Published on October 14, 2026 7:35 am
Last Updated on October 14, 2026 7:35 am
ALTAMONT — Cumberland and Neoga captured the National Trail Conference boys and girls cross country championships Tuesday at the Effingham County Fairgrounds.
Cumberland won the boys meet with 20 points followed by Effingham St. Anthony 40, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 86 and North Clay 137.
The Pirates placed four runners in the top five spots and their fifth runner in 10th.
Cameron Roedl won in 15:46.9 while Colby Roedl was second in 16:35.8, Damien Chardon fourth in 17:07.6, Gavin Whitaker fifth in 17:11.0 and Clayton Altgilbers 10th in 18:21.8.
Also in the top 10 were St. Anthony’s Camden Bloemer third in 16:53.6 while Isaac Tays was eighth in 17:45.4 and Elijah Whittier ninth in 17:58.7.
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg’s Benjamin Hille was sixth in 17:20.1. Altamont’s Kelton Dunaway took seventh in 17:38.1.
Neoga won the girls meet with 30 points followed by Dieterich 56 and St. Anthony 56.
St. Anthony’s Aubrey Denning won the meet in 18:52.4.
Neoga’s Jemma Lawyer was fifth in 22:18.0, Lily Browning sixth in 23:08.9, Paige Wolke seventh in 23:25.4, Jude Miller eighth in 23:47.6 and Lila Light ninth in 25:41.1.
Altamont’s Reagan Winter finished second in 19:39.3.
Dieterich’s Lena Goebel was fourth in 21:1.7 and Violet Iffert finished 10th in 25:43.8.
At Altamont
Boys Meet
Team Scores — Cumberland (CU) 20, St. Anthony (SA) 40, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (CHBC) 86, North Clay (NC) 137, Dieterich (D) 0, Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg (WSS) 0
1. Ca. Roedl (CU), 15:46.9; 2. Co. Roedl (CU), 16:35.8; 3. Bloemer (SA), 16:53.6; 4. Chardon (CU), 17:07.6; 5. Whitaker (CU),17:11.0; 6. Hille (WSS), 17:20.1; 7. Dunaway (A), 17:38.1; 8. Tays (SA), 17:45.4; 9. Whittier (SA), 17:58.7; 10. Altgilbers (CU), 18:21.8; 11. Schuette (SA), 18:28.2; 12. Maxedon (CHBC), 18:30.7; 13. Duvall (CU), 18:47.6; 14. Niland (D), 18:58.8; 15. Lilly (CHBC), 19:21.9; 16. Sutter (CHBC), 19:24.6; 17. Storm (SA), 19:27.2; 18. Houching (CU), 19:29.4; 19. Helm (CU), 19:39.7; 20. Malone (CU), 19:45.5; 21. Christner (CU), 19:50.6; 22. Welty (NC), 20:00.5; 23. Pritchard (NC), 20:02.0; 24. Landers (D), 20:28.2; 25. Rivas (SA), 20:47.0; 26. Eldred (WSS), 21:00.6; 27. Witteborg (CHBC), 21:15.2; 28. Calame (CHBC), 21:21.4; 29. Wolke (CU), 21:28.2; 30. Frost (NC ), 21:30.1; 31. Crutcher (D), 21:45.6; 32. Manley (A), 21:45.6; 33. Dick (WSS), 22:15.9; 34. Garrido (CHBC), 22:40.3; 35. Pierce (CU), 22:40.7; 36. Tegeler (D), 22:56.9; 37. McQueen (D), 23:30.2; 38. Gannaway (SA), 24:06.6; 39. Swope (NC), 24:52.2; 40. Hickey (NC), 24:56.3; 41. Christner (CU), 32:13.3
Girls Meet
Team Scores — Neoga (NE) 30, Dieterich (D) 56, St. Anthony (SA) 56
1. Denning (SA), 18:52.4; 2. Winter (A), 19:39.3; 3. Wines (SA), 20:31.4; 4. Goebel (D), 21:17.7; 5. Lawyer (NE), 22:18.0; 6. Browning (NE), 23:08.9; 7. Wolke (NE), 23:25.4; 8. Miller (NE), 23:47.6; 9. Light (NE), 25:41.1; 10. Iffert (NE), 25:43.8; 11. Shuemaker (NE), 26:05.2; 12. Flores (CHBC), 26:18.1; 13. Doty (CHBC), 27:57.7; 14. Jones (NE), 28:39.9; 15. Denning (SA), 29:11.4; 16. Bohnhoff (D), 29:47.3; 17. Thompson (CHBC), 29:48.6; 18. Sparks (NC), 30:22.4; 19. Chardon (NE), 30:24.6; 20. Holmann (D), 30:45.3; 21. Wright (D), 30:54.9; 22. Edwards (NE), 31;47.98; 23. Watson (CHBC), 32:11.49; 24. Homann (D), 32:21.15; 25. Niemerg (D), 32:52.04; 26. Grunloh (SA), 33:40.87; 27. Hoke (SA), 35:17.09; 28. Colner (NE), 40:45.25