PECULIAR, Mo. — The Joplin High School boys cross country team had three of the top 14 individuals en route to a fifth-place finish at the Raymore-Peculiar Invitational on Saturday.
Joplin senior Ian Horton finished fourth in the varsity boys 5K with a time of 15:59. Platte County’s Andrew Johnson (15:26), Blue Springs’ Keagan Enicks (15:49) and Nixa’s Aaron Ashley (15:55) were the only runners to finish ahead of Horton.
Also for the Eagles, Chance Tindall finished 11th in 16:23 and Grey Edwards placed 14th in 16:32.
Also competing for the JHS boys were Noe Fischer (34th), Aidan Koch (64th), Brady Honeycutt (67th) and Jayden Miller (74th).
Joplin’s boys finished fifth in the team standings with 121 points. The top four teams were Nixa (65), Lee’s Summit West (67), Raymore-Peculiar (96) and Platte County (103). There were 12 full squads.
In the girls race, Joplin’s Katherine Schaefer finished seventh in 19:53.
Also competing for the JHS girls were Averi Burks (32nd), Kyrie Britton (41st), Mia Grubbs (47th), Meridyth Mai (63rd) and Annabelle Rutledge (68th).
Joplin finished ninth in the team standings (176). The top four girls teams were Ray-Pec (45), Blue Springs (76) and Park Hill South (152).
Blue Springs senior Abigail Brackenbury won the girls race in 18:38.
