Welsh, a freshman, finished 48th on the boys side with a time of 18 minutes, 11.49 seconds in his first state appearance in the Class 4A race. Nihart, a junior, finished 50th with a time of 22:06.10 in the girls race.

Eudora junior Grayson Masterson won the boys individual title with a 16:09.49 time. Mulvane freshman Aubrey Teeter won the girls individual title with an 18:19.31 time.

Andale won the boys team title with 62 points. Wamego finished second with 65 and Wamego third with 83.

Eudora placed fourth (134), Augusta fifth (159) and Buhler sixth (185). Louisburg finished seventh (191), McPherson eighth (194), Bishop Miege ninth (205) and Chapman 10th (207). Rock Creek took 11th (215) and Chanute placed 12th (273).

Buhler claimed the girls title with 45 points. Baldwin finished as runner-up with 69 and Wamego third with 121.

Rock Creek placed fourth (122), Bishop Miege fifth (124) and Paola sixth (134). Eudora took seventh (175), McPherson eighth (219), August ninth (248), Pratt 10th (249), Clay Center 11th (251) and Rose Hill 12th (253).

Other boys state champions are Olathe West in 6A, Blue Valley Southwest in 5A, Wichita-Trinity Academy in 3A, Hutchinson-Trinity Academy in 2A and Quinter in 1A.

Other girls champions are Manhattan in 6A, St. Thomas Aquinas in 5A, Hesston in 3A, Pittsburg-St. Mary’s Colgan in 2A and Ness City in 1A.

1A saw teams repeat on both sides. Ness City won its second straight title on the girls side, while Quinter won a whopping fifth straight crown on the boys side. The only other boys repeat champion was Hutchinson-Trinity Academy in 2A.

The Hesston girls won their third straight state title with Saturday’s crown.