Cross country teams kick-off the season with meets

Cherokee cross country teams competed at a meet on Sept. 4 in Buffalo.

The results are as follows:

High School Girls

• Abby Guffy, second, 13:07; Carson Schanbacher, 10th, 14:27; Maryanne Heim, 12th, 14:39; Raylen Weve, 29th, 15:57; Mae Nevels, 31st, 16:22.

Junior High Boys

• Gavin Guffy, third, 13:14; Alec Tidwell, fourth, 13:22; Cooper Cantellay, 12th, 14:11; Jaime Garcia, 20th, 15:17.

Junior High Girls

• Marisa Solis, 16th, 14:51; Veronica Castro, 19th, 15:17; Tessa Littlefield, 20th, 15:21; Talyn Allison, 26th, 16:10; Kynli Patterson, 43rd, 19:15

The results from the cross meet at the Great Salt Plains State Park are unavailable.

Cherokee will host a cross country meet starting at 9 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 11.

The coaches meeting will be at 8:30 a.m. and the race will begin at 9 a.m. with the following schedule:

• High school boys, 5000 meters.

• High school girls, 3200 meters.

• Middle school boys, 3200 meters.

• Middle school girls, 1600 meters.

• Elementary boys, 1600 meters.

• Elementary girls, 1600 meters.

The awards are as follows:

• Top 25 high school and middle school with first through fifth places getting gold, sixth through 15th getting silver and 16th-25th getting bronze.

• Top 40 elementary with first through getting gold, 11th-25th getting silver and 26th-40th getting bronze.