Centralia’s Spickert wins Tolton Invitational at state course, Mexico’s Stevenson 14th

Nolan Spickert hopes he can win yet again at Gans Creek this season.

The Centralia junior won Saturday’s boys 5K at the Tolton Invitational on the same course used for the state cross country meet in Columbia. Spickert finished with a time of 15:38.47 while his teammate Jensen Decker finished fifth to lead Centralia’s eighth-place finish out of 26 schools.

Seth Stevenson was Mexico’s top finisher in 14th with a time of 17:33.38 to lead Mexico’s 12th-place finish. Reid Bickell was 52nd for its next best finisher. 

Katelynn Asbury was third in the girls 5K for Centralia with a time of 20:02.27, and Ealynne Bostick was the next best finisher in 56th. Maryam Waheed was Mexico’s top finisher in 36th with a time of 22:52.59, and Maria Peuster was 42nd. 

Missouri Military Academy’s Lucas Bergman was 195th. 

Van-Far boys win Palmyra Invitational

The Van-Far boys took their winning ways on the road on Saturday.

The Indians won the Palmyra Invitational with 46 points to put them on top of the nine-school field. Slade Keller and Garrett Hopke finished back-to-back in fourth and fifth, respectively, with times of 18:55.55 and 19:04.47.

Tyler Carlyle was eighth for Van-Far, and Harrison Wright was 19th. 

The Paris boys were fifth and were led by Case Morgan with a 12th-place time of 20:06.81. Hayden DeOrnellas was 22nd. 

Khloe Wallace was Van-Far’s top finisher in the girls 5K with a 28th-place time of 27:38.72. Elizabeth Ross and Edie Wormington were the top finishers for Paris in 19th and 20th, respectively, with times of 25:42.87 and 25:47.32.

Arcala finishes 14th for North Callaway at Linn

Elaina Arcala was North Callaway’s top runner on Saturday.

Arcala finished 14th in the girls 5K at the Linn Invitational with a time of 24:15.40. Adrienne Egly was 38th, and Mary Leake was 54th.

For the boys, Hunter Jansen was 31st with a time of 20:22.30, and Trevor Jansen was 63rd.