Topham takes first at college championship

Former Peabody-Burns High School standout Andrew Topham won the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference 2009 men’s individual cross-country championship Saturday at Lake Afton Park, Goddard.

Topham, representing Southwestern College of Winfield, finished the eight-kilometer race in 25 minutes, 7 seconds. The Southwestern College men’s team also won the competition, besting eight other schools.

Greg and Kim Topham of Peabody are his parents.