LAMAR, Mo. — Local cross country squads competed at the Lamar Invitational on Tuesday at Jeremy’s Creek.
East Newton’s Chase Sorrell won the boys race with a time of 16 minutes, 37 seconds.
El Dorado Springs’ Wyatt Klaiber was the runner-up in 17:20.
College Heights Christian’s Colton McMillan finished 12th in 18:26 and McAuley Catholic’s Michael Parrigon was 13th in 18:30.
Lamar’s Cameron Bailey was 14th, while Jasper’s Leland Harris took 15th and Carl Junction’s Jack Lawson was 16th.
Also, Carl Junction’s Isaac Willoughby finished 24th, Thomas Jefferson’s Braden Honeywell-Lynch was 27th and CJ’s Luke Battagler was 29th.
McAuley’s Trae Veer finished 25th and CHC’s Connor Jordan finished 40th.
Carl Junction’s Chance Golden took 48th and teammates Nikash Yeary and Jacob Garrett were 56th and 59th. McDonald County’s Lane Pratt was 58th and McAuley’s Connor Taffner was 62nd.
The top four boys teams were St. Michael the Archangel (29), El Dorado Springs (88), Carl Junction (159) and Lamar (191). There were 23 full teams competing.
St. Michael the Archangel’s Elsa Henry won the girls race in 19:54.
Liberal’s Ally Barton finished fourth in 21:52, while East Newton’s Brooklyn Blanchard was eighth in 22:47. Cassville’s Jadyn Williams-Reed was ninth in 22:53 and Mount Vernon’s Rylee Simons took 10th in 23:10.
Carl Junction’s trio of Audrey Fletcher, Delaney Harris and Madilyn Dalton finished 11th, 15th and 19th, respectively.
McDonald County’s Kate Cheney was 22nd, Thomas Jefferson’s Sarah Mueller finished 24th, Carl Junction’s Marissa Newman was 26th, Lamar’s duo of Abigail Diggs and Carly Dunham were 27th and 28th and McDonald County’s Kenzie Horton was 29th.
College Heights Christian’s Marla Anderegg finished 34th, while teammates Jesalin Bever and Lilly Royer were 39th and 41st, respectively.
CHC’s Madi Carson finished 55th and McAuley’s Marbellie Villanueva was 67th.
The top four girls teams were Liberal (71), Chadwick (89), St. Michael’s (91) and Carl Junction (108).
