Teams from all across the Kansas City area participated in various meets last weekend, but three of those were the most prominent. It started last Friday with the Roy Griak Invitational in Minnesota, where a handful of teams competed in one of the largest meets in the nation. Each race saw more than 450 runners,Continue reading “Busy weekend across three states”
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Fast times at Olathe Twilight
Saturday night’s Olathe Twilight meet was rainy, but that didn’t stop the participants from running fast times at an early season competition. There were many personal records set at the meet – too many to count, honestly. Congratulations to all of those who ran PRs in less-than-ideal conditions. Shawnee Mission South’s Hannah Gibson made aContinue reading “Fast times at Olathe Twilight”
Season preview: St. Teresa’s to replace talented senior class
Coming off a runner-up finish at the Class 5 state meet, St. Teresa’s Academy has some work to do to bring home hardware in November. The Stars graduated four of their seven runners, including their top two in Amelia Arrieta and Sydney Swan, who are both running collegiately. Their three others runners from state wereContinue reading “Season preview: St. Teresa’s to replace talented senior class”
State recap: St. Teresa’s Academy finishes 2nd; Liberty North boys place 3rd
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Amelia Arrieta capped her lone high school cross country season with a third-place finish, but she was only thinking about her team minutes before the race. The St. Teresa’s Academy senior sprinted down the home stretch of the Gans Creek Cross Country course Friday and placed third overall in the Class 5Continue reading “State recap: St. Teresa’s Academy finishes 2nd; Liberty North boys place 3rd”
First-year runner Amelia Arrieta shining bright at St. Teresa’s Academy
By Jimmy Gillispie Amelia Arrieta put the whole state of Missouri on notice early this season. It just happened to be her second-ever 5K cross country race. At the Raymore-Peculiar Invitational on Sept. 11, Arrieta blew the competition away en route to her third victory of the season. In doing so, she beat Nixa’s AlicenContinue reading “First-year runner Amelia Arrieta shining bright at St. Teresa’s Academy”
Olathe West girls continues dominance; Olathe North’s Hocker Singh wins race
By Jimmy Gillispie PECULIAR, Mo. — The race for the top three individuals was competitive Saturday, but the battle for the best girls team at the KC Classic was a one-sided affair. Two of the best runners from Kansas and one from Missouri competed for the gold medal, finishing mere seconds apart. In the end,Continue reading “Olathe West girls continues dominance; Olathe North’s Hocker Singh wins race”
St. Teresa’s Academy senior Amelia Arrieta sets school record
By Jimmy Gillispie St. Teresa Academy’s star runner had a big performance Saturday at the state meet course in Columbia, Missouri. Senior Amelia Arrieta won the prestigious Gold division 5K at the Gans Creek Classic. And not only did she win it, she beat the second-place runner by 31 seconds. Arrieta won the race inContinue reading “St. Teresa’s Academy senior Amelia Arrieta sets school record”
Area teams compete well over the weekend at various meets
By Jimmy Gillispie Blue Springs South nearly came away with a sweep of Lee’s Summit North Solsberg Invitational last Saturday. The Jaguars won the girls race, but narrowly lost the boys race to Rockhurst. Blue Springs South took the girls crown with a very low score of 36 points – 13 ahead of St. Teresa’s Academy.Continue reading “Area teams compete well over the weekend at various meets”
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