1A Boys
As the only team with four runners in the top thirty, Natoma repeated as 1A champions, by a score of 42-52 over Brewster. Frankfort was only five points behind through three runners, but wasn't able to gain ground due to Natoma's #4 runner. Both teams had two medalists, taking up the 10th-13th places. Brewster repeated as the third-place team, with one medalist and another in the top 30; they were not able to overcome Frankfort, who improved upon their 5th place 2014 finish partially due to two new freshmen -- they had the top two freshmen in the 1A race at 12th and 27th.
Individually, five runners broke 18:00, and it was junior Burke Deters who came away with the victory, running a 17:32. Senior Jeremy Stiebens of Central Christian, who was just ahead of Deters last year in 13th, was just behind him this year with a runner-up time of 17:37. Sophomore Justin Giesbriecht of Victoria had a solid race to place third in 17:43, officially adding him to the list of top 1A runners to look out for in the spring and next fall.
Top Five Teams:
| Place | Team | Points | Scorers | Times | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natoma High School | 72 | 5+6+13+16+32 (39) | 1:59 1-5 Split | 19:03 Avg | ||
| 2 | Frankfort High School | 79 | 7+8+14+21+29 (42+49) | 1:43 1-5 Split | 19:05 Avg | ||
| 3 | Brewster High School | 102 | 9+12+17+27+37 (48+50) | 1:59 1-5 Split | 19:20 Avg | ||
| 4 | Wakefield High School | 126 | 4+10+33+35+44 (46+54) | 2:44 1-5 Split | 19:36 Avg | ||
| 5 | Pretty Prairie High School | 127 | 11+15+18+38+45 (56+66) | 2:38 1-5 Split | 19:50 Avg | ||
Medalists (Top 20):
| Place | Athlete | Team | Result | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deters, Burke | 11 | Axtell High School | 17:32.17 | -- | |
| 2 | Stiebens, Jeremy | 12 | Central Christian High School | 17:37.57 | 1 | |
| 3 | Giesbrecht, Justin | 10 | Victoria High School | 17:43.96 | 2 | |
| 4 | Lutgen, David | 10 | St. John-Beloit High School | 17:53.49 | -- | |
| 5 | Achten, Aaron | 11 | Wetmore High School | 17:54.39 | 3 | |
| 6 | Gardiner, Quanah | 11 | Ashland High School | 18:01.75 | -- | |
| 7 | Bowen, Johnathan | 11 | Wakefield High School | 18:08.79 | 4 | |
| 8 | Eisenbarth, Michael | 12 | Onaga High School | 18:12.29 | -- | |
| 9 | Dwyre, Kendall | 12 | Ingalls | 18:12.43 | -- | |
| 10 | Masters, Dean | 12 | Natoma High School | 18:12.50 | 5 | |
| 11 | Zeigler, Taitem | 11 | Natoma High School | 18:12.73 | 6 | |
| 12 | Parthemer, Colton | 9 | Frankfort High School | 18:17.07 | 7 | |
| 13 | Shirley, Brodric | 10 | Frankfort High School | 18:17.83 | 8 | |
| 14 | Benham, Jacob | 10 | Brewster High School | 18:19.88 | 9 | |
| 15 | Boeckman, Dylan | 10 | Centralia High School | 18:20.07 | -- | |
| 16 | Reeves, Anton | 10 | Pike Valley High School | 18:28.20 | -- | |
| 17 | Leonard, Reece | 12 | Cheylin High School | 18:31.90 | -- | |
| 18 | Harmon, Thomas | 10 | Otis-Bison High School | 18:32.80 | -- | |
| 19 | Barrett, Brock | 12 | Wakefield High School | 18:33.94 | 10 | |
| 20 | Gehring, Trae | 10 | Pretty Prairie High School | 18:38.69 | 11 | |
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