SENECA, Mo. — Neosho’s Kaden Cole crossed the line first at the 10th annual Seneca Invitational cross country meet on Thursday at the Seneca rodeo grounds.
A junior, Cole finished the 5K in 16 minutes, 21 seconds.
Southwest’s Travis Sickles finished second in 16:29, while Lamar’s Joe Kremp (16:31) and Ethan Pittsenbarger (16:41) took third and fourth, respectively.
Rounding out the top 10 were Monett’s Julio Cruz, East Newton’s duo of Chase Sorrell and Garrett Downum, Jasper’s Hunter Hinds, Neosho’s Carson Newell and Cassville’s Pace Evans.
Neosho’s Collier Hendricks was 12th, while College Heights Christian’s Caleb Quade finished 17th.
Neosho’s duo of Harry Slinkard and Gabriel Mabrey were 17th and 18th, while McAuley’s Thomas Black finished 36th and teammate Aidrian Keefer was 43rd.
Neosho (39) edged Lamar (44) for the team championship.
POTTER WINS GIRLS RACE
In the girls race, Lamar’s Kiersten Potter took first place in 19:33. Aurora’s Aubrey Boatwright took second in 20:12 and East Newton’s Ellie Hicks finished third (20:32).
Placing fourth through 10th were Mount Vernon’s Rilee Simons, Aurora’s Kaci Singer, Cassville’s Jordyn Stafford and Annie Moore, College Heights Christian’s Grace Bishop, Neosho’s Riley Kemna and Cassville’s Jolie Evans.
Neosho’s Bailey Miller and Makenna Davis finished 11th and 16th, respectively.
CHC’s Jayli Johnson took 19th, Neosho’s Lakyn Prough was 20th and McAuley’s Kendall Ramsey was 23rd.
Cassville (43) and Neosho (54) were the top two teams.
There were also junior varsity and middle school races held.
For full results of the meet, go to: Seneca Invitational results.
