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Lady Huskies take title, Lewis tops the field at regionals
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KEVIN ELLIS | CNHI NEWS SERVICE Edmond Memorial's Tara Lewis runs in the girls cross country race in Norman on Saturday.
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The Edmond North girls hadn’t lost to an Oklahoma school all season and they didn’t let it start Saturday. The Lady Huskies placed four runners in the top 10 and held off Westmoore for the Class 6A west regional title Saturday in Norman.
North won the girls’ meet with 52 points, finishing five points ahead of defending state champion Westmoore. Memorial and Santa Fe also punched their ticket to state, finishing third and fourth, with 68 and 111 points.
While North grabbed the team title, it was Memorial’s Tara Lewis finishing atop of the field. The sophomore won the individual crown with a time of 12:01.
Meredith Farley and Anna Kimsey finished fifth and sixth to pace the Lady Huskies. Farley completed the 2-mile course in 12:22, while Kimsey was next through the gate at 12:28.
Ashley Webb also earned a top 10 finish as she took eighth (12:43). Megan Watson came in 16th (13:02), Hannah Helker was 17th (13:04) and Martha Blaess finished 20th (13:07) for the top-ranked Lady Huskies.
Memorial had two other girls finish in the top 20, with Lauren Talbert taking 10th (12:52) and Christina Wright placing 11th (12:54).
Santa Fe got strong performances from freshman Rachel Davis and Lexis Crist, who finished 12th and 13th, respectively. Davis ran a time of 12:56, while Crist finished one second back at 12:57.
Class 5A
The Deer Creek girls earned a trip to the Class 5A state cross country meet, as they placed second at regional Saturday in Norman.
Senior Hillarie Kessler finished second overall in the 2-mile race, after missing the past few meets due to injury. Kessler clocked a time of 12:54, finishing only behind Bishop McGuinness’ Mary Kate Roy.
Courtney Maichak was next in third-place with a time of 13:05. Kristiani Miller came in 16th (13:52), Brittany Ransom was 17th (13:55) and Makenna Rickner finished 20th (14:03).
The state cross country meet is set for Saturday at Mitch Park. Action begins at 10 a.m. with the Class 4A girls’ race, and will conclude with the Class 6A boys at 2:45 p.m.
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