Kearney Cross Country Sweeps Four Conference Titles

Kearney High School swept all four team championships at the Suburban Blue Conference Cross Country Meet on Saturday, Oct. 17, at Platte Ridge Park, pushing through cold, windy conditions on a challenging course.

The Bulldogs won the varsity girls, varsity boys, junior varsity girls and junior varsity boys divisions. Izzy Fowler led the varsity girls with an individual conference championship, while the JV girls claimed the first seven places for a perfect team score.

Fowler finished in 20 minutes, 36 seconds, three seconds ahead of teammate Ayla Lehman, who placed second. Scarlett Carpenter finished fourth and Drew Gustafson took fifth, joining Fowler and Lehman in earning first-team all-conference honors. Kearney won the girls team title with 17 points.

Zolah Williams placed eighth, Kadence Vanderau finished ninth and Lenny Watts took 10th. All three earned second-team all-conference recognition.

The varsity boys claimed their championship with 28 points. Cameron Fowler led Kearney with a third-place finish, followed by Hunter Phipps in fourth, Alex Gustafson in sixth and Luke Vanderstel in seventh. Each earned first-team all-conference honors.

Jackson Vasquez finished eighth, Korban Gomer placed ninth and Mason Woods took 13th, earning second-team all-conference honors.

In the JV girls race, Kearney runners occupied the top seven spots, producing a perfect score of 15 points. Carley Lusby won the race, followed in order by MacKenzie Deitchler, Annabelle Krehbiel, Sami Phelps, Maci Bates, Darcy Taylor and Anna Hermon.

The JV boys rounded out the sweep with 16 points. Cooper Wernimont finished first, Reid Perkins took second, Blake Immesberger placed third and Jaxson Bowers finished fourth. Lucas Fredlund added a sixth-place finish.

KPGZ News – Brian Watts contributed to this story.