Excelsior Springs juniors Kirsten Stout and Liam Hedding each brough home top-20 finishes from the Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference-Blue Division cross country championships Oct. 19 at Kearney.Stout placed 13th in the varsity girls race, running the 3.1-mile course in 23 minutes, 2.7 seconds. She was Excelsior Springs’ lone varsity girls runner.Hedding placed 15th in 19:17.5 for the Excelsior Springs boys. In other varsity boys results, first-year high schooler Lane Collins placed 21st in 20:03.2 and junior Conrad Purnell took 29th in 23:05.6.In team results, Smithville won the boys title and Kearney won the girls title. For additional meet results, visit mo.milesplit.com.The Tigers are preparing for the Class 4 District 4 meet, scheduled for Nov. 2 at Jesse James Park in Kearney. They’re looking to qualify for Class 4 state competition, slated for Nov. 9 in Columbia....