District XC roundup: Runners qualify for state

Posted 11/5/25

Runners had to finish in the top 30 in their respective district races Saturday to qualify individually for the state championships this weekend at Gans Creek in Columbia, and schools had to finish …

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District XC roundup: Runners qualify for state

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Runners had to finish in the top 30 in their respective district races Saturday to qualify individually for the state championships this weekend at Gans Creek in Columbia, and schools had to finish in the top four to qualify the team for state.

Mexico at Class 4 District 3 at Hazelwood Central in St. Louis

Seth Stevenson finished seventh in the boys 5K with a time of 17:42, Carter Nading was 19th with a time of 18:21.59 and Brady McCoy was 20th with a time of 18:21.61.

Maggie Ramsey finished 12th in the girls 5K with a time of 21:16.

The boys run at 11 a.m. Friday, and Ramsey runs at 11:45 a.m. Friday.

Centralia, North Callaway at Class 3 District 3 in Linn

The Centralia boys finished second with 55 points, which was nine points more than district champion Westminster Christian. Nolan Spickert was the meet champion with a winning time of 16:14, Wesley Robertson was fifth with a time of 17:17, Jensen Decker was ninth with a time of 17:26, Lane Chancellor was 15th with a time of 17:54 and Zane Deckerd was 25th with a time of 18:10.

Kenedee Moss finished sixth in the girls 5K for Centralia with a time of 20:54, and Katy Asbury was 12th with a time of 21:25.

Grace Rasmussen finished 17th in the girls 5K for North Callaway with a time of 21:53. 

The boys run at 9 a.m. Friday, and the girls run at 9:45 a.m. Friday.

Van-Far, Community R-6 at Class 1 District 3 in Vandalia

On their home course, the Van-Far boys finished second with 61 points behind Vienna. Slade Keller finished fifth with a time of 17:48, Garrett Hopke was sixth with a time of 18:01, Jaydon Hug-Hernandez was 25th with a time of 19:14 and Brady Puls was 29th with a time of 19:19. 

Khloe Wallace was fifth in the girls 5K for Van-Far with a time of 22:20, and Kylee Gibson was 25th with a time of 24:59.

The boys run at 9 a.m. Saturday, and the girls run at 9:45 a.m. Saturday.

Missouri Military Academy, Paris at Class 2 District 3 in Linn

Christopher Song and Jesus Robinson finished 21st and 22nd, respectively, in the boys 5K for Missouri Military Academy with times of 18:20 and 18:23.

The Paris boys finished fourth to qualify as a team and had Landen Chapman win the individual meet championship with a time of 16:21, and Case Morgan with 15th with a time of 18:06.

Edie Wormington finished 20th in the girls 5K for Paris with a time of 22:40, Elizabeth Ross was 27th with a time of 23:04 and Ava Crain was 29th with a time of 23:08. 

The boys run at 11 a.m. Saturday, and the girls run at 11:45 a.m. Saturday.


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