GREAT BEND – Hays High freshman Amelia Jaeger finished in seventh place at the 5A Regional Cross Country meet to qualify for next Saturday’s 5A state cross country meet at Rim Rock Farm outside of Lawrence. Jaeger had a time of 20:23.43, a little over a minute and five seconds behind Maize South’s Alexa Rios who won the regional title with a time of 19:18.12.

Maize South won the team title scoring 36 points. Maize was second with 61 points, Great Bend third with 62 points and the Indians fourth with 83.

Yesenia Maldanado was the next highest finisher for the Indians with an 18th place finish. (21:30.21). Claire Shippy finished 19th (21:33.12), Micaela Dickman 21st (21:39.89 20), Jaycine Watson 22nd (21:48.34), Lainey Hardman 26th (21:48.34) and Landri Dotts 30th (22:19.18).

Braden Hines led the Indians boys with a 30th place finish with a time of 18:19.51.