Ramirez, Portillo-Munoz claim district cross country runner-up titles, Lexington teams qualify for state
Lexington's Natalie Ramirez sprints to the finish line of the girls Class B-4 District cross country race Thursday at Overton Golf Club.
Lexington's Isac Portillo-Munoz nears the finish line during the Class B-3 District cross country meet Thursday at Overton Golf Club.
Lexington's Bristol McConville nears the finish line during the girls Class B-4 District cross country race Thursday at Overton Golf Club.
Lexington's Erick Grijalva-Ibarra sprints near the finish line of the boys Class B-3 District cross country race Thursday at Overton Golf Club.
Lexington's Javier Perales-Casas sprints to the finish line of the boys Class B-3 District cross country meet Thursday at Overton Golf Club.
Lexington boys and girls cross country teams qualified for state Thursday at the Class B-3 and B-4 District meets at Overton Golf Club.
The Minutemaids claimed third as a team with 54 points behind North Platte and Scottsbluff in B-4.
North Platte girls and boys swept the team titles. Scottsbluff girls were the runners-up in B-4.
The Minutemen were the B-3 runners-up behind Seward. Scottsbluff boys also qualified as a team in third.
MINUTEMAIDS
Natalie Ramirez set a new personal best time of 19:21.4, claiming the runner-up title.
Bristol McConville medaled in ninth with a personal best time of 20:14.8.
Brennan Ackerson ran a season best time of 24:16.7 for 23rd.
Kaylee Converse took 24th with a personal best time of 24:18.7.
MINUTEMEN
Senior Isac Portillo-Munoz was the runner-up with a time of 16:33.3.
Senior Erick Grijalva-Ibarra followed Portillo-Munoz in third place with a time of 16:39.8.
Sophomore Javier Perales-Casas had a personal best time of 17:10.6 for ninth.
Freshman Adan Rivas-Lopez placed 11th with a personal best time of 17:22.5.
Sophomore Miles Oestreich medaled in 15th with a personal best time of 17:49.6.
Senior Andy Hernandez-Gonzalez finished with a personal best time of 18:12.5 for 18th.
GIRLS TOP 15
1- Rinlee Blomstedt, McCook, 19:15.3
2- Ramirez, Lexington
3- Nina Polk, Scottsbluff, 19:25.3
4- Eden Majerus, North Platte, 19:30.8
5- Emma Nichols, North Platte, 19:35.9
6- Hannah Wemhoff, Scottsbluff, 19:52.4
7- Adelyn Brewer, Crete, 19:57.5
8- Layla Thomas, North Platte, 20:02.4
9- McConville, Lexington
10- Jovee Keener, Scottsbluff, 20:30.1
11- Kimber Freiberger, Alliance, 20:56.5
12- Kierra Brunkhardt, North Platte, 20:56.6
13- Addison Dittmer, Crete, 20:58.5
14- Mary Nielsen, North Platte, 21:08.3
15- Erika Crofutt, Scottsbluff, 21:12.8
BOYS TOP 15
1- Jackson Einspahr, Seward, 15:32.4
2- Portillo-Munoz, Lexington
3- Grijalva-Ibarra, Lexington
4- Austin Koch, Seward, 16:44.2
5- Mason Vest, Seward, 16:45.7
6- Gavin Wemhoff, Scottsbluff, 16:55.7
7- Mason Luebbe, Seward, 17:02
8- Kieran Einspahr, Seward, 17:02.6
9- Perales-Casas, Lexington
10- Jace Castle, Scottsbluff, 17:19.2
11- Rivas-Lopez, Lexington
12- Lucas Zitek, Seward, 17:27.1
13- Coleman Slater, Crete, 17:38.6
14- William Zurn, Alliance, 17:41.7
15- Oestreich, Lexington
