Nickerson High School’s Aiden Brinkley placed 11th in the Kansas 3A boys Race A sub-state cross country meet at the Prairie Dog Golf Course Saturday in Norton.
Brinkley, who posted a personal record 5K time of 17 minutes, 30.72 seconds, qualified for the Kansas Class 3A state cross country meet next Saturday (Oct. 31, Halloween Day) at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence.
The 5A and 6A state cross country meets also will take place at Rim Rock Farm.
Nickerson’s Luke Shelton placed 26th with a personal record time of 18:23.15; followed by Cooper McConnell, 48th, 19:34.3; Andy Huggard, 52nd, 19:38.68; Dale Landry Smith, 61st, 61st, personal record 20:03.81; Carson Ward, 92nd, 23:27.71; and Carson Voeller, 30:23.05.
Nickerson placed seventh in the regional boys team standings with 187 points.
In the Class 3A girls competition, Nickerson’s Jaycie Ohnmacht placed 44th, personal record, 23:56.69; Bella Brinkley, 53rd, 24:55.38; Amelia Peil, 54th, 25:02.31; Lucy Fischer, 57th, 25:31.58; and Ashlynn Voeller, 73rd, 37:43.28.
The Nickerson girls placed eighth in 3A regional team standings with 236 points.
