Raider Cross Country Finishes Season At State

Sidney's Red Raider Cross Country teams had another successful year under Head Coach Donna Wiedeburg, and the girls' team was able to earn 12th place in Class C and the boys' team earned 14th place in Class C in Kearney on Friday.

Sidney's outstanding junior runner Talissa Tanquary medaled with a fourth place finish at 20:10.1 to lead the Red Raiders. Senior Rheo Dykstra had a 50th place finish at 22:47.6 followed by sophomore Ileana Neufeld-Ponce in 81st place at 23:53.3, junior Avery Lawson in 91st place at 24:34.3 and junior Jenju Peters in 108th place at 28:23.5. Junior Alayna Wiegand was unable to finish the race.

For the boys, sophomore Jashawn Davenport finished his strong season with a 64th place finish at 18:52.0 followed by sophomore Noah Canas in 71st place at 19:00.0. Junior Brendan Shepard finished in 74th place at 19:01.4 and senior Micah Schneider finished 94th at 19:46.7. Junior John Meza finished in 112th place at 20.44.2 and sophomore Robert Stevens placed 115th at 21:27.3.

Leyton senior Axi Benish competed in the Class D race, and finished 68th with a time of 23:12.4.

Another successful season for the Sidney Cross Country team was capped by both teams qualifying for States, and Sidney's future again looks bright with a host of strong young runners expected to be on the team again next season.