GRANBY, Mo. — The Neosho High School cross country teams had a stellar showing at the East Newton Invitational on Saturday.
Neosho’s boys captured the team championship, while the girls squad finished second.
BOYS
The Wildcats and the host Patriots both finished with 48 points, with Neosho claiming first place and East Newton taking second via the tie-breaker.
New Covenant’s Tanner Talley took first in 15:37 and Neosho’s Kaden Cole was the runner-up with a time of 15:44.
East Newton’s Kelton Sorrell finished third in 15:58, while his teammates Gabe Bergen and Chase Sorrell were fifth and sixth, respectively.
Southwest’s Christian Long finished seventh and Lamar’s Pierce Heins was eight. Southwest’s Caden Uthe, Purdy’s Bryce Ozbun and Neosho’s Carson Newell placed ninth, 10th and 11th.
Lamar’s Cameron Bailey was 13th and Neosho’s Connor Jordon was 14th. Lamar’s Blaine Breshears and East Newton’s Isaac Bales were 15th and 16th.
Neosho’s Harry Slinkard finished 19th, while teammate Gabriel Mabrey was 23rd and Bryce Hall finished 26th.
Lamar’s Quintin Webb was 20th, McDonald County’s Hunter Leach finished 29th, Neosho’s Brandon Doyle was 30th and East Newton’s Mason Silva finished 31st.
Webb City’s Shane Winters was 33rd and teammate Ryne Burgess finished 37th.
McAuley’s Phillip Motazedi and Drew Zeb finished 55th and 56th, respectively, while Armando Alberto was 71st.
GIRLS
Republic (34) and Neosho (49) were the top two teams.
Parkview’s Lilah Genel took first in 18:50, while Republic’s Mihane Nambara was second in 18:57.
Neosho’s Chloe Wood finished third in 19:19, while Lamar’s Kiersten Potter took fourth (19:38).
Neosho’s Riley Kemna finished sixth (19:54), while East Newton’s Alonna Eytcheson placed 10th (21:28).
Neosho’s Bailey Miller finished 11th, East Newton’s Gracie Johnson was 16th and Lamar’s Mikayla Madison placed 17th.
Neosho’s Makenna Davis and Lakyn Prough were 18th and 19th, while teammate Adrianna Adams was 21st.
East Newton’s Elizabeth Barratt was 22nd, Webb City’s Emily Countryman finished 24th, Lamar’s Abigail Diggs was 25th, Southwest’s Cally Bowyer was 26th and McDonald County’s Clara Horton took 27th.
Neosho’s Jayden Adams finished 28th, Wheaton’s Lakeisha Wise was 29th and Webb City’s Rachel Miller finished 30th.
For College Heights Christian, Madelynn Jordan finished 40th, Madi Carson was 42nd and Jayli Johnson was 49th.
EAST NEWTON INVITATIONAL
Boys team scores: Neosho 48, East Newton 48, Lamar 69, Republic 83, Galena 171, McDonald County 173, Webb City 196, School of the Ozarks 232, Parkview 270, McAuley Catholic 271, Reeds Spring 306, Wheaton 317, Diamond 331.
Girls team standings: Republic 34, Neosho 49, Parkview 93, East Newton 107, Spokane 139, McDonald County 161, Webb City 167, Reeds Spring 195.
