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High School Cross Country

Lincoln Christian’s Trevin Opp races into history, earns Athlete of the Week

Injuries tested him, but Trevin Opp finished his high school cross country career with a third straight individual state title and another team championship.

Who should be Liberty First Athlete of the Week? Cast your vote!

The nominees for Liberty First Athlete of the Week are here. Cast your vote before the poll closes on Thursday.

Nebraska state cross country draws third-largest crowd in meet history

Nebraska’s state cross country meet has topped 7,000 spectators every year since 2021. A look at this year’s crowd and the sport’s participation numbers.

Seward celebrates two firsts as Einspahr, Bluejays win state cross country titles

Seward had never crowned an individual cross country champion or won a boys team title. Jackson Einspahr and the Bluejays changed both Friday.

Two defending champions fall, opening the door for new winners at state cross country

Two defending state champions were leading. Both went down before the finish. What happened next made for an emotional day at Nebraska state cross country.

Photos: Nebraska high school state cross country meet — Oct. 23

Photos from Friday's high school state cross country meet at Kearney Country Club.

Nebraska high school cross country: Results from Friday's state meet in Kearney

Results from Friday's high school state cross country meet.

Trevin Opp joins rare three-title club as Lincoln Christian repeats at state

A stress fracture left Trevin Opp unsure he’d make it back. Friday, he won his third individual state championship and helped Lincoln Christian repeat as team champion.

Pius X girls, Lincoln Christian boys lead cross country rankings ahead of state

Pius X’s girls and Lincoln Christian’s boys head to Kearney ranked No. 1. See where Nebraska’s contenders stand ahead of Friday’s state cross country meet.

Unbeaten in debut season, Seward’s Jackson Einspahr races toward history

SEWARD — Jackson Einspahr’s story is so improbable that you want to check and double-check that it’s true.

Nebraska high school cross country: Results from Thursday's area district meets

Here's a look at Thursday's high school cross country district action.

Nebraska high school cross country: Results from Thursday's area district meets

Here's a look at Thursday's high school cross country district action.

Cross country roundup: Pius X girls dominate, Beatrice’s Ribble and Seward’s Einspahr shine at districts

The Lincoln Pius X girls had four of the top five finishers, including winner Malia Woosley, to take home the B-2 district crown.

Lincoln East girls escape by five points to keep state cross country streak alive

Brian Kabourek has coached Lincoln East to state championships. Wednesday’s fight just to qualify had him feeling even more nervous.

Cross country roundup: Lincoln Christian scores perfect 10 at district meet

For the second week in a row, the Lincoln Christian boys cross country team had a perfect team score, this time in a district meet.

Cross country roundup: Seward sweeps Central Conference titles; Norris boys finish 1-2 at EMC

Jackson Einspahr won by 32 seconds. Haylen Holliday won by 23. Their victories helped Seward sweep the Central Conference championships Thursday in Aurora.

Cross country roundup: Beatrice freshman nearing finish of special season

Beatrice’s Carter Ribble continued his impressive freshman season by winning the Trailblazer Conference championship on Thursday.

‘I can definitely do this’: Southeast’s Caitlyn Olsen breaks through for HAC title

Caitlyn Olsen had never won a high school cross country race. Wednesday, the Lincoln Southeast runner became a conference champion.

Nebraska high school cross country results: Oct. 7

Results from Tuesday’s high school cross country action.

Cross country roundup: Lincoln Christian scores perfect 10 in Centennial Conference meet

The first six runners across the finish line were all Crusaders. Trevin Opp led Lincoln Christian to a perfect team score and the Centennial Conference boys cross country title.

Record rain cancels Lincoln Public Schools cross country championship

The LPS cross country meet scheduled for Friday has been canceled due to record rainfall on Wednesday.

Nebraska high school cross country results: Monday, Sept. 28

Results from Monday's high school cross country action.

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Freyer overtakes defending champion; Einspahr sets day’s pace at UNK

A late move gave Omaha Marian’s Maya Freyer the Class A win at UNK. Seward’s Jackson Einspahr clocked 15:53.3 to win Class B and lead his team to a title.

Lincoln Pius X girls win rare cross country tiebreaker to finish Bolts' sweep

The suspense came at the end of the race, when the online scoring toggled back and forth between Pius X and Omaha Marian.

Nebraska high school cross country results: Thursday, Sept. 24

Results from Thursday’s high school cross country action.

Nebraska high school cross country rankings, Sept. 23

Check out this week's cross country rankings from the Nebraska Cross Country Coaches Association.

Nebraska high school cross country results: Sept. 22

Results from Tuesday’s high school cross country action.

Cross country roundup: Lincoln High’s Trey Crabtree wins city showdown at Malcolm meet

Lincoln runners owned the front of the pack Tuesday, sweeping the top six places in the boys race at the Malcolm meet.

Cross country roundup: Southwest's Ripley; Fremont's Dahl shine at regional meet

Lincoln Southwest junior Mitchell Ripley had an impressive top 10 finish at a 28-team regional cross country meet in Pella, Iowa, on Saturday.

Nebraska high school cross country results: Saturday, Sept. 19

Results from Saturday's high school cross country action.

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