West Liberty-Salem Middle School’s cross-country teams had impressive performances at the Troy Twilight Invitational on Saturday. The boys’ team secured a strong 5th place finish out of 31 teams, led by Aydan Knox, who raced to a 3rd place finish with a time of 11:16. The team’s results were as follows:
– 3rd: Aydan Knox – 11:16
– 11th: Eric Hoover – 11:38
– 28th: Everett Brooks – 12:06
– 55th: Zeke Lauck – 12:30
– 73rd: Milo Matthews – 12:49
– 82nd: Liam Harrington – 12:59
– 100th: Chafer Matthews – 13:13
– 154th: Peyton Ziegler – 14:06
– 192nd: Wyatt Brooks – 14:36
– 213th: Lance Hinds – 14:54
– 326th: Wyatt Phelps – 17:20
– 355th: Connor Watson – 18:46
The girls’ team finished 8th out of 21 teams, with Charlee Albers leading the way at 16th place with a time of 13:49. The final team standings were:
– 16th: Charlee Albers – 13:49
– 19th: Elin Leichty – 13:53
– 35th: Mia Dooley – 14:28
– 126th: Emily Finch – 16:41
– 209th: Elia Matthews – 19:00
– 222nd: Sarah Monroe – 19:36
– 254th: Brynn Davis – 21:14
Benjamin Logan Middle School also competed at the Triad Invitational with notable performances. The girls’ team took 2nd place out of 11 schools, led by Paislee Rodenberger who finished 5th with a time of 14:33. The team results included:
– 5th: Paislee Rodenberger – 14:33
– 14th: Makinnly Allen – 16:05
– 16th: Illy Vermillion – 16:31
– 22nd: Elizabeth Bramlage – 17:19
– 28th: Mia Ortiz – 18:34
– 30th: Julianna Chapman – 20:03
The boys’ team placed 3rd out of 13 teams, with Quinn Kuba leading the way in 16th place:
– 16th: Quinn Kuba
– 22nd: Zayden Wilson – 15:07 (Personal Record)
– 27th: Miles Grandbois – 15:45
– 28th: Kayde VanBuskirk – 16:23
– 29th: Hunter Winnen – 16:37
– 32nd: Brooks Bodin – 17:16
– 34th: John Tingley – 17:59
The Raiders will next compete at the Ohio Caverns Invitational on Saturday.
Indian Lake Middle School also saw strong performances at the Minster Invitational. The girls’ team placed 6th, with Laura Metzger finishing 12th in a personal record time of 13:40. The results were:
– 12th: Laura Metzger – 13:40 (Personal Record)
– 21st: Abby Bihn – 14:29
– 43rd: Caroline Jones – 15:45 (Personal Record)
– 46th: Allison Overmyer – 15:54
– 68th: Karlee Taylor – 19:19
– 71st: Jessica Phillips – 19:27 (Personal Record)
– 72nd: Olivia Albert – 19:31 (Personal Record)
– 76th: Abby Arnett – 22:37 (Personal Record)
The boys’ team placed 9th, with Hayden Kuhlke finishing 24th in a personal record time of 13:26:
– 24th: Hayden Kuhlke – 13:26 (Personal Record)
– 30th: Nathan White – 13:45 (Personal Record)
– 55th: Kyler Dague – 15:35
– 57th: Bentley Grube – 15:53
– 65th: Dalton Young – 17:34
– 69th: Evan Wu – 18:24 (Personal Record)
Bellefontaine Middle School girls’ and boys’ cross country teams also competed at the Minster Classic. The girls placed 7th out of 10 teams:
– 6th: Cameo Greene – 14:41
– 31st: Leila Hammond – 15:02
– 42nd: Blakely Vollrath – 15:42 (Season Best)
– 44th: Sophia Marker – 15:48 (Personal Record)
– 52nd: Nahla Arruza – 16:29
– 67th: Bentley Drake – 19:04
The boys’ team achieved a remarkable 2nd place finish out of 10 teams:
– 2nd: Andrew Myers – 11:58 (Personal Record)
– 9th: Sennett Stolly – 12:32 (Personal Record)
– 14th: Jackson Maus – 12:44
– 27th: Nic Herrera-Diaz – 13:38 (Personal Record)
– 41st: Brayten Swisher – 14:27
The BMS teams will next compete in the Celtic Clash at Dublin Jerome next Saturday.
