Woodford County High School turned in a strong showing at Saturday’s Woodford County Invitational cross country meet Oct. 17, with the girls finishing runner-up and the boys earning fourth place on their home course. The Jackets also celebrated its seniors after the races.
The Lady Yellow Jackets were led by Penny Oxnard, who finished fourth overall with a time of 21 minutes, 10.48 seconds. Oxnard’s performance highlighted a strong team showing, with five Woodford County girls finishing among the top-25 runners.
Jacey Lyddane was the second Woodford County runner across the line, placing 15th in 22:58.88. Lucy Danks followed in 21st place with a time of 23:56.36.
Genevieve Cox finished 24th in 24:24.83, while Ashlyn Dearinger rounded out the team’s five scoring runners with a 25th-place finish in 24:34.63. The five combined for 78 team points.
Allie Twehues was close behind in 26th place with a time of 24:46.96, giving Woodford County three consecutive finishers.
Lillian Valentine placed 34th in 25:45.08, followed by Ava Jones in 38th at 26:05.38 and Juliana Christensen in 40th at 26:23.63. Madison Cabell completed the Lady Yellow Jackets’ lineup, finishing 54th in 28:55.80.
On the boys’ side, Woodford County secured a fourth-place team finish behind a strong performance from Gavyn Burns, who led the Yellow Jackets with a 22nd-place finish in 19:45.83.
Liam Muniz followed in 26th place, clocking 20:04.87, while Andrew Wellman finished 37th in 20:42.82.
Julian Muniz was the fourth Woodford County runner across the line, placing 50th in 21:25.66. Paxton Magruder completed the team’s scoring five with a 52nd-place finish in 21:34.33. The five combined for 105 team points.
Adrian Bowers finished 57th in 22:18.63, followed by Sam Magruder in 77th with a time of 24:25.05.
Link Christensen placed 90th in 28:32.57, Thomas Young finished 91st in 29:44.66 and Gerrit Hall took 92nd in 29:53.52. Jake Crain rounded out the boys’ lineup, finishing 94th in 31:55.10.
The cross country teams will compete at the KHSAA regional meet Saturday, Oct. 24 in Georgetown with state bids on the line.