Area Cross Country Runners Compete in Sectionals

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Published on November 1 2019 10:29 am
Last Updated on November 1 2019 10:29 am
Written by Millie Lange

There will be several area high school teams and runners competing in Class 1A and Class 2A cross country sectionals
Saturday.

Now's a great opportunity to go out and watch the runners as Effingham St. Anthony High School will be hosting a Class 1A sectional at Mid America Corvette. Girls will run at 10 a.m. with the boys competing at 11.

Teams from around the area for the girls include St. Anthony, Teutopolis, Cumberland and Newton with individuals competing from Altamont, Neoga and North Clay.

Boys teams include St. Anthony, Cumberland, Teutopolis and Neoga. Individuals will compete from Newton and Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City.

The Effingham girls team and one runner from the boys squad will head to compete in the Class 2A Sectional at Decatur MacArthur. The event will be held at Hickory Point Golf Course with girls running at 10 a.m. and boys at 11.

SECTIONAL QUALIFIERS

CLASS 1A

At St. Anthony (Mid America Corvette)

Saturday, Nov. 2, Girls 10 a.m., Boys 11 a.m.

GIRLS

St. Anthony -- Rilie Willenborg, Katherine Slaughter, Riley Guy, Audrey Niebrugge, Jessica Wilson, Abby Dietzen

Teutopolis -- Jessica Runde, Tory Tensen, Abby Bloemer, Ella Zumbahlen, Katie Kingery, Kylie Hoelscher

Cumberland -- Jasmyn Dittamore, Eve Brown, Emma Butler, Morgan Scott, Olivia Pruemer

Newton -- Abby Stone, Claire Carr, Lucy Yager, Taylor Slough, Eliza Bierman

Altamont -- Gia Sandoval

Neoga -- Kylee Phillips

North Clay -- McKenna Carter

BOYS

St. Anthony -- Brian Dust, Noah Tegeler, Ty Wiedman, Griffen Elder, Conlan Walsh, Austin Faber, Nick Wiedman

Cumberland -- Michael Carpenter, Logan Edwards, Rayce Zike, Wiley Peters, Elijah McElravy, Michael Beaumont, Jack Pruemer

Teutopolis -- Cole Probst, Ethan Weidner, Brody Mette, Jack Waldhoff, Benjamin Kitten, Matthew Deters, Kendall Tabbert

Neoga -- Brayden Cox, Anders Beck, Michael Dietz, Blake Fairbanks, Chris Montoya, Devonn Kingery

Newton -- Nick Zwilling, Owen Mahaffey

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Dylan Taylor

CLASS 2A

At Decatur MacArthur (Hickory Point Golf Course)

Saturday, Nov. 2, Girls 10 a.m., Boys 11 a.m.

BOYS

Effingham -- Alfredo Lopez

GIRLS

Effingham -- Kiley Weaver, Marah Kirk, Nicole Schneiderjon, Daelyn Dunston, Hope Monnet