Warrensburg boys cross country wins MRVC West title
Published 6:40 am Thursday, October 22, 2026
Warrensburg boys cross country cliched it fourth consecutive first-place finish in the MRVC West Championship on Wednesday, Oct. 21, in Lexington.
They had 20 points, while Odessa finished second with 52.
Tigers senior Carson Hennrich won the individual conference title for the second consecutive season, finishing the 40-runner field with a time of 17:01.6. ‘Burg has now had a runner win the conference title in the last seven seasons. He is the third repeat winner in the span, joining Drew Belardo (2020, 2021) and Julian McNeilin (2022, 2023).
Junior Travis King finished second with a time of 17:14.3. Freshman Brady Addis finished fourth with a time of 17:43.8, senior Hayden Hunter finished seventh with a time of 18:35.8, freshman Truman Kellner finished 11th with a time of 19:20.3 and senior Evan Wittmaier finished 13th with a time of 19:43.3.
The girls also earned a team plaque, finishing second with 35 points. Champion Odessa also had 35 points, but won the tiebreaker through its top runner having the better position.
Sophomore Molly Christensen led the girls, finishing fourth out of 34 runners with a time of 21:35.5. Junior Aleyna Michael finished seventh with a time of 22:14.2, junior Talita Wiederhoeft finished ninth with a time of 22:27.4, senior Alex Kientzy finished 11th with a time of 22:57, sophomore Kaitlyn Carpenter finished 17th with a time of 24:16.3, sophomore Paige Beasley finished 26th with a time of 26:03.1 and freshman Makenzie Graham finished 29th with a time of 26:22.1.
Center freshman Makenzie Berg won the individual conference title in 20:32.4.
Knob Noster boys finish second
The Knob Noster boys also clinched a team plaque, finishing second in the field of six teams with 53 points. Lafayette County won with 40. Holden finished fifth with 128.
Knob Noster freshman Chase Hall led local runners in the field of 39 with a time of 18:22. Holden junior William Claxton finished sixth with a time of 18:28.7, Knob Noster freshman Michael Dais finished eighth with a time of 19:02.5, Knob Noter junior William Cramer finished 11th with a time of 19:31.3, Knob Noster senior Tyler LeNeave finished 13th with a time of 19:37.6, Knob Noster sophomore William Pruitt finished 16th with a time of 20:03.5, Holden senior Evan Robinsson finished 24th with a time of 20:41.9, Holden sophomore Luke Tebbenkamp finished 27th with a time of 20:46.7, Knob Noster junior Anthony Heppler finished 28th with a time of 20:54, Knob Noster senior Kolby Cunningham finished 29th with a time of 21:27.8, Holden freshman Wyatt Minor finished 33rd with a time of 22:13.2, Holden sophomore Spencer Anstine finished 38th with a time of 24:49 and Holden freshman Patrick Ferguson finished 39th with a time of 25:20.8.
Carrollton junior Carter Barlow won the conference title with a time of 17:14.8.
The Knob Noster girls finished third out of four teams with 52 points. Holden finished fourth with 114.
Knob Noster sophomore Lillian Bridges led area runners, finishing sixth out of 27 with a time of 21:41.4. Knob Noster senior Charlie Miller finished ninth with a time of 22:04.5, Knob Noster sophomore Corrie Berislavich finished tenth with a time of 22:16, Knob Noster freshman Katelyn Frintz finished 13th with a time of 22:28.5, Knob Noster senior Callie Gallagher finished 14th with a time of 22:45.6, Holden junior Jessy Stringer finished 16th with a time of 22:52, Knob Noster senior Jenna Berislavich finished 17th with a time of 23:30.6, Knob Noster freshman Lydia Spencer finished 22nd with a time of 25:15.1, Holden freshman Anna Stever finished 23rd with a time of 25:23.6, Holden freshman Addison Doll finished 24th with a time of 25:57.1, Holden freshman MaryAlice Stringer finished 25th with a time of 26:13.6 and senior Madisyn Talley finished 26th with a time of 26:21.2.
Lexington senior Addison Smith won the conference title with a time of 18:30.8. Lexington also finished first as a team with 21 points.
Joe Andrews can be reached at 660-747-8123.
