Panthers' Schroeter places runner-up
WICHITA — Great Bend sophomore Decorah Schroeter (18:10.49) continues to compete at a state level with a runner-up finish at Saturday's Rush at the Brown Thrush cross country meet.
The Panthers (83 points) placed third behind Wichita Carroll (37) and Kapaun-Mt. Carmel (48).
The Panthers also counted 12th-place Sydney Stein, 19:55.49; 16th Bella Long, 20:1238; 22nd Samantha Negaard, 20:33.15; and 49th Sydney James, 22:10.6.
Returning 5A state runner-up Ava Claassen of Kapaun-Mt. Carmel (16:20.74) captured medalist honors.
PANTHER BOYS — Great Bend's Brogan Lashley continues a successful fall season with a 10th-place medalist finish (16:23.65).
Also counting were 44th Dalton Gregg, 17:33.64; 46th Noah Kaiser, 17:36.26; 53rd Isaac Aldana, 17:45.96; and 56th Julian Hernandez, 17:47.5.
RUSH AT BROWN THRUSH
TOP 3 GIRLS TEAMS—1—Wichita Carroll 37; 2—Wichita Kapaun Mt. Carmel 48; 3—Great Bend 83
GIRLS TOP 5 MEDALISTS—1—Ava Claassen, KMC, 16:20.74; 2—Decorah Schroeter, GB, 18:10.49; 3—Thome, WC, 19:02.41; 4—Banda, Andale, 19:33.86; 5—Erwin, KMC, 19:35.43
GREAT BEND—12—Sydney Stein, 19:55.49; 16—Bella Long, 20:1238; 22—Samantha Negaard, 20:33.15; 49—Sydney James, 22:10.6; 50—McKenzie Gwin, 22:12.2; 51—Alyssa Prendergast, 22:14.91; 64—Rhayna Jording, 22:54.68; 77—Mia Bauer, 23:35.31; 26 JV—Emma Hammeke, 25:32.5
RUSH AT BROWN THRUSH
TOP 3 BOYS TEAMS—1—DeSoto 15; 2—Maize 71; 3—Andale 96; 8—Great Bend 201
BOYS TOP 5 MEDALISTS—1—Ethan Palmberg, DeSoto, 15:55.09; 2—Martinez, WC, 15:55.61; 3—Steele, Maize, 16:01.1; 4—Reimche, DeSoto, 16:05.84; 5—Sullivan, DeSoto, 16:06.42
GREAT BEND—10—Brogan Lashley, 16:23.65; 44—Dalton Gregg, 17:33.64; 46—Noah Kaiser, 17:36.26; 53—Isaac Aldana, 17:45.96; 56—Julian Hernandez, 17:47.5; 84—Alexis Garcia, 18:32.85; 99—Deacon Singleton, 19:05.15
Great Bend's girls cross country team features Sydney James (2095), Samantha Negaard (2098), Decorah Schroeter along with Alyssa Prendergast (2099), Emma Hammeke (2094) and Rhayna Jording (2096). Others pictured are Sydney James, Bella Long, McKenzie Gwin and Mia Bauer.
