WAUSA — Make it three in a row for the Homer girls cross country team, as they led a sweep of the Lewis & Clark Conference team titles Friday at Rolling Hills Golf Club.
The Lady Knights, behind medalist Alejandra Quezada-Garcia, edged Bloomfield/Wausa by four points to take their third straight conference title.
All three scoring Lady Knights finished in the top 11, with Isabelle Pieper finishing in eighth and Avery Kramper placing 11th. Sydney Newlon also earned a medal for placing 12th and Brooklyn Hightree was 24th.
On the boys’ side, all five Homer runners earned medals for placing in the top 15. Jett Fogarty and Tommy Reed were second and third and Jessup Snowball finished sixth as Homer finished 10 points ahead of Bloomfield/Wausa. Triston Owens was ninth and Logan Albrecht placed 13th.
Tri County Northeast finished third in the boys team race and fourth in the girls and both teams had one medalist. Karlee Duncan was 14th in the girls race and Jude Ridenour placed fourth in the boys race.
The two teams now head to Thursday’s D-1 district race at Twin Creeks Golf Club in Pender. The girls race starts at 4:30 p.m., with the boys race to follow at 5:15 p.m. Top three teams and top 10 individuals qualify for the state meet, set for Friday, Oct. 23 in Kearney.
Lewis & Clark Conference
Girls Team Standings
Homer 16, Bloomfield/Wausa 20, Winside 23, Norfolk JV 26, Tri County NE 50, Homer JV 61.
Area Results
HOMER — 1. Alejandra Quezada-Garcia, 22:08.92; 8. Isabelle Pieper, 24:05.23; 11. Avery Kramper, 24:30.37; 12. Sydney Newlon, 24:39.23; 24. Brooklyn Hightree, 26:57.48.
TCNE — 14. Karlee Duncan, 25:01.21; 22. Chloe Peters, 26:37.41; 28. Hailey Millard, 28:44.49.
HOMER JV — 21. Julianne Bousquet, 26:25.85; 29. Aurora Collins, 29:32.41; 31. Harlo Carmen, 36:59.64.
Boys Team Standings
Homer 11, Bloomfield/Wausa 21, Creighton 22, Tri County NE 54, Creighton JV 58, Homer JV 63, Osmond 68.
Area Results
HOMER — 2. Jett Fogarty, 17:50.27; 3. Tommy Reed, 18:09.54; 6. Jessup Snowball, 18:29.08; 9. Triston Owens, 18:45.07; 13. Logan Albrecht, 19:14.62.
TCNE — 4. Jude Ridenour, 18:15.28; 26. Alan Figueroa, 21:40.34; 29. Tucker Anderson, 22:29.73; 32. Matthew Bousquet, 24:16.42; 35. Timmy Peters, 28:03.91.
HOMER JV — 15. Maximus Wiggs, 19:44.50; 24. Tate Nelsen, 21:26.08; 28. Colby Rohde, 22:09.35; 31. Jaxon Brewer, 22:36.82.
