Centralia cross country hadn't won a state title in its history but now have two championships in two years.
The boys won their second straight state title on Friday at the Class 3 MSHSAA state meet at Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, beating out Westminster Christian Academy by one point with 94 points. The top three of the trophy top four teams were decided by five total points. Nolan Spickert earned his second straight individual medal by finishing as the runner-up with a time of 15:37. Wesley Robertson and Jensen Decker each earned their first individual state medals with respective times of an eighth-place 16:12 and a 20th-place 16:48. Lane Chancellor was 40th, Zane Deckerd was 70th, Brett Cook was 160th and Jared Hawkins was 165th.
Katy Asbury finished 74th for Centralia in the Class 3 girls race with a time of 21:56 while Kenedee Moss wasn't able to finish. Asbury ran in her second straight state meet, and Moss ran in her fourth and final state meet, earning two individual state medals in the past.
Grace Rasmussen finished 115th with a time of 22:57 for North Callaway in her first state meet.
Look for full story in the Wednesday, November 12, 2025 edition of the Mexico Ledger.
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