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Tonganoxie cross country ends year at regionals

By Shawn F. Linenberger - | Oct 30, 2025

Tonganoxie High School, home of the Chieftains

Tonganoxie High cross country teams finished up their seasons Saturday at a Class 4A regional in Leonardville.

The boys finished eighth out of eight teams, while the girls were sixth out of six squads.

Elijah Weatherford led Tonganoxie on the boys side with a 23rd-place finish, while Brooke Nihart led the girls with a 27th-place finish.

Wamego swept the team titles at the meet. WHS especially dominated in the boys race. The Red Raiders nabbed the top four spots and their fifth runner was seventh.

BOYS

Team scores

1. Wamego, 17; 2. Rock Creek, 86; 3. Eudora, 87; 4. Santa Fe Trail, 88; 5. Clay Center, 117; 6. Hayden, 133; 7. Concordia, 211; 8. Tonganoxie, 216.

Individual THS placings

23. Elijah Weatherford, 18:19.05; 40. Ried Wilson, 20:11.05; 48. Albert Chamberlain, 21:05.02; 52. Taylor Maslak, 23:34.79; 53. Joseph Dean, 24:02.91; 54. Keigan Culbertson, 25:31.88

GIRLS

Team scores

1. Wamego, 44; 2. Eudora, 56; 3. Clay Center, 76; 4. Rock Creek, 76; 5. Santa Fe Trail, 122; 6. Tonganoxie, 147.

Individual THS placings

27. Brooke Nihart, 22:35.39 29. Gracelyn Barnett, 22:55.40; 31. Kate Wilson, 23:20.32; 32. Elizabeth Howlett, 23:29.54; 33. Legan Caraway, 23:30.21; 36. Dayton Schoenhofer, 23:48.79; 39. Autumn Wilson, 24:49.98.