by SteveU

KSHSAA 3A,5A,6A State Meet – Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012
Rim Rock Farm, Lawrence – Boys-5k, Girls-4K
KSHSAA State Site | Results Site

Ranked Results (coming): Class 3A | Class 5A | Class 6A
Elites (coming): Class 3A | Class 5A | Class 6A

HIGHLIGHTS by Tony Bozarth

Alli Cash won by a huge margin in 6A.

6A Girls: The fastest and deepest state meet in Kansas State history saw Alli Cash of Shawnee Mission West defend her state title with a 14:02 romp over the Rimrock Farm 4k course, second only to her 13:59 course record at the Rimrock Farm Invitational in October. Olathe East won its third state title in four years, and fourth since 2006. East scored 89 points to runner-up Garden City‘s 101.

6A Boys: Shawnee Mission Northwest dominated in a highly anticipated matchup with Wichita North, winning 43-92 with four scorers in the top fifteen. Colton Donahue (Blue Valley-Stillwell) blistered a 15:22 5k to win by almost twenty seconds.

5A Girls: In a tremendous finish, Kaelyn Balch (Bishop Carroll, Wichita) defended her 5A crown against former 4A state champMorgan Wedekind (Valley Center), with both running 14:36. Wedekind held the lead into the final stretch, and dove at the line. It took ten minutes of close reading of the photo before the winner was announced. St. Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park) and Bishop Carroll (Wichita) were separated by one point after four runners, but superior depth won it for Aquinas, 50-58.

5A Boys: Curtis Cline (Shawnee Mission South) pulled away over the Jim Ryun Skyline to win in 15:58. In a reversal of the girls race.Bishop Carroll (Wichita) edged St. Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park), 45-55, for the championship.

3A Girls: Jordan Puvogel (Hiawatha) ran 15:30 and pulled away late from defending champ Emily Sechrist (Hillsboro) 15:35 to win. Douglass repeated as state champ with 76-94 win over Norton.

3A Boys: Corey Donley (Sacred Heart, Salina) dominated the race, always in control and ran to a 16:03 victory. Trinity (Hutchinson), put three runners in the top ten to win with 75 points overScott City‘s 110.

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Schedule

10:00 a.m. — Class 5A Boys
10:30 a.m. — Class 3A Girls
11:00 a.m. — Class 6A Boys
11:30 a.m. — Class 5A Girls
12:00 a.m. — Class 3A Boys
12:30 a.m. — Class 6A Girls