A young Mulvane squad was looking forward to getting a veteran boost as the girls’ cross country postseason moved along.

Instead, the Wildcats got one of their most experienced runners back a week early and used that momentum to win the AV-CTL IV championship on Saturday.

Erika Landes, who qualified for the Class 4A meet a year ago but had missed the entire junior season until returning for the league meet, finished fourth to help Mulvane earn its first league title in program history.

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