McLouth boys take 4th at Northeast Kansas League Meet
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McLouth High feshmen Zahir Galvez and Caleb Bandel placed 13th and 14th respectively at the Northeast Kansas League cross country championships Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, at Jackson Heights.McLouth boys cross country placed fourth Thursday at the Northeast Kansas League Championships at Jackson Heights near Holton.
Jefferson County North won the meet with 36 points. Atchison County placed second with 76 and Pleasant Ridge third with 94. McLouth scored 103 for fourth.
Maur Hill-Mount Academy placed fifth (124), Jackson Heights sixth (137), Horton seventh (145) and Oskaloosa eighth (204). Riverside senior Eric Ashworth won the individual title with a time of 17 minutes, 13.78 seconds.
The MHS freshman duo of Zahir Galvez and Caleb Bandel finished in the Top 15. Galvez placed 13th with a time of 19:12.85 and Bandel 14th with a time of 19:15.88. Both earned second-team all-league honors for finishing in the Top 14. Places 1-7 are first team, 8-14 second team and 15-21 honorable mention.
Sophomore Grayson Burnett finished 26th (20:08.82), Sophomore Blake Anderson took 28th (20:17.88), senior Jaxson Place 30th (20:29.63). freshman Easton Wylie 40th (21:26.47), sophomore Quinten Tucker 51st (22:24.03).
The McLouth girls did not field a full team, but junior Evy Chowning just missed all-league distinction. She finished 22nd with a 24:24.61. Laci Moffet finished 24th with a 24:31.77. Senior Lucy Boese took 30th (25:02.44) and junior Kinlee Wolfe 32nd (25:10.94).
Jeff County North also won the girls team title with 66 points. Atchison County Community College took second (82), Oskaloosa third (83), Valley Falls fourth (84), Troy fifth (86), Maur Hill-Mount Academy (126) and Horton seventh (131).
Troy sophomore Ella Grable won the individual title with a time of 20:23.83.
The McLouth boys team will compete Saturday at the Wabaunsee substate. McLouth is the No. 13 seed out of 20 teams. Jayhawk-Linn enters the meet as the top seed. The MHS girls are the No. 14 seed out of 14 teams. Berean Academy is the top seed.