Oct 15, 2021

Esfeld grabs gold, Lady Panthers take WAC title

Posted Oct 15, 2021 12:00 PM

Kaiden Esfeld took the gold medal while the Lady Panther Cross Country team continued their dominance at the Western Athletic Conference meet Thursday in Dodge City.

Esfeld navigated the tough Mariah Hills Golf Course terrain to beat Devin Chappel of Garden City by 30-seconds with a time of 16:30.10.

The Great Bend Lady Panther brought home the team trophy with another strong performance that saw them win their fifth meet title in six tries this season.

Five Lady Panthers finished in the top 10 led by Marissa Boone's 2nd place finish. Boone was followed by Diane Alvarez in 3rd, Addy Nicholson in 5th, Emma Loomis in 8th and Eliana Beckham in 9th.

Reese King took 14th while Darcy Feist finished in 16th place as the Panthers placed all seven of their runners in the top sixteen.

Great Bend will host a 5A Regional next Saturday at Lake Barton.

Western Athletic Conference Championships

Girls Team Scores

1. Great Bend 27

2. Dodge City 54

3. Hays 81

4. Garden City 89

5. Liberal 119

Great Bend Results

2. Marissa Boone 16:01.50

3. Diana Alvarez 16:15.50

5. Addy Nicholson 16:25.50

8. Emma Loomis 16:38.0

9. Eliana Beckham 16:39.60

14. Reese King 16:55.80

16. Darcy Feist 17:21.30

Great Bend Boys Results

1. Kaiden Esfeld 16:30.10