The Tabor College women’s cross-country team placed fourth at the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Con­ference Championships Saturday at Lindsborg. Leading the women was Julie Loewen, who placed eighth among 94 finishers on the 5-kilometer course in 20 minutes, 31.1 seconds. Team­mate Emily Kemlin was only two places behind her, crossing in 10th place in 20:15.9. Lindsay Crist placed 17th in 20:51.4, […]

Phyllis Richert Photo<p>Julie Loewen shows the form that led to a 14th-place finish in the KCAC championship Saturday. Loewen turned in a time of 20:17.3, missing qualifying for nationals by two places. Phyllis Richert Photo<p>Tyler Parrish competes in the men?s KCAC championship race Saturday. Parrish was Tabor?s top placer in the 8-k race, crossing the finish line in 27:48.5, good […]

by Don Ratzlaff and Janae Rempel The Free Press Hillsboro?s two qualifiers competed in the Class 2A state cross-country races at Wamego Saturday, but both finished out of the medals. Junior Jonathan Hiner?man came closest, finishing the 5-kilometer in 18:24 seconds, which placed him 29th out of 100 runners. The top 20 finishers received medals. In the girls? 2A race, […]

<p>Jonathan Hinerman shows the form that led to a seventh-place finish at the Berean Invitational Thursday with a time of 18:16 in the boys? varsity race (Taylor Plett / HHS Yearbook) Hillsboro runners maintained the tradition of notching some of their fastest times of the year at the Berean Invitational cross-country meet Thursday at Harvey County Park East. Ten of […]

Phyllis Richert Photo<p>Katey Whitesell was one of two Tabor women to finish among the top five at the Terry Masterson Classic Invitational Saturday. Whitesell finished in fifth place with a time of 21:16.0. Phyllis Richert Photo<p>Bret Mueller paced the Tabor men at the Terry Masterson Classic Invitational in Hutchinson Saturday by finishing fifth in the 8-k race with a time […]

Freshman Julie Loewen shows the form that led to a 34th-place finish in 16:44.3 at the JK?Gold Classic. She was the sixth KCAC athlete to finish. Phyllis Richert Photo<p>Freshman Julie Loewen shows the form that led to a 34th-place finish in 16:44.3 at the JK?Gold Classic. She was the sixth KCAC athlete to finish. The heat proved a challenge for […]

Thursday?s heat provided a warm initiation for the Marion cross country team in its first outing of the season at Abilene. ?Today was hot, hot, hot,? coach Rebecca Hofer said. ?It also definitely wasn?t our best day of running. Almost everyone on the team was affected by cramping of some sort, or asthma, due to the heat.? McKenzee Remmers led […]

These athletes comprise Tabor?s men?s cross-country team this season: (from left) Tyler Parrish, Bret Mueller, Si Luc, Josh Richert, Jared Janzen. Not pictured: Mitchell Graf. Janae Rempel / Free Press For the second time in as many seasons, a new coach is leading the Tabor College cross-country program this fall. First-year coach Brian Grime has taken the reins of a […]

Hillsboro?s cross-country team will feature these letter-winners and seniors: (from left) Lydia Kliewer, Tristan Donaldson, Allison Maxfield and Jonathan Hinerman. Don Ratzlaff / Free Press With four-time state medalist Emily Sechrist running at Oklahoma Baptist Univer?sity this fall, Hills?boro cross-country coach Stuart Holmes will begin his 13th season?and the post-Sechrist era?with three returning letter-winners on his roster of nine runners. […]

These seniors and letter-winners will form a solid core for the Marion cross-country team this season: (from left) Taylor Fahey, Emily Hague, Brittany Hett, McKenzee Remmers, Shyla Harris, Meggan Frese, Logan Waner. Janae Rempel / Free Press With many new faces and a handful of returning talent, the Marion cross-country team is ready for success. Sixteen athletes are on the […]