Jackson, Missouri - The Dexter High School Cross Country competed in their first run of the season at Jackson High School. Seven Bearcats earned medals in the top 25 spots.
Freshmen: Carter Dorton (13th), Gavin Cartwright (14th), Andrew Ellinghouse (22nd).
Sophomore: Margo Nea (10th)
Seniors: Dawson Kasting (18th), Lucas Goodrich (22nd) and Emily Ladd (2nd).
Individual Top 25 Senior Boys
Team scores -- 1. Kirkwood 28, 2. Jackson 78, 3. Mehlville 96, 4. St. Vincent 98, 5. Fox 107, 6. Dexter 120, 7. Zalma 156
1. Jared Neikirk (Cape) 12:06; 2. Ean Buffington (J) 12:36; 3. Gage Kinder (J) 12:59; 4. David Decker (Kirk) 13:04; 5. Josh Robertson (Kirk) 13:05; 6. Kyler Kabernat (RS) 13:07; 7. Drew Tucker (Kirk) 13:24; 8. Caleb Jarvis (Potosi) 13:25.21; 9. Ethan Webb (Fox) 13:25.64; 10. Andrew Lipe (SV) 13:36; 11. John Williams (Mehl) 13:48; 12. Jake Hibbard (Kirk) 13:56; 13. Dominic Bottom (Kirk) 14:03; 14. Bela Cseri (Kirk) 14:05; 15. Caiden Owens (Kirk) 14:07; 16. Ashton Braddock (Kirk) 14:08; 17. Ray Bonner (Fox) 14:10; 18. Dawson Kastin (Dex)14:19.46; 19. Devin Friedmeyer (Crystal) 14:19.80; 20. Tennessee Ervin (Jeff) 14:27; 21. Dominic Sauer (SV) 14:34; 22. Lucas Goodrich (Dex) 14:38; 23. Kris Triggs (Mehl) 14:42; 24. Damian Tucker (J) 14:45; 25. Simon Grace (Valle) 14:47
Individual Top 25 Senior Girls
Team scores -- 1. Kirkwood 12, 2. Jackson 28, 3. Rockwood Summit 30, 4. St. Vincent 40, 5. Fox 83, 6. Oak Ridge 93
1. Hannah Santoni (Kirk) 15:00; 2. Emily Ladd (Dex) 15:14; 3. Julia Kidwell (J) 15:22; 4. Catherin Skubiz (Kirk) 15:26; 5. Corin Carroll (SV) 15:53; 6. Madison DeClue (Potosi) 15:59; 7. Kate Hennessy (Kirk) 16:13; 8. Tabby Stowens (Kirk) 16:14; 9. Lizzy Eastland (RS) 16:17; 10. Natalie Vincen (RS) 16:18; 11. Melanie Brekrus (RS) 16:20; 12. Margo Motes (J) 16:24; 13. Abby Sadler (J) 16:54; 14. Lindsay Poitras (Fox) 17:23. 15. Jordan Layton (OR), 18:05; 16. Abigail Schremp (SV) 18:17; 17. Grace Essig (RS) 18:44; 18. Abbey Holdinghausen (Crystal) 18:46; 19. Abbey Hotop (SV) 18:57; 20. Courtney Brewer (SV) 19:00; 21. Emily Prost (SV) 19:01.03; 22. Anna Miget (SV) 19:01.52; 23. Maya Pritchard (Kirk) 19:03; 24. Madeline Poplovoski (RS) 19:06; 25. Brianna Hamm (Kirk) 19:09
Individual Top 25 Junior Boys
Team scores -- 1. Kirkwood 15, 2. Jackson 60, 3. Rockwood Summitt 66, 4. St. Vincent 93, 5. Mehlville 113, 6. Delta 156
