BARTON COUNTY – The Hays High girls’ cross country team finished six points out of third place and just missed qualifying for next weeks 5A State Championships. The Indians finished in fourth Saturday at the Great Bend 5A Regional run at the Lake Barton Golf Course.
The top three teams and top 10 individuals qualify for next Saturday's state meet at the 4 Mile Creek Resort in Andover.
HHS freshman freshman Arely Maldonado qualified for state as an individual after a ninth place finish (20:16.59).
Maize South placed three in the top four and won the team title with 24 points. Great Bend finished in second place with 68 points and Valley Center third with 84.
Maize won the boys race, three points better than Maize South. Great Bend finished third. The Hays High boys placed sixth.
Freshman Leonardo Hernandez led the Indians with a 16th place finish (17:48.73).
HHS Girls Results
9th place, Arely Maldonado, freshman (20:16.59)
19th place, Brenlynn Albers, freshman (21:00.01)
21st place, Brynn Kinderknecht, freshman (21:01.22)
22nd place, Jaycine Watson, sophomore (21:16.55 20)
28 th place, Avery Winter, sophomore (21:50.08)
30th place, Julia Zadina, Julia, freshman (21:51.19)
32nd place, Amelia Jaeger, sophomore (22:07.89)
HHS Boys Results
16th place, Leonardo Hernandez, freshman (17:48.73)
27th place, Tynan Dempsey, freshman (18:32.84)
29th place, Elijah McCullough, freshman (18:35.17)
34th place, Landon Viegra, junior (18:54.73)
37th place, Daimon Lang, sophomore (19:09.81)
38th place, Lane Dewald, freshman (19:12.84)
39th place Matthew Dempsey, junior (19:30.73)