Heaton Competes at Class 1A State Cross Country

South Central junior Corbett Heaton finished 63rd out of 100 runners at the Class 1A State cross country meet Saturday at Wamego Country Club.

Heaton ran a time of 19:21.56. It proved to be a strong field, with Eli Gaeddert of Goessel winning the race with a time of 16:21.18 and 50 runners finishing with times of less than 19 minutes.

Heaton will return to the Timberwolves next year, along with Gavin Martin, Sophia Hernandez and Jacob Reed. Seniors Denin Johnson, Dominic Macias and Breckyn Snyder will graduate.