Twin Lakes Country Club was the destination for several area cross country teams on Thursday and one squad managed a top two finish.
The Columbus boys were the headliner placing second out of nine with 45 points, just behind Burlington with 40. Freddy Vergara was 20 seconds from a title and the senior placed third in 18:19. Isaac Acosta was fifth (19:00), Mason Hills-Carrier ninth (19:47), Tim Hills-Carrier 12th (20:11), and Damian Vergara rounded out the scoring in 16th (20:55). Winfield-Mt. Union placed fourth on their home course with 123 points. Gabe Hemsworth had a top 10 run in eighth (19:42) and Kohlby Newsom was 17th (21:00). WACO nabbed eighth place in the team standings with 193 points and they were led by Isaac Rich in 25th (21:41). Lone Tree did not have enough for a team score, but Taylor Alberhasky finished 51st (24:13).
Only one area girls team had a score with Columbus placing third by recording 62 points and Montezuma won with 18. Ariana Vergara paced the team in 11th (26:05) and Kimberly Gonzalez also cracked the top 20 in 19th (27:51). Lone Tree’s Vivian Zaruba finished 22nd (28:12), WACO’s Hannah Dennis was 25th (28:56), and WMU’s Maggie Hutton was 31st (30:00).
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Full results can be found below.