23 RPAC Runners Competed at the 2025 NSAA State Cross Country Meet
- Evan Jones
- Oct 24
- 4 min read
Kearney Country Club was the site of the 2025 NSAA State Cross Country Meet. 23 runners represented 10 RPAC schools in the Class D races on a cool Friday afternoon. Let's dive into how the runners did.
Girls Results
Team Scores
McCool Junction - 30
Crofton - 31
Tri County - 54
Nebraska Christian - 59
Gordon-Rushville - 68
Elkhorn Valley - 84
Ainsworth - 88
Hemingford - 89
Aquinas Catholic - 93
North Central - 94
Perkins County - 97
Hastings St. Cecilia - 97
Ponca - 100
Elm Creek - 111
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge - 111
Brady - 146
Cambridge - 160
Cornerstone Christian - 160
State Medalists
Avery Arens, Crofton - 17:29.0 (New All-Class Course Record)
Delani Runnels, Niobrara-Verdigre - 19:27.0
Rarity Cournoyer, Gordon-Rushville - 19:28.2
Sage Holtmeier, Tri County - 19:29.2
Kayleigh Betka, McCool Junction - 19:33.4
Reagan Moody, Ainsworth - 19:38.6
Madison Shaw, Sandy Creek - 19:50.0
Ava Brennan, Ponca - 19:50.2
Azlynn Johnson, Stanton - 19:59.8
Leah Dawson, McCool Junction - 19:59.8
Lily Daly, Hastings St. Cecilia - 20:00.8
Angela Frick, North Central - 20:07.6
Dakota Horstman, Hemingford - 20:12.6
Mazzy Kuchar, Elkhorn Valley - 20:16.6
Riley Campbell, Aquinas Catholic - 20:17.7
Alma
Aysha Neal finished 23rd with a time of 20:34.4. Neal had a great freshman season and will return next year with a year of experience under her belt.
Bertrand-Loomis
Kendra Porteck finished 93rd with a time of 23:00.6 seconds, which was a 38-second PR for that course. Porteck finished the season on a high note and will return for her senior season to lead the Wolfkings.
Cambridge
The Trojans qualified their team for state and had five runners take the course. Lydia McGowen finished 25th with a time of 20:43.1, Briar Gunderson finished 108th with a time of 24:47.0, Kylie Koeppen finished 114th with a time of 25:50.0, Ruth Harris finished 115th with a time of 25:51.0, and Katie Fegley finished 118th with a time of 25:58.8. The Trojans are a young squad and will all return for next season, we can expect they will use this experience to improve off of next season.
Hi-Line
Olivia Wall finished 73rd with a time of 22:21.5. Wall will return for her senior season, along with the rest of their young group, next season.
Maxwell
LaChelle Benitez finished 53rd with a time of 21:43.2 and will return for her senior year next fall with state experience.
Maywood-Hayes Center
Agneshka Sankey finished 85th in 22:48.4. Sankey will be a junior next season and will return to a fairly young team that will look to be competitive again.
Southern Valley
Addison Lozo finished 84th with a time of 20:40.5 to conclude her freshman season. Lozo will return to lead the Eagles next fall with great experience.
Wallace
Elliana Robertson finished 103rd with a time of 23:52.5 to finish up her high school cross country season.
Wauneta-Palisade
Annaly Ramirez finished 37th with a time of 21:07.8 and finished up the Broncos' inaugural cross country season, and ended it on a high note at the state meet.
Boys Results
Team Scores
Doniphan-Trumbull - 24
Tri Country - 35
Cornerstone Christian - 43
Norfolk Catholic - 50
Nebraska Christian - 53
North Platte St. Pat's - 58
Perkins County - 80
McCool Junction - 85
Boyd County - 93
Hemingford - 97
Freeman - 101
Ord - 103
South Loup - 116
Homer - 125
Alma - 136
Stanton - 142
Axtell -144
Creighton - 159
State Medalists
Kaser Johnson, Doniphan-Trumbull - 15:42.5
Elijah Goodell, Perkins County - 16:00.9
Colton Ham, NPSP - 16:01.7
Jacob Swanson, Nebraska Christian - 16:35.2
Samuel Holsing, Tri County - 16:47.8
Hector Bonilla Betancou, Wood River - 16:49.6
Jaiden Anderson, Archangels Catholic - 16:51.0
Andrew Kastl, Norfolk Catholic - 16:54.1
Sullivan Jackson, Cornerstone Christian - 16:54.2
Carter Hannon, Doniphan-Trumbull - 16:54.8
Carter Mierau, McCool Junction - 16:55.3
Tobin Klaassen, Cornerstone Christian - 16:55.4
Drew Siems, Tri County - 16:55.7
Hayden Jansen, Freeman - 16:56.1
Dutch Miller, Arcadia-Loup City - 16:57.6
Alma
The Cardinals qualified their team, and five runners competed. Nolan Pfeil led the way with a time of 18:16.01 and finished 33rd, Vaughn Fennel finished 45th with a time of 45th with a time of 18:33.32, Bryson Shriver finished 58th with a time of 19:00.86, Barrett Zikmund finished 72nd with a time of 19:27.52, and Creighton Lynch finished 77th with a time of 19:35.32. The Cardinals will lose Pfeil to graduation, but they had a large roster this season. They will return the rest of their squad, fill that spot, and look to be a competitive squad again next season.
Bertrand-Loomis
Jonah Fisher finished 102nd with a time of 19:14.3 and finished his junior season on a very high note as he set a new course personal record by knocking off over 1:15 off of his time. He will return next year with more experience to help lead Bertrand-Loomis.
Cambridge
Braden Sandfort finished 107th with a time of 19:19.0 to finish up his junior season. He will return for his senior season to lead the young Trojan team.
Hi-Line
Connor Edwards finished 108th with a time of 19:19.9 to conclude his senior season.
Medicine Valley
Kael Garrett finished his high school career just outside the medals, placing 19th with a time of 17:11.3. He had a successful high school career.
Wallace
Max Hanson finished 26th with a time of 17:29.3 and had a huge personal record today as he knocked over 40 seconds off his time. He will return for his senior season to lead the young Wildcat team, which will look to repeat as RPAC team Champions.
Congratulations to all these runners and all the RPAC cross country athletes on a successful season!
