The Bellefontaine Middle School cross country teams wrapped up their seasons Saturday at the Dublin Jerome State Meet, with the girls finishing second and the boys placing fifth in Division II. The Chiefs also had several individual standout performances, including four top-15 finishers on the girls team and a ninth-place finish for Camden Vollrath on the boys side. Emmett Lowe added another podium finish with a 13th-place result in the sixth-grade-and-under race.
BMS Girls Finish Second in Division II
The Bellefontaine Middle School girls cross country team finished second in the Division II race at the Dublin Jerome State Meet.
Four Chiefs earned top-15 finishes and medals, led by Kylie Lowe, who placed third overall in 12:28. Emma Smith finished fourth in 12:35, while Willow Rupp took 10th in 13:20 and Miley McKirahan placed 15th in 13:36.
Smith, Rupp and McKirahan each recorded personal-best times.
Danica Engle rounded out the team’s top five with a 27th-place finish in 14:16. Gemma Rutan turned in her best race of the season, placing 32nd in a personal-best time of 14:26, while Emily Escue finished 41st in 14:57.
BMS Boys Place Fifth in Division II
The Bellefontaine Middle School boys cross country team finished fifth in the Division II race at the state meet.
Camden Vollrath led the Chiefs with a ninth-place finish in a personal-best time of 11:48, earning a spot on the podium. Daniel Campbell also recorded a personal best, placing 27th in 12:28.
Anthony Carter finished 43rd in 12:59, followed by Owen Smith in 53rd in 13:16 and Malek Alhaj in 84th in 15:40.
Jayden Lambert placed 86th in 16:05, while Salomon Montes de Oca Sanchez finished 94th with a personal-best time of 18:34.
Emmett Lowe Earns State Meet Medal
Emmett Lowe capped his cross country season with a 13th-place finish among 223 runners in the Division II/III/IV sixth-grade-and-under race at the Dublin Jerome State Meet.
Lowe ran a personal-best time of 12:17, improving his previous best by more than a minute. His top-15 finish earned him a spot on the podium and a state meet medal.
