CASSVILLE, Mo. — In a pair of repeats, Lamar’s boys captured the team championship and East Newton’s Chase Sorrell was the medalist at Tuesday’s Big 8 Conference Cross Country Championships at the Cassville Aquatic Center.
Lamar had three runners finish in the top nine, and the Tigers repeated as team champions. Lamar finished with 78 points and Rogersville was a distant second with 99.
A senior standout at East Newton, Sorrell won the boys 5K in 16 minutes, 26 seconds. He repeated as the Big 8’s individual champ.
Marshfield’s Zach Mitchell was the runner-up in 17:02, with Lamar’s tandem of Cameron Bailey (17:48) and Ryder Friend (18:02) finishing third and fourth.
Cassville’s Ethan Bohmke took eighth, Lamar’s Pierce Heins was ninth, East Newton’s Nicholas Schaeffer finished 12th and Nevada’s Aidan Ryan took 14th.
Aurora’s Carsen Gillam finished 17th, McDonald County’s Caleb Garvin took 18th, Cassville’s Trever Garnett was 20th, Monett’s Kash Adams placed 21st, Mac County’s Lane Pratt finished 23rd and Nevada’s duo of Montgomery Gumm Palmer and Anthony Pizzano finished 24th and 25th, respectively.
Seneca’s top performer was Brock Short (66th).
On the girls side, Springfield Catholic (40) and Lamar (59) were the top two teams.
Catholic’s Emma Belk was the medalist with a time of 21:09.
Cassville’s Jadyn Williams-Reed took second in 21:30, East Newton’s Brooklyn Blanchard finished third in 21:44, Lamar’s Abigail Diggs placed fourth in 21:50 and Mount Vernon’s Rylee Simons was fifth in 22:02.
Finishing seventh through 10th were McDonald County’s Kate Cheney, Nevada’s Brynley Hedges and Lamar’s Carly Dunham and LeiLani Toves.
Monett’s Mary Jastal finished 15th, Mac County’s Kenzie Horton was 19th, Lamar’s Mikayla Madison took 20th, Aurora’s Avery Miller placed 22nd and Cassville’s tandem of Kayli Anderson and Tori Mitchell were 24th and 25th.
2023 Big 8 Conference Meet
Boys team standings: Lamar 78, Rogersville 99, Springfield Catholic 119, Marshfield 126, McDonald County 134, Nevada 135, Cassville 143, Reeds Spring 170, East Newton 182, Aurora 233, Monett 246.
Girls team standings: Springfield Catholic 40, Lamar 59, Cassville 83, McDonald County 87, Rogersville 89, Monett 161.
