Centre girls place in top 20 at regional cross-country

The Centre High School cross-country team participated Saturday in a regional meet at Cessna Activity Center, Wichita.

Two girls on the team placed in the top 20 but failed to qualify for the state meet. Junior Nellie Kassebaum finished 13th with a time of 18 minutes, 29 seconds. Sophomore Ally Basore placed 15th at 18:51. Senior Kevin Lewis placed 32nd in the boys competition at 22:21.

“We failed to qualify for state but had an excellent finish to a great season,” coach Cindy Riedel said.