian 180 Watonga 189 Lomega 191 Timberlake 198 Burs Flat-Dill City 218 Drummond 240 Oilton 269 Oklahoma Union 292 Minco 323 Lomega - Trevor Lentz 47th (32nd), 20:29.31; Austin Chestnut 50th (34th), 20:34.69; Hunter Russell 59th (39th), 21:22.44; Noah Lentz 61st (41st), 21:28.62; Logan Zielinski 65th (45th), 21:40.06; Braxton Murray 67th (47th), 21:44.38; Cal Krittenbrink 124th (79th), 27:22.56