The De Soto High School cross country program had 13 runners earn their spot on the 2020 All United Kansas Conference Team. Senior Carson Sturdy was the boy’s UKC Runner of the Year. Kyle Newberry, Brady Huggins, and Owen Gier joined Sturdy on the All-UKC first team. Connor Gibson, Luke LaCombe, and Jamie Brown earned
The De Soto High School cross country team finished their season Saturday at the Kansas State 5A Cross Country Championships. Sophie Landrum, Brady Huggins, and Carson Sturdy represented the Wildcats against some of the top distance runners from across the state. Landrum earned All State honors by finishing in the top-20. She started the race
The De Soto High School cross country team competed in the Kansas 5A Regional Cross Country Race Saturday at Pierson Park. Four individual Wildcat runners qualified for the State Meet next Saturday. Sophie Landrum finished third overall in the girls race. Carson Sturdy finished second, Brady Huggins was twelfth, and Kyle Newberry was eighteenth to qualify
A small town backroad to most, a fierce training ground to few. In between De Soto and Eudora, two streets known as 95th and Edgerton meet. This intersection is used as a meeting place for the De Soto High School cross country team every Saturday. Once there, they perform their pre-training warm up of a
Congratulations to Coach Jack Sachse for being selected as the 2020 United Kansas Conference Boys and Girls Cross Country Coach of the Year! This is Coach Sachse’s second consecutive year earning a UKC Coach of the Year honor. The Cross Country teams swept the competition at the UKC meet winning every single race including: JV Boys, JV Girls, Varsity Boys, and Varsity
The De Soto High School cross country team competed in the 2020 United Kansas Conference Championship Thursday in Lansing. The Wildcats won all four races and crowned four individual UKC champions. The junior varsity girls started the afternoon with an outstanding performance. Freshman Gracie Smith (1) won the race with a time of 22:46. Alison
The De Soto High School cross country team raced against 11 other schools Thursday in the Cat Classic at Shawnee Mission Park. Senior Carson Sturdy (1) won the varsity boys race with a time of 15:49. The varsity boys team finished in third place with Brady Huggins (16), Kyle Newberry (19), Connor Gibson (25), and
The De Soto High School cross country team competed in the 2020 KC Classic Saturday on the campus of Ray-Pec High School. The Wildcats raced over 30 teams from across Kansas City with the varsity boys finishing sixth and the varsity girls sixteenth. Senior Carson Sturdy (4) led the boys with a time of 15:49.
Finishing a 5000 meter cross country race is challenging. Finishing in a personal record time requires dedication and a commitment to improve. Eight members of the De Soto High School cross country team achieved new PRs Saturday at Blue Valley Southwest. Josephine Butler, Elizabeth Schottler, Ailey Freeman, Lily Neighbors, and Sophie Landrum along with Camron
The De Soto High School cross country team hosted the third annual De Soto Invitational Thursday. The varsity boys finished first and the varsity girls took second in the nine-team meet at Lexington Lake Park. Junior Brady Huggins (1) won the varsity boys race with a time of 17:01. Teammates Kyle Newberry (3), Owen Gier
