Ark Valley News - Two Hornets qualify for state cross country

Sarah Schaar runs in the 5A regional Oct. 20 in Newton. She placed fourth.

Two Hornets qualify for state cross country
By The News staff
Last Updated: October 25, 2018

Valley Center High School will be represented by two runners at the Class 5A state cross country championships Oct. 27 at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence.

Senior Sarah Schaar and junior Parker Francis qualified for state after running in a Class 5A regional in Centennial Park in Newton Oct. 20.

Schaar placed fourth in the girls' 5K, while Francis was 18th. Francis was fifth among runners from non-qualifying teams.

Schaar finished with a 21:04. She ran at state last year when the Hornets qualified as a team.

This will be Francis' first state appearance. Francis finished the regional meet with a time of 18:23.

The girls' team placed seventh out of seven teams. Riley Ranzau was 29th, Alyson Hill 32nd, Holly Smith 38th, Hope Wedel 40th, Sydney Farney 41st and Bailey Emig 49th.

Hays won the meet, followed by Newton and Salina Central.

For the boys, Kyle Stamm was 27th, Noah Schrag 45th, Robert Crager 47th, Derek Barton 50th, Trevor Reed 56th and Diego Chavez 57th.

At state, the 5A boys' race will start at 10 a.m., while the 5A girls' race will start at 11:45 a.m.

Class 5A regional

Centennial Park

Oct. 20

Boys

Team — 1. Andover 29; 2. Great Bend 47; 3. Newton 86; 4. Salina South 106; 5. Salina Central 156; 6. McPherson 180; 7. Heights 181; 8. Valley Center 187; 9. Hays 204.

VC results

18. Parker Francis 18:23; 27. Kyle Stamm 19:07; 45. Noah Schrag 20:06; 47. Robert Crager 20:07; 50. Derek Barton 20:15; 56. Trevor Reed 20:42; 57. Diego Chavez 20:49.

Girls

Team — 1. Hays 63; 2. Newton 66; 3. Salina Central 81; 4. Salina South 89; 5. Andover 109; 6. McPherson 116; 7. Valley Center 130.

VC results

4. Sarah Schaar 21:04; 29. Riley Ranzau 23:10; 32. Alyson Hill 23:30; 38. Holly Smith 24:08; 40. Hope Wedel 24:35; 41. Sydney Farney 24:48; 49. Bailey Emig 26:55.