When it came to Josh Hanna’s chance of winning a second straight state individual title, all that everyone associated with the Winfield cross country team knew was that it was uncertain.

The Winfield senior had sustained a knee injury this summer, and when practice started in August it was still a nagging problem. Slowly though, the knee began to feel better and Hanna started to run better. By holding off sophomore teammate Riley Osen on Saturday, Hanna was able to complete the feat of another Class 4A state title. He won the race in a time of 16 minutes, 25.45 seconds, beating Osen by eight seconds. It was the first time this season Hanna had placed in front of Osen.

“It was tough,” Hanna said. “(Osen) didn’t make it easy on me.

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