NEWTON, Kan. – The McPherson High School cross country team had a successful day at the Newton Capps-Malin Invitational on Friday.
On the boys side, the Bullpups took fourth place as a team and their top individual was also a fourth place finisher. Tripp Pelzel ran the 5K in 17:29.05 for the 4th Place medal. Xavier Hartinger also medaled in 13th at 18:01.55. All but one McPherson runner was in the top 30. Other finishers included: Isaiah Ortiz (21st, 18:44.47), Nathan Friesen (25th, 18:54.16), Jonas Emery (27th, 19:06.82), Oren Klein (29th, 19:12.53) and Maxton Nelson (31st, 19:20.53).
On the girls side, Adeline Kramer was the top finisher for the Bullpups in 11th place with a time of 21:32.05. Also medaling and finishing just behind Kramer in 12th was Kamryn Prescott in 21:32.75. Other runners were Eliza Jex (20th, 22.:46.05) and Ella Wyssmann (22nd, 22:51.94).
“We had a solid week of practice and the results showed today,” said coach Nikolous Rempe. “The entire team embraced the cooler weather and ran either their fastest or second fastest times of the year.” Rempe added: “This meet was a huge confidence booster that we will look to carry into the upcoming weeks.”
Full results for McPherson and for the meet can be found below.
Rim Rock Farm Classic Full Results
McPherson JV Boys Results
