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The Mentor

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The Mentor

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Cross country teams score double first place win

Stephanie Neang, Staff Writer October 3, 2025

The Manhattan High School cross country teams raced at the Baldwin City Golf Course last Saturday, where both the Varsity girls and Varsity boys team placed first. On the Varsity girls side, this is another...

Cross Country stampeding through the pack

Stephanie Neang, Staff Writer September 20, 2025

Racing at the 36th Annual Southern Stampede in Joplin, Missouri, an extensive grassy, foliage filled track and a sprawl of hundreds of other racers set the scene for a strong performance by the Manhattan...

Cross country season starts bright

Stephanie Neang, Staff Writer September 6, 2025

Lining up for the start of a promising season, the Manhattan High School cross country team competed at Warner Memorial Park on Sept. 6. “We’re so excited to get the season started,” head coach...

Cross Country Advances to State

Will Ivester, Sports Editor October 26, 2023

The Manhattan High School boys and girls cross country teams advanced to State after both teams placed top three at Regionals. The boys team placed second at Regionals held at Wichita East with 65 points...

Cross country places second at league

Cross country places second at league

Will Ivester, Sports Editor October 20, 2023

The MHS boys cross country team placed second at Centennial League in Topeka with a score of 45. Senior Lucas Holdren placed 1st with a time of 15:12 just one second off of the school record. Senior Cooper...

Cross Country starts strong

Cross Country starts strong

Will Ivester, Sports Editor September 18, 2023

The Manhattan cross country team continued their tradition of an annual trip to the Southern Stampede in Joplin, Missouri, Saturday with the boys team placed 10th with a score of 314 and an average time...

JV Boys Dominate at Home Meet

Kael Stock, Staff Writer September 6, 2023

JV boys get the season started off quickly at the warner park home meet. They proceeded to continue the manhattan high tradition of winning and earned first place in the 5k race. This was the manhattan...

JV Girls Start Cross Country Season off Strong

JV Girls Start Cross Country Season off Strong

Isabela Villoria, Staff Writer September 6, 2023

Manhattan High’s Junior Varsity girls won first place with 34 points at the first cross country meet of the 2023 fall season that took place on Sept. 2 at Warner Park, here in Manhattan. Although the...

Manhattan takes first in all races at home

Will Ivester, Sports Editor September 3, 2023

The Manhattan cross country team won all five of their races in their one home meet early Saturday morning. “This is our home turf,” senior Lucas Holdren said, “so we came this weekend to defend...

C-team boys swiftly start season 

C-team boys swiftly start season 

Alejandra Parma, Staff Writer September 3, 2023

The boys C team took first place with a total of 22 points and an average race time of 16:08 with junior Sam Spiegel placing first overall with a time of 15:40:3 on Sept. 2 at the Manhattan Cross Country...

Every point matters for state-bound cross country team

Amelia Knopp, Staff Writer November 1, 2022

The Manhattan High School cross country team secured its spot in the State meet with a successful Regionals outing at Warner Park on Oct. 22. The varsity boys and girls squads both took third place, snagging...

Cross country continues push for the podium after first three meets

Amelia Knopp, Senior Staff Writer October 2, 2022

As the halfway point of the cross country season approaches, the Manhattan High runners continue to aim for podium finishes and learn from racing experiences. The team opened its season on the familiar...

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