NEOSHO CLAIM TITLES AT MCDONALD COUNTY
ANDERSON, Mo. — Neosho’s boys and girls cross country teams both captured team championships at the McDonald County Meet at the Rock Invitational on Saturday.
With four runners in the top 10, Neosho’s boys had 31 points. East Newton was second with 49 and Lamar took third with 69.
Neosho’s Kaden Cole won the boys race in 17:03. Monett’s Julio Cruz took second in 17:44, while Neosho’s Carson Newell was third in 18:40.
East Newton’s Isaac Bales and Kelton Sorrell finished fourth and fifth, while Nevada’s Kaden Padgett took sixth.
Rounding out the top 10 were Neosho’s Harry Slinkard, Lamar’s Blaine Breshears, Neosho’s Bryce Hall and Lamar’s Quintin Webb.
Neosho’s Connor Jordon finished 15th, while teammates Gabriel Mabrey and Corbin Goins were 21st and 25th, respectively.
With four runners in the top 11, Neosho’s girls finished with 31 points and Logan-Rogersville was second with 49.
Lamar’s Kiersten Potter was the individual champion in 21:02, while Neosho’s Chloe Wood took second in 21:12.
Rounding out the top five were Aurora’s Kaci Singer, Neosho’s Riley Kemna and Nevada’s Avery Morris.
Neosho’s Makenna Davis and Bailey Miller were 10th and 11th, while teammate Adrianna Adams took 17th.
Also of note, Lamar’s Mikayla Madison was ninth and teammate Abigail Diggs took 12th, while Monett’s Mary Jastal was 14th and McDonald County’s Clara Horton finished 15th.
CARTHAGE COMPETES IN BRANSON
BRANSON, Mo. — Carthage’s cross country squads competed at the Cedar Ridge Invitational on Saturday.
In the varsity boys race, Carthage’s Mariques Strickland finished eighth with a time of 17 minutes flat.
Carthage’s Joseph Wyrick and Eddy Fuentes finished 29th and 30th, respectively. Caleb Fewin was 36th, Emerson Ixcol Gonzalez was 46th and Landen Schrader took 50th.
The Tigers finished fifth in the team standings with 145 points. Kickapoo (29) and Branson (89) were the top two teams.
In the girls race, Carthage freshman Katelyn Witherspoon was 23rd in 22:37.
Also for the Tigers, Alyssa Williams was 48th, Jennifer Rodas-Gomez took 54th, Mildred Elias-Garcia was 57th, Sonia Lopez-Gramajo was 61st and Mildred Vicente-Hernandez was 62nd.
Carthage was eighth in the standings with 220 points.
Kickapoo (59) and Republic (66) were the top two teams.
