ELLIS — Ellinwood Eagle Ryan Pohlman (18:45.04) finished runner-up and teammate Eleanor Joiner (22:17.29) placed third in the girls division at Thursday's Ellis cross country invitational.

Spearville's Evan Martinez (18:17.28) placed first. Pohlman placed 19th at 2A state last year.

Defending Ellis state champion Taryn Boydston (19:59.01) won the girls race over Joiner, who placed fourth at 2A state last year.

ELLIS BOYS TEAM SCORES—1—Spearville 27; 2—Sterling 41; 3—South Central 62

ELLINWOOD BOYS—2—Ryan Pohlman, 18:45.04; 10—Josh Zook, 20:44.62; 12—Caleb Herrman, 20:54.12; 17—Joe Brauer, 22:09.2

ELLIS GIRLS TEAM SCORES—1—Ness City 30; 2—Golden Plains 57; 3—Ellinwood 59; 4—Sterling 70

ELLINWOOD GIRLS—3—Eleanor Joiner, 22:17.29; 10—Jenna Borror, 24:51.54; 14—Lexi Thomas, 25:55.13; 25—Ali Gonzalez, 29:18,57; 28—Leah Steffen, 30:28.99; 30—Madison Dombroski, 31:59.8