MHS - Cross Country / September 24, 2022 By Kasey McDowell
The Mulvane Middle School Cross Country team traveled to Andover on Tuesday, September 20th for the Andover Invitational. The Wildcats came home with 7 medals from the meet and a 4th and 6th place team finish. The 8th-grade girls did not have enough runners for a team finish, but Abby Dewitt grabbed a medal with a 20th-place finish with a time of 12:07.80 in the 1.5-mile run. The 8th-grade boys finished in 6th place as a team and Ethan Hankins finished in 2nd place with a time of 8:50.94 and Cole Zimmerman was on his tail for 3rd place with a time of 8:52.26 in the 1.5-mile run.
The 7th-grade girls finished in 4th place as a team and had 2 medalists. Kaitlyn Paul finished in 10th place with a time of 6:56.48 in the 1-mile run and Peyton Bartel finished in 20th place with a time of 7:26.66. The 7th-grade boys did not have enough runners for a team score but also had 2 medalists as Wyatt Ryherd grabbed 11th place with a time of 5:58.69 and Colby Billingslea finished in 20th place with a time of 6:19.53 in the 1-mile run.
8th Girls 1.5 Mile Run (No team score)
20. Abby Dewitt - 12:07.80 **
28. Isabella Landwehr - 13:06.41
8th Boys 1.5 Mile Run (6th place as a team)
2. Ethan Hankins - 8:50.94 **
3. Cole Zimmerman - 8:52.26 **
35. Kyle Caruthers - 10:39.42
38. Brody Chavez - 10:47.05
61. Kristopher Paul - 12:18.49
66. Anthony Jelinek - 14:11.93
70. Jace Lyden - 15:13.65
7th Girls 1 Mile Run (4th place as a team)
10. Kaitlyn Paul - 6:56.48 **
20. Peyton Bartel - 7:26.66 **
35. Penelope Abrams - 7:53.30
46. Gloria Westhoff - 8:39.40
48. Kamryn Smith - 9:05.25
7th Boys 1 Mile Run (No team score)
11. Wyatt Ryherd - 5:58.69 **
20. Colby Billingslea - 6:19.53 **
51. Luke Schmulbach - 8:03.02
55. Benjamin Brown - 8:24.05
** Medalists (Top 20)
The cats will be back in action on Tuesday, September 27th, at the Hargis Creek Watershed for the Wellington Invitational.
