Runners Earn State Invites at District
/The Kearney High School Girls Cross Country team took second and the Boys team earned fifth at the 2024 District Championship meet on Saturday, Nov. 2 at Jesse James Park in Kearney.
Cross Country combines four Boys districts and four Girls districts to compete at a super district. The top four teams advance to the state meet. The top 30 in each race earn All-District honors.
The Bulldogs’ Girls and Boys teams both qualified for invitations to the state meet. Cross Country is marking its 50th anniversary this season at KHS. This is the school’s 29th Girls team to run at state and 20th Boys team.
Girls Team Results:
3rd Daisy Burnam 20:09
17th Olivia Brock 21:46
19th Alex Kinstler 21:49
20th Drew Gustafson 21:59
31st Abbi McQuillen 22:31
37th Jordin Vaughn 22:48
43rd Josie Masters 23:32
Boys Team Results:
7th Cameron Fowler 16:47
12th Isaac Smith 17:12
22nd Rylee Johnson 17:37
25th Alex Gustafson 17:38
30th Cameron Daniel 17:51
39th Carter Smith 18:27
55th Luke Vanderstel 19:41
The Bulldog community will help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the KHS Cross Country program during the Kearney School District Education Foundation’s annual Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 28.
Ray Weikal contributed to this story.
