BHS state cross country November 6, 2009
Baldwin High School's cross country teams competed at the Class 4A state cross country meet in Wamego. The girls' team won its third straight championship, while the boys' team finished fourth.
The Baldwin High School girls won their third straight Class 4A cross country title Saturday in Wamego. In the front holding the trophy are seniors Julie Hill, left, and Connor Twombly. Behind them from left are Abi Hartzell, Heather Karlin, Sienna Durr, Carol Whaley, Elizabeth Sigvaldson, Kaitlyn Barnes and coach Mike Spielman.
Baldwin High School's girls' cross country team starts Saturday's 4-kilometer race.
Baldwin High School freshmen Sienna Durr, center, and Kaitlyn Barnes lead the main pack of runners near the mile mark Saturday. Durr finished fourth and Barnes placed 11th at their first Class 4A state meet.
Baldwin High School sophomore Elizabeth Sigvaldson, center, finished seventh at the state cross country race.
Baldwin High School sophomore Carol Whaley, front, and junior Heather Karlin race up the last hill of Saturday's Wamego course. Whaley placed 17th while Karlin finished 16th, both earning state medals.
Baldwin High School seniors Julie Hill, right, and Connor Twombly compete in Saturday's Class 4A girls' cross country state race. Hill finished 18th while Twombly placed 29th.
Baldwin High School freshman Sienna Durr, left, and sophomore Elizabeth Sigvaldson chat after the race while dozens of BHS fans gather around the team.
Baldwin High School's boys' cross country team begins Saturday's state meet race. The Bulldogs finished fourth as a team. It was the first time since 1996 that BHS didn't bring home a state trophy.
Baldwin High School junior Tony Weiss once again finished in the top four at the Class 4A state championship Saturday. Weiss placed third in the 5-kilometer race. The BHS boys finished fourth as a team.
Baldwin High School sophomore Brian Wright makes his way through the first mile of Saturday's 3.1-mile race at Wamego. Wright pulled out of the race because of a foot injury that kept him out of three meets this season.
Baldwin High School sophomore Tosh Mihesuah leads a pack of runners down a hill Saturday. Mihesuah finished 21st in a time of 17:31.61.
Baldwin High School junior Joey LaBuda finished 42nd in a time of 18:10.24 at the Class 4A boys' cross country state meet.
Baldwin High School junior Carson Barnes placed 70th with a time of 18:44.02 at the state cross country meet.
Baldwin High School juniors Kyle Garcia, front, and Ethan Horne run together up a hill during Saturday's race. It was the first-ever state meet for either runner. Garcia finished 67th while Horne was 71st.
Baldwin High School coach Mike Spielman watches the Class 4A boys' race.
A group of Baldwin High School and Baldwin Junior High School students dressed up in costumes and traveled to Wamego to cheer on the cross country teams.
Baldwin High School coach Mike Spielman calculates the boys' team score after the race.
Baldwin High School senior Connor Twombly, right, hugs junior Heather Karlin after Saturday's state cross country race.
Baldwin High School freshman Sienna Durr enjoys a smile with her older sister, Calleigh Durr while clenching the Class 4A state championship trophy Saturday afternoon in Wamego. The older Durr is a 2009 BHS graduate who helped the Bulldogs win three state titles. The Bulldogs have now won three in a row.
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