History was made on Saturday for the Andale boys cross country team at Wamego Country Club.
After finishing as the state runner-up in 2025, the Indians improved their finish by one spot by winning the Class 4A state championship with 62 points, three points better than runner-up Wamego, for the program’s first state title.
Andale had three runners place in the top 10, led by Dustin Buchanan’s fourth-place finish with a time of 16 minutes, 35.44 seconds. Cade Brown finished right behind Buchanan with a time of 16:38.82. Roman Lubbers took ninth (16:48.97). Sam Pavelski also earned a medal, taking 14th (17:04.91). Rounding out the lineup for the Indians were Levi Schmidt (37th, 17:58.35), Rhett Romero (83rd, 18:57.85) and William Parks (86th, 19:05.76).
In the girls race, Ayvah Banda, Andale’s lone state qualifier, finished seventh with a time of 19:49.11.
