Dexter, Morrison win Kaysinger Conference Cross Country Meet; Stover sweeps team results

Published 9:07 pm Thursday, October 15, 2026

Two new champions emerged at the Kaysinger Conference Cross Country Meet on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Legion Memorial Park in Stover.

Northwest senior Donovan Dexter took home the boys crown, while Otterville junior Halle Morrison claimed the girls title.

In the boys race, Dexter won the individual championship with a time of 18:05.63. Stover captured the team title, recording 23 points with six top-10 finishers.

Behind Dexter in the top three, Stover junior Lason Thompson placed second with a time of 18:23.17 and sophomore Kashawn Martin took third with a time of 18:49.80. Last year’s co-champions, Northwest senior Bristen Douglas and Stover senior Dylan Brodersen, placed fourth and fifth with times of 19:02.35 and 19:08.99, respectively.

Rounding out the top 10, Windsor sophomore Mason Betsworth placed sixth (19:24.13), Stover sophomore Wyatt Knight placed seventh (20:04.90), La Monte senior Gabriel Knight-Lintz placed eighth (20:17.10), Stover junior Brayden Jones placed ninth (21:15.22) and Northwest sophomore Jordan Medina finished 10th (21:23.89).

Also cracking the top 15 were Northwest senior Arthur Zeisset (11th, 21:27.94), Stover freshman Wesleigh Story (12th, 22:22.95), Windsor senior Malaki Shipps (13th, 22:25.08), La Monte sophomore Oscar Barajas (14th, 22:33.51) and Green Ridge freshman Michael Close (15th, 22:42.07).

Northwest finished as the runner-up in the team standings with 35 points, while Green Ridge took third with 68.

On the girls side, Morrison took first place with a time of 21:39.38. As the only school with a full squad of at least five runners, Stover secured the team championship with 15 points.

Stover senior Gabby Sidebottom, a three-time individual conference champion, placed second with a time of 22:46.76. La Monte freshman MacKinzie Hall finished third with a time of 23:13.76, Stover junior Lainee Menning placed fourth with a time of 24:15.42 and Windsor sophomore Mozell Graves rounded out the top five with a time of 24:31.63.

Placing sixth through 10th were La Monte senior Katareena Knoernschild (6th, 24:44.83), Stover freshman Arizona Ingersoll (7th, 25:39.71), Green Ridge freshman Savanna Sears (8th, 26:06.17), Stover freshman Lexi Hollingsworth (9th, 28:07.10) and Green Ridge sophomore Angelica Georgiyev (10th, 28:17.30).

Windsor sophomore Kenzly Logan placed 11th (28:37.72), followed by Stover freshman Kenzi Hollingsworth (12th, 28:44.94), Green Ridge junior Natalie Misail (13th, 28:45.63), Stover junior Aurora Favero (14th, 28:48.42) and Stover freshman Jaci Wells (15th, 29:34.01).

Many Kaysinger teams have at least one regular-season meet remaining before postseason competition. Green Ridge, La Monte, Northwest and Windsor are scheduled to compete in the Smithton Pumpkin Run on Saturday, Oct. 17.

Green Ridge will run at the El Dorado Springs Invitational on Tuesday, Oct. 20, while Stover and Windsor take part in the Fatima Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 24.

Green Ridge, La Monte, Northwest, Otterville and Smithton will compete in the Class 1 District 3 Meet on Oct. 31, while Stover and Windsor race in the Class 2 District 2 Meet.

Sports editor Jack Denebeim can be reached at 660-530-0142.