1. Christian Baker (Kirk) 12:18; 2. Darren Reese (Potosi) 12:44; 3. Jacob Even (Kirk) 12:48; 4. Jacob White (Kirk) 12:53; 5. Dylon Connor (RS) 13:07; 6. Landon Carlton (J) 13:08; 7. Finn Sinner (Kirk) 13:11; 8. Kaelin Triggs (Mehl) 13:14; 9. Joe Baer (SV) 13:16; 10. Scout Pettit (J) 13:26; 11. Devin Maelelin (RS) 13:40; 12. Kebon Gvresgerd (Kirk) 13:47; 13. Gavin Jones (J) 13:50; 14. Ethan Lohdell (Kirk) 13:56; 15. Isaiah McMullen (Mehl) 14:03; 16. Henry Loida (Kirk) 14:04; 17. Keegan Donovan (Kirk) 14:06; 18. Tommy Damian (Kirk) 14:07; 19. Lee Lueker (Kirk) 14:08; 20. Drew Kranawetter (OR) 14:09; 21. Caleb Roth (SV) 14:18; 22. Kyle Steinbecker (SV) 14:24.22; 23. Jake Van Cardo (RS) 14:24.33; 24. Quintin Stepp (Kirk) 14:24.50; 25. Jon Berra (Fox) 14:25
Individual Top 25 Junior Girls
Team scores -- 1. Jackson 36, 2. Jefferson 38, 3. Crystal City 43, 4. Rockwood Summit 45, 5. Kirkwood 50, 6. Fox 52, 7. St. Vincent 58, 8. Valle Catholic 63
1. Amie Martin (Fox) 14:52; 2. Kennedy Bauer (J) 15:19; 3. Meredith Lang (Kirk) 15:40; 4. Alyssa Davis (Cape) 15:50; 5. Bree Allgier (Potosi) 15:55; 6. Jenny Reeb (RS) 15:57; 7. Faith Littleton (J) 16:01; 8. Jordan Heacock (Jeff) 16:25.39; 9. Cheney Ervin (Jeff) 16:25.77; 10. Genevieve Lipe (SV) 16:40; 11. Taylor Sloan (Crystal) 17:35; 12. Emma Shirley (Crystal) 17:57; 13. Kate Muellen (Kirk) 18:02; 14. Madison Otte (Valle) 18:17; 15. Patience Vandermierden (Leo) 18:18; 16. Paige Mason (Fox) 18:20; 17. April Flieg (Valle) 18:34.78; 18. Taylor Seyer (OR) 18:34.98; 19. Megan Lipe (SV) 18:43; 20. Taylor Reynolds (Crystal) 18:44; 21. Lindsey Umfleet (Zalma) 18:49; 22. Kassi Bright (Zalma) 19:06; 23. Jenna Dynoff (Kirk) 19:14; 24. Hannah Pennington (Kirk) 19:18; 25. Josephine Mijarez (Jeff) 19:25
Individual Top 25 Sophomore Boys
Team scores -- 1. Kirkwood 16; 2. Rockwood Summit 85; 3. Jackson 125; 4. Oak Ridge 129; 5. St. Vincent 170; 6. Jefferson 183; 7. Cape Central 205
1. Martin Strong (Kirk) 12:38.49; 2. A.J. Wallach (Kirk) 12:58; 3. Brett Lynch (Potosi) 13:08; 4. Preston Dickerson (Potosi) 13:35; 5. Cameron Howard (Fox) 13:40; 6. Peter Hooks (Kirk) 13:43; 7. Keelan McPhecters (Kirk) 13:44; 8. Luke Wendel (J) 13:55.39; 9. Richi Inja (RS) 13:55.72; 10. Will McQuade (J) 13:56; 11. Nathan Lanigne (RS) 13:57; 12. A.J. Eckstein (Kirk) 19:02; 13. Ethan Ripperdan (Kirk) 14:05; 14. Chance Oehlert (Perry) 14:13.24; 15. Jack Bugee (Kirk) 14:13.65; 16. Henry Ebert (Kirk) 14:15; 17. Kaleb Owens (Kirk) 14:17; 18. John Engelmohr (Kirk) 14:18; 19. Daniel Young (Kirk) 14:19; 20. David Layton (OR) 19:20.02; 21. Larry McMillin (Fox) 14:20.37; 22. Zach LeGrand (OR) 14:21; 23. Ziya Hadzic (Mehl) 14:24; 24. Cooper George Lander (Kirk) 14:26; 25. Nolan Roth (Jeff) 14:27
Individual Top 25 Sophomore Girls
Team scores -- 1. Kirkwood 19, 2. Mehlville 21, 3. Jackson 40, 4. Rockwood Summit 42, 5. Fox 50, 6. Dexter 71, 7. Valle Catholic 113
1. Emma Hubbell (Mehl) 15:32; 2. Emily Pesselato (Mehl) 15:48; 3. Elisa Holtzman (RS) 16:05.04; 4. Kayley Heeter (Potosi) 16:05.70; 5. Ally Gooden (Kirk) 16:39; 6. Grace Murphy (Kirk) 17:00; 7. Courtney Wright (Perry) 17:02; 8. Julia Patt (Kirk) 17:11; 9. Adara Webb (Fox) 17:21; 10. Margo Nea (Dex) 17:23; 11. Kayden Fisher (J) 17:50; 12. Zoe Swearinger (RS) 17:55; 13. Abby Dickinson (Kirk) 18:00; 14. Mary Calvin (J) 18:02; 15. Rilee Lecki (J) 18:13; 16. Katy Rudolph (Kirk) 18:18; 17. Meredith Millstone (Kirk) 18:20; 18. Missy Hanek (Mehl) 18:23; 19. Meg Murphy (Kirk) 18:32; 20. Carly Wright (Fox) 18:43; 21. Maddi Keisker (Fox) 18:49; 22. Macie Hoskins (Cape) 19:09; 23. Skylar Ponder (OR) 19:16; 24. Kyla Beel (Leo) 19:17; 25. Elizabeth Dunn (Perry) 19:19
Individual Top 25 Freshman Boys
Team scores -- 1. Jackson 34; 2. Kirkwood 56; 3. Cape Central 108
1. Mason Keith (OR) 11:23; 2. Will Jarvis (Potosi) 11:25; 3. Evan Stephens (J) 11:26; 4. Jack McCormack (J) 11:30; 5. Hunter Griffin (Potosi) 11:32; 6. Philip Marshall (OR) 11:41; 7. Braden Driskill (Adv) 11:46; 8. Thaddaeus Morgan (Kirk) 11:48; 9. Clayton Greenlee (J 11:52; 10. Sam Bradshaw (RS) 11:53; 11. Auggie Pheagley (Cap) 11:59; 12. Nathan Caldwell (Cape) 12:00; 13. Carter Donton (Dex) 12:04; 14. Gavin Cartwright (Dex) 12:04; 15. Luc Daniels (Kirk) 12:08; 16. Will Birmingham (Kirk) 12:14; 17. Elliot Notrica (Kirk) 12:17; 18. Eli Jones (J) 12:17; 19. Jack Henry (Kirk) 12:22; 20. Matthew Linhares (Kirk) 12:23; 21. Billy O'Keeffe (Kirk) 12:25; 22. Andrew Ellinghouse (Dex) 12:26; 23. Jake Eastin (J) 12:29; 24. Josh Hoog (Valle) 12:40; 25. Will Arbanas (Kirk) 12:41
Individual Top 25 Freshman Girls
Team scores -- 1. Cape Central 19, 2. Kirkwood 24, t-3. Rockwood Summit 38, t-3. Jackson 38, 5. Valle Catholic 40
1. Sarah Hickenbothen (Kirk) 13:00; 2. McKenzie Williams (Cape) 13:38; 3. Elizabeth Steele (J) 13:58; 4. Hallie Portell (Potosi) 14:21.08; 5. Danielle Foutz (Cape) 14:21.55; 6. Claire Guillemet (Kirk) 14:23; 7. Abbi Riek (Mehl) 14:31; 8. Cierra Lewis (Potosi) 14:35; 9. Nicole Valle (Valle) 14:37; 10. Sophie McAdams (J) 14:38; 11. Bridget Reichmuth (RS) 14:43; 12. Jaclyn King (Cape) 14:54; 13. Skye Garrett (RS) 15:04; 14. Joy Missey (RS) 15:06; 15. Mary Roth (Valle) 15:24; 16. Rachelle Valle (Valle) 15:26; 17. Maggie Pennington (Kirk) 15:32; 18. Era Oberle (Valle) 15:49; 19. Sophia Essig (RS) 16:05; 20. Kylie Hawk (RS) 16:11; 21. Julia Pitz (Kirk) 16:36; 22. Emily Landewee (Delta) 16:43; 23. Jade Antezanna (Kirk) 16:47; 24. Izzy Salva (Kirk) 16:51; 25. Juli Evans (J) 16:57
The Dexter Bearcats next Cross Country Meet will be at Arcadia Valley on Saturday, September 9, 2017.
Shown in the photo from left to right are front row Emily Ladd, Margo Nea, Carter Dorton, and Lucas Goodrich; back row are Dawson Kasting, Andrew Ellinghouse, and Gavin Cartwright.
