Runners from Woodford County schools competed in the Area 6 Cross Country Championships Oct. 10, with 88 athletes representing the four schools across multiple distances and divisions.
Huntertown’s Sofia Acabal recorded one of Woodford County’s top finishes, placing second in the girls’ fifth-grade-and-under 3,000-meter championship in 12:42.82. Southside’s Jase Foley finished second in the boys’ reserve 3,000 meters, while Woodford County Middle School’s Brody Fazio placed ninth in the boys’ 4,000-meter championship.
Avery Gill led the high school girls in the 5,000 meters, finishing 18th in 20:15.79. Harmony Gampper placed 24th in 20:53.01, followed by Penny Oxnard, 27th in 21:26.97, and Jacey Lyddane, 49th in 23:05.27.
Ashlyn Dearinger finished 79th in 25:44.78, Allie Twehues 80th in 25:47.48, Lillian Valentine 83rd in 26:20.04 and Juliana Christensen 86th in 26:25.59.
Blake Porter paced the boys, finishing 27th in 17:35.83. Oliver Cox placed 39th in 18:05.45, Logan Cox 80th in 19:24.16 and Gavyn Burns 84th in 19:33.55.
Andrew Wellman finished 111th in 21:50.72, Adrian Bowers 117th in 22:26.09, Gerrit Hall 143rd in 26:32.33, Thomas Young 144th in 26:45.90, Link Christensen 147th in 28:05.67 and Jake Crain 148th in 32:48.08.
Colston Gampper placed 37th in the boys’ reserve race in 24:27.95.
Fazio led the middle school boys, finishing ninth in 14:53.18. Hattox Browning followed in 14th at 15:10.53, while Zachary Dorsey placed 20th in 15:23.73.
Christian Wiley finished 72nd in 17:43.84, Noah Klutka 80th in 18:02.80, Ben Free 94th in 18:26.30, Hunter Alcorn 109th in 19:09.10, Eli Meadows 113th in 19:21.37, Sam Appler 125th in 19:56.81 and Galvyn Goins 134th in 20:24.49. Sam Crawford placed 35th in the reserve race in 22:43.80.
Willa Divine led the middle school girls, finishing 28th in 18:23.43. Sydney Moore placed 33rd in 18:56.02, Gentry Moore 42nd in 19:13.09, Kalyn Browning 45th in 19:15.51 and Hadley Abbott 52nd in 19:49.34.
Bella Babcock finished 97th in 23:00.50, Claire Wiley 100th in 23:20.15, Grace Craig 103rd in 23:26.69, Ava Moore 106th in 23:31.13 and Lilly Perry 126th in 26:57.80.
Cooper Poulton led Southside’s boys in the 2,000 meters, placing 10th in 8:27.16. Michael Daley finished 34th in 9:07.76, Lincoln Meekins 41st in 9:20.24, Beckham Dymock 42nd in 9:20.58, Logan Russell 58th in 9:51.20, Tuck Gotcher 69th in 10:06.86 and Rorke Miller 109th in 11:25.64.
In the girls’ 2,000 meters, Eliza Rodman placed 60th in 11:05.08, Abigail Routt 89th in 12:30.48 and Lilah Calderon 97th in 13:08.49.
Colton Alcorn led Southside’s boys in the 3,000-meter championship, finishing 16th in 12:26.11. Avett Dotson placed 21st in 12:45.44, Bentley Routt 28th in 12:57.86, Lucas Franklin 40th in 13:26.74 and Watson Oxnard 50th in 13:46.71.
Shahan Motamedi finished 51st in 13:47.50, Beckham Hawes 56th in 13:54.37, Samuel Wulpi 68th in 14:21.24, Luke Miller 70th in 14:27.34 and Isaac Hudson 72nd in 14:31.18.
In the boys’ reserve 3,000 meters, Foley finished second in 14:18.02, Matthew Howard sixth in 15:20.00, Luke Watts seventh in 15:22.42 and Cameron Watkins eighth in 15:32.52. Pax Parker placed 15th in 16:00.42 and Lincoln Justice 25th in 19:00.65.
Brooklynn Poulton led Southside’s girls in the 3,000-meter championship, finishing 39th in 15:12.59. Emma Johnson-Berger placed 41st in 15:15.06, Olivia Eaton 59th in 16:00.90, Nora Harris 82nd in 17:14.36 and Savannah Harrod 97th in 18:23.65.
Ivy Lester finished 99th in 18:50.41, Claire Iddings 106th in 19:20.85, Millie Downey 120th in 20:08.94, Olive Lester 130th in 21:26.12 and Hagan Miller 131st in 21:32.71.
In the girls’ reserve race, Reece Jordan finished eighth in 19:42.62, Taylor Reed ninth in 20:46.44 and Baylee Kirk 14th in 25:05.49.
Huntertown’s Acabal’s runner-up finish led Huntertown’s girls in the 3,000-meter championship. Kennedy Groves placed 66th in 16:12.97, Avery