The cross country teams competed at the State Championship at Kearney Country Club in Kearney, NE on Friday. The boys finished 8th in the state and the girls are State Champions!

The girls finished with all 7 runners in the top 29 in the state to win by 39 points over runner-up Lincoln Southwest. Seniors Kate Ebmeier and Litzey Fredette, and sophomore Sadie Osher were individual state medalists. 

Girls State Finishers:
Kate Ebmeier, senior, placed 2nd in 18:40.19
Litzey Fredette, senior, placed 6th in 19:13.15
Sadie Osher, sophomore, placed 15th in 19:38.40
Katelyn Sanne, junior, placed 16th in 19:40.07
Olivia McKlem, junior, placed 25th in 20:02.93
Taia Green, freshman, placed 26th in 20:09.86
Emily Scott, junior, placed 29th in 20:15.44

Girls State Team Scores:
1. Millard West, 54
2. Lincoln Southwest, 93 
3. Kearney, 98
4. Papillion, 161
5. Marian, 162
6. Elkhorn South, 171
7. Papillion-South, 183
8. Lincoln East, 195
9. Millard South, 212
10. Lincoln High, 213
11. Norfolk, 238
12. North Platte, 245

Boys State Finishers:
Eli Bickley, sophomore, 33rd in 16:55.40
Levi Riedel, junior, 46th in 17:03.66
Henry Hansen, senior, 47th in 17:05.70
Lucas Johnson, senior, 62nd in 17:26.27
Henry Burch, junior, 64th in 17:28.20
Logan Dobkins, junior, 78th in 17:56.31
Michael Jones, senior, 80th in 17:58.78

Boys State Team Scores:
1. Fremont, 47
2. Lincoln North Star, 62
3. Lincoln East, 112
4. Westside, 129
5. Creighton Prep, 144
6. Papillion-South, 153
7. Lincoln Southwest, 181
8. Millard West, 199
9. Lincoln Southeast, 222
10. Grand Island, 231
11. Millard North, 262
12. South Sioux City, 286