LAWRENCE — Great Bend's girls earned a trio of top 20 medals at Saturday's Rim Rock Farms cross country invitational, the site of the 5A state meet.

Great Bend freshman Decorah Schroeter (20:09.21) placed third in the Crimson Division as the highest Kansas finisher. 

Sydney Stein (20:39.82) placed 10th and Bella Long (21;02.27) finished 19th. Also counting in the team scores were 136th-place Alyssa Prendergast (25:17.18) and 151st-place Sydney James (25:56.9). The Panthers scored 277 points and placed 10th in the multi-state event.

Great Bend's Brogan Lashley (17:49.45) earned 18th-medalist honors and Tavon Stroup (17:54.94) finished 21st. Also counting were 64th-place Isaac Aldana (18:58.23); 70th-place Noah Kaiser (19:04.86) and 78th-place Sullivan Luttrell (19:08.72). Great Bend finished eighth with 22 points.

ST. JOHN BOYS — Returning 1A state qualifier St. John placed 43rd in a 70-team, 503-runner Blue Division at Rim Rock Farms. Aaden Gonzalez (19:00.47) placed 118th to lead the St. John Tigers.

RIM ROCK

GREAT BEND GIRLS—10TH (277)—3RD—Decorah Schroeter, 20:09.21; 10TH—Sydney Stein, 20:39.82; 19TH—Bella Long, 21;02.27; 136TH—Alyssa Prendergast, 25:17.18; 151ST—Sydney James, 25:56.9; 154TH—MaKenzie Gwin, 26:19.27

GREAT BEND BOYS—8TH (244)—18TH—Brogan Lashley, 17:49.45; 21ST—Tavon Stroup, 17:54.94; 64TH—Isaac Aldana, 18:58.23; 70TH—Noah Kaiser, 19:04.86; 78TH—Sullivan Luttrell, 19:08.72; 103RD—Parker Coleman, 19:34.28; 142ND—Julian Hernandez, 21:16.02

ST. JOHN—118—Aaden Gonzalez, 19:00.47; 197—Garrett Dunn, 19:53.64; 212—Liam Knight, 19:59.8; 261—Jayce Feril, 20:33.34; 379—Sye Crockett, 22:11.92;  406—Rafael Gonzalez, 22:37.37;444—Jacob Rotert, 23:42.29