Raider X-country teams bring home pair of seconds

The Sidney High cross country teams put in strong efforts at the McCook Invite on Thursday, as both the boys and girls captured second-place finishes.

Additionally, Sidney had three medalists: Jami Flores, Mitch Porter and Ryan Aurich.

The Raiders boys' team finished with 38 points, just behind Holdrege (31). McCook was third with 65 points, Chase County fourth at 77 and Dundy County/Stratton rounded out the top five with 88.

The girls missed the top spot by just two points with 36 to Cozad's 34. Holdrege (47), Dundy County/Stratton (89) and Hitchcock County (89) completed the top five.

The girls' strong effort was led by Flores as she took home a fourth-place medal in 22:17.

Several other Sidney runners were bunched up just outside the medals. Chantal Riggs (22:48), Charlie Brockhaus (22:57), Erin Lindeman (23:00) and Abby Heller (23:03) finished in 12th, 14th, 15th and 16th places respectively. Mia Hernandez (25:25), despite being ill, finished 31st in the field of 65.

Porter and Aurich both medaled for Sidney in the boys' race. Porter finished fifth in 18:05, while Aurich was ninth in 18:41. The Raiders' team effort was evident with the finish of all their runners crossing in the top 20 among the 84 entered.

Michael Banaszak was just one second out of the medals as he completed the 5K course in 18:44 to finish 11th. He was followed by Jacob Schaub (18:56) in 13th, Brenner Keane (19:00) in 16th and Keaton Wakefield (19:15) in 18th.

The Raiders will stretch their legs again on Saturday when they travel to Alliance. The junior varsity is scheduled to start at 9 a.m.

McCOOK INVITE RESULTS

Boys’ Team Results

1. Holdrege 31

2. Sidney 38

3. McCook 65

4. Chase County 77

5. Dundy Cty./Stratton 88

6. North Platte 102

7. Cozad 127

8. Ogallala 129

9. Perkins County 154

10. Cambridge 175

11. St. Patrick 196

12. Hershey 214

13. Decatur Comm. 258

14. Sutherland 279

Girls’ Team Results

1. Cozad 34

2. Sidney 36

3. Holdrege 47

4. Dundy Cty./Stratton 89

4. Hitchcock County 89

6. Chase County 104

7. Decatur County 116

8. North Platte 132

9. McCook 153

10. St. Patrick 165

11. Hershey 193

Boys’ Individual Results

1. Jaco Henning Ogallala 17:32

2. Trent Anderson Holdrege 17:32

3. Indy Smith Chase County 17:53

4. Steven Hinze McCook 17:58

5. Mitch Porter Sidney 18:05

6. Taye Collicott McCook 18:15

7. Devin Logston Holdrege 18:28

8. Mitchell Parish North Platte 18:40

9. Ryan Aurich Sidney 18:41

10. Gavin Klein Holdrege 18:43

11. Michael Banaszak Sidney 18:44

13. Jacob Schaub Sidney 18:56

16. Brenner Keane Sidney 19:00

18. Keaton Wakefield Sidney 19:15

Girls’ Individual Results

1. Madison Lambley Dundy County 20:29

2. Emily Kemling Perkins County 21:48

3. Baylee Barnett Holdrege 21:54

4. Jami Flores Sidney 22:17

5. Natalie Jones Stapleton 22:18

6. Jacee Pfeifer Holdrege 22:19

7. Ashley Burkholder Cozad 22:25

8. Kaley Hauxwell Chase County 22:26

9. Valeria Estrada Cozad 22:28

10. Katrina German Cozad 22:36

12. Chantal Riggs Sidney 22:48

14. Charlie Brockhaus Sidney 22:57

15. Erin Lindeman Sidney 23:00

16. Abby Heller Sidney 23:03

31. Mia Hernandez Sidney 25:25