WEEK 2 PREVIEW: Wamego, Emporia Hosting Large Meets Saturday

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If you feel a slight bend down the middle of the State of Kansas this weekend, you can blame Rick Patton.


The veteran Wamego coach has a knack for pulling off a great early-season meet, and this year is no different. Patton's Red Raiders will host the largest meet in Kansas that is hosted by a high school team when the annual Wamego Invitational takes place on Saturday.

 

The meet has a reputation for giving state cross country fans a preview of the state meet. Not only is it held on the same course where the 1A/2A/4A state championships will be held in late October, it also attracts most of the teams that will be there.

 

In all, 60 teams will run in the Wamego Invitational. Put another way, that's one-fifth of all the schools that run high school cross country in Kansas. And it includes most of the best runners and teams in class 1A through 4A, from all parts of the state.

 

Patton says there will be 28 teams in 4A divi...