A look at how the race for the Class 6A girls cross country state championship unfolded.
A look at how the race for the Class 6A girls cross country state championship unfolded.
Katie Schwartzkopf (center) beat a star-studded field and the heat to win the class 6A girls state title.
St. Thomas Aquinas senior Ethan Marshall outdueled St. James' Jack Moore and DeSoto's Sam Hubert to successfully defend the 5A state title.
Galena's Matthew Oglesby (left) won an intense dual with Riverton's JP Rutledge for the class 3A state cross country title.
Freshman Tanner Lindahl wins the individual state title, leading Buhler to the class 4A team title.
Hadley Splechter (right) won his seventh Kansas state championship on Saturday
Jaycee Vath of Lincoln captured her first-ever Kansas state championship on Saturday.
Expect pure excitement when class 6A cross country hits the course at this year's state meet.
Ethan Marshall hopes to become the first-ever two-time state cross country champ at St. Thomas Aquinas.
Chapman's Taylor Briggs is the favorite to defend her class 4A state title
JP Rutledge has run most of the season for Baxter Springs (left), but will wear the Riverton jersey for the state championships.
2015 class 2A state champion Kya Johnson boosts Bennington's shot at a third consecutive title
Central Christian's Collin Oswalt looks to improve on last year's third place finish.
More than 2,500 Kansas runners chased state berths, including Jaycee Vath, who led Lincoln to a perfect score
Rain may have cancelled a few meets in Kansas, but there was still plenty of good action
Mill Valley sweeps team titles at KC Cross Country Classic
Mill Valley's girls were second in class 5A last year; they'll chase the 6A crown this season
Splechter places third with second fastest time ever for Kansas runner at Rim Rock
State's top times go down at the Missouri Southern Stampede
The Olathe North Twilight Classic was one of the featured meets during a week in which several meets were cancelled due to weather.
Washburn Rural's Jaybe Shufelberger, Aquinas' Marshall set the bar high after one week.
Realignment shakes up the battle for state titles in class 6A
Marshall and Sovereign try to repeat as champs; St. James' girls will be tough to catch
Defending champs should roll in class 4A cross country; boys' individual title up for grabs
Scott Community's Thomas, Beloit's Burks try to defend 3A state titles against familiar foes
Class 2A team titles are wide open heading into 2018 season
Sylvan-Lucas' Autumn Princ is best bet in a division where not much else is certain
Kansas MileSplit celebrates cross country, track and field seniors
Shawnee Heights' standout headlines 2018 Kansas Boys All-State team.