Woodford County runners made themselves at home Tuesday at Woodford County Park.
Woodford County Middle School won the girls’ team championship, while runners from Huntertown and Southside elementary schools were among the individual standouts at the Woodford County All-Comer’s Meet No. 2 cross country meet Sept. 8.
The WCMS girls placed five runners among the top nine to finish with 30 points, six ahead of runner-up Jessie Clark Middle School.
Eighth-grader Emmeline Zaluski led Woodford with a third-place finish in the 3-kilometer race, crossing the line in 12 minutes, 28.29 seconds. Willa Divine was fifth in 13:09.53, Gentry Moore finished sixth in 13:16.81, Kalyn Browning was seventh in 13:20.18 and Sydney Moore rounded out Woodford’s scoring five in ninth at 13:56.07.
Ryland Ritchie led Woodford with a runner-up finish in 10:40.94. Brody Fazio was fourth in 10:52.01, Hattox Browning finished eighth in 11:14.67 and Zachary Dorsey was 10th in 11:48.37. Christian Wiley completed Woodford’s top five in 17th place with a time of 12:42.66.
St. Leo had three runners in the middle school girls’ race. Valentina Ruelas finished 36th in 17:16.75, Eliza Bratcher was 38th in 17:40.71 and Harper Henton placed 41st in 17:59.84.
The elementary races provided more highlights for Woodford County runners.
Huntertown fifth-grader Sofia Acabal won the grades 3-5 girls’ 2,000-meter race in 8:29.43, edging Garden Springs’ Elena Morganti by less than two-10ths of a second.
Eloise Wiley added a ninth-place finish for Huntertown in 9:39.46. Kennedy Groves was 15th in 10:34.16, Avery Perry finished 19th in 10:44.60 and Olivia Perry was 22nd in 10:48.36. Huntertown finished third in the team standings with 63 points.
Southside finished fourth with 115 points. Shelby Harmon led the team in 11th place with a time of 10:00.11. Olivia Eaton was 14th in 10:29.30, Brooklynn Poulton finished 27th in 11:07.92, Reece Jordan was 34th in 11:48.99 and Eliza Rodman finished 41st in 12:18.04.
Simmons finished eighth with 189 points. Kaniah Richards led Simmons in 28th place in 11:13.00, followed by Audrey Page in 29th in 11:14.78. Caroline Daley was 35th in 11:59.95, Jayda Masengale finished 64th in 13:43.62 and Eleanor Sizemore was 74th in 14:10.59.
Northside finished ninth with 221 points. Claudia Allen led the team in 23rd place in 10:49.36. Kinslee Fazio was 46th in 12:32.32, Penelope Heltzel finished 56th in 13:04.93, Adaline Carmickle was 65th in 13:52.97 and Luna Wyatt finished 105th in 18:27.69.
Woodford Christian’s Naomi Preece led the team with a 66th-place finish in 13:55.87. Claire Mattingly was 103rd in 18:15.56 and Regan Wilmore finished 104th in 18:19.96.
In the grades 3-5 boys’ race, Southside came within four points of the team championship.
Colton Alcorn led Southside with a runner-up finish in 8:17.68. Avett Dotson was eighth in 8:53.02, Lucas Franklin finished 16th in 9:09.21, Beckham Hawes was 19th in 9:13.96 and Zander Atwood finished 21st in 9:19.36.
Huntertown finished fourth with 85 points. Gabriel Meadows placed third in 8:27.20, Lincoln Knapp was seventh in 8:49.81 and Hunter Watts finished 10th in 8:55.27. Blaize Gampper was 32nd in 9:28.95 and Nicky Galvin finished 35th in 9:32.10.
Simmons finished seventh with 214 points. Henry Kosieniak led the team in 15th place in 9:02.36. Sammy Higgins was 59th in 9:58.61, Luke Furr finished 60th in 10:00.83, Micah Mattingly was 64th in 10:06.92 and Matthew Alexander finished 69th in 10:17.78.
Northside finished eighth with 226 points. Elliott Parks led the team with a fourth-place finish in 8:32.08 and Jacob Tracey was 11th in 8:55.72. Bennett Taylor finished 88th in 10:53.77, Zachary Snow was 121st in 11:54.65 and Taylor Jent finished 153rd in 14:20.78.
Woodford Christian finished ninth with 250 points. Colton Andrews was 43rd in 9:43.23, Isaac Hosely finished 46th in 9:45.55, Easton Boyd was 63rd in 10:05.46 and Micah Smith finished 74th in 10:25.92. John David Maggard was 95th in 11:02.77.
Woodford County runners also led the pack in the K-2 races.
Huntertown’s Emily Acabal won the girls race in 9:49.06, while teammate Leighton Dennis finished second in 10:26.97. Olivia Schwarz was 17th in 14:23.81, Avery Haertel finished 25th in 16:09.48 and Oaklynn Haertel was 32nd in 17:52.64. Huntertown finished third with 52 points.
Northside’s Sofia Carcamo finished fifth in 11:18.05. Ellie Campbell was 12th in 12:49.47, Raegen Whaley finished 13th in 13:04.21 and Vivian Smith was 31st in 17:48.07.
Abigail Hayek led St. Leo in 24th place in 15:16.05. Charlotte Wilhoit finished 28th in 16:59.69 and Harper Scott was 30th in 17:16.86.
Woodford Christian’s Kiah Key finished 14th in 13:53.12 and Lyla Mattingly was 37th in 22:47.22.
In the K-2 boys’ race, Woodford Christian finished fourth with 98 points. Kohlson Key led the team with a fourth-place finish in 9:50.57 and Xavier Preece was seventh in 10:51.10. Jaxson Grant finished 36th in 16:40.75, Jeremiah Trehan was 41st in 19:38.53 and Kyler Vanover finished 42nd in 20:32.14.
Huntertown finished fifth with 110 points. Miller Johnson led the team in 18th place in 12:39.80. Porter Farley was 24th in 13:32.21, Oren Clark finished 25th in 13:32.50, Levi Buchanan was 28th in 15:16.48 and Barrick Mittle finished 33rd in 16:31.38.
Northside’s Jacob Dowell finished 23rd in 13:30.25 and River Wyatt was 26th in 13:35.14. St. Leo’s Oliver Hayek finished 29th in 15:18.58 and Elias Ruelas was 37th in 17:06.80.
Due to space limitations, only the top five finishers from each local team in each race are included.