KVL team results

Justin Nutter

Drew Cook led the Tonganoxie boys with a 16th-place finish at Thursday's Kaw Valley League meet in Lansing.

Girls

Mill Valley, 22

Tonganoxie, 67

Lansing, 94

Basehor-Linwood, 110

Turner, 121

Piper, 156

Bishop Ward, 184

Bonner Springs, 208

Boys

Mill Valley, 15

Basehor-Linwood, 66

Tonganoxie, 100

Lansing, 102

Turner, 137

Bonner Springs, 164

Piper, 166

Lansing ? The Tonganoxie High cross country teams saw several members of next week’s regional field Thursday at the Kaw Valley League meet. The Chieftain girls finished second and the boys third at Kenneth Bernard Park.

For the fourth meet in a row, Tressa Walker earned a top-10 individual finish to pace the THS girls, coming in eighth with a time of 16:57.72. She was the only Chieftain in the top 10, but was joined in the top 15 by Isabella Behm (12th, 17:22.3) and Emily Chambers (14th, 17:34.8).

Sophia Wetta (17:42.17), Emily Williams (17:44.61) and Nicole Zerrer (17:46.67) occupied spots 16-18 and Kourtni Freemyer (19:04.92) came in 29th.

The Chieftains finished with 67 team points, leaving them 45 behind champion Mill Valley. Fourth-place finisher Basehor-Linwood (110) was the next highest among Class 4A teams.

Drew Cook led the THS boys with a 16th-place time of 18:12.76. Brad Andrews (18:26.05) and Garrett French (18:31.2) weren’t far behind, coming in 18th and 19th, respectively.

Ethan Phillips (23rd, 18:49.58) and Andrew Behm (24th, 18:52.83) wrapped up team scoring, while Dylan Staatz (19:01.62) finished 26th and Jake Tollefson (20:21.14) 36th.

The boys finished with 100 points, coming in behind Mill Valley (15) and Basehor-Linwood (66).

Both Chieftain teams will join their 4A league foes Saturday at a regional meet at Wyandotte County Park in Bonner Springs.