Local middle school XC teams strong in season opener

August 17, 2019 | 11:06 pm

Updated August 18, 2019 | 3:41 pm

Local cross country runners competed Saturday in the Tails on the Trails Middle School Invitational at Yellow Creek Park. | Photo by Lauren Howe

Local elementary and middle school cross country runners fared well Saturday in the first event of the season, racing in the Tails on the Trails Middle School Invitational at Yellow Creek Park.

The inaugural race for elementary and middle school teams brought in more than 200 runners from eight different schools, including teams from Burns, College View, Daviess County and Owensboro middle schools, as well as Heritage Christian School and St. Mary of the Woods.

DCMS won the boys’ 6th grade and under division along with both the boys’ and girls’ middle school divisions. The BMS girls won the 6th grade and under division and finished runner-up in at the middle school level.

Runners-up in each division were OMS (boys’ 6th and under), CVMS (girls’ 6th grade and under, boys’ middle school) and BMS (girl’s middle school competition). 

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (local finishers in top 10)
Girls’ 6th Grade and Under 2K
1st – Kiley Palmer, OMS (8:13.31)
2nd – Alexis Jones, CVMS (8:32.54)
3rd – Anna Kate King, DCMS (8:44.14)
5th – Anna Stovall, BMS (8:51.47)
6th – Dakota McCaslin, CVMS (8:51.67)
7th – Kirii Mattingly, BMS (8:54.23)
8th – Myka Waldron, DCMS (9:09.64)
9th – Katherine Tillman, CVMS (9:20.46)
10th – Adelyn Dilback, CVMS (9:23.42).

Boys’ 6th Grade and Under 2K
1st – Camryn Edge (7:41.63)
2nd – Kannon Nugent, CVMS (7:59.30)
3rd – Trent Coomes, DCMS (7:59.69)
4th – Kade Arnold, OMS (8:07.93)
5th – Christopher Coy, OMS (8:15.93)
6th – Merrick Joska, OMS (8:20.62)
7th – L.T Varble, DCMS (8:24.35)
8th – Nash Miller, OMS (8:30.11)
9th – Hastyn Mayfield, DCMS (8:38.79)
10th – Tristyn Dant DCMS (8:49.06).

Girls’ Middle School 3K
1st – Lucy Spaw, BMS (12:22.59).
2nd – Bentlei Stallings, DCMS (12:28.32)
3rd – Ellie Girten, DCMS (12:39.24)
4th – Sally Tidwell, DCMS (12:47.81)
5th – Lauren Clark, DCMS (12:58.53)
6th – Mallory Velotta, CVMS (13:04.36)
7th – Natalie Winfield, BMS (13:14.63)
8th – Annie Powers, DCMS (13:23.83)
9th – Kayla Jones,CVMS (13:39.59)
10th – Hannah Jacobs, HCS (13:44.22).

Boys’ Middle School 3K
1st – Nolan Kurz, DCMS (10:34.55)
2nd – Toby Morris, DCMS (11:37.18)
3rd – Evan Howe DCMS (11: 57.30)
4th – Jack Hamilton, CVMS (11:59.77)
5th- Jabo Howard, St. Mary (11:59.93)
6th – Joshua Thomas, BMS (12:01.31)
7th – Emmitt Brock, BMS (12:10.57)
8th – William Randolph, CVMS (12:23.28)
9th – Brody Holbrook, DCMS (12:35.76)
10th – Matthew Rhoads, HCS (12:43.20).

August 17, 2019 | 11:06 pm

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