WAMEGO, Kan. – The McPherson Bullpup cross country teams wrapped their season at the KSHSAA State Championships on Saturday at Wamego Country Club. Both teams finished in eighth place overall.
In the girls race, Kamryn Prescott and Adeline Kramer ran side-by-side. Prescott finished 32nd overall with a time of 21:15.25, just 40 hundredths ahead of Kramer in 33rd at 21:15.65. Other runners included: Ella Wyssmann (64th, 22:57.02), Eliza Jex (75th, 23:25.44) and Molly Owen (86th, 24:15.40).
In the boys race, Tripp Pelzel had the top time for the Bullpups, finishing in 32nd place at 17:44.15. Xavier Hartinger was also in the top 40 at 18:01.39 in 39th place. The other runners on the boys side were: Isaiah Ortiz (55th, 18:21.09), Nathan Friesen (57th, 18:26.21), Maxton Nelson (67th, 18:43.69), Oren Klein (87th, 19:06.08) and Jonas Emery (88th, 19:15.64).
“Half of our runners ran season best times and I am proud of the way both teams competed and finished off strong,” said coach Nikolous Rempe. “Molly and Jonas both wrapped up successful senior seasons and have been a key part of successful teams throughout their high school careers.”
Full results for the State meet can be found below.
4A State Cross Country @ Wamego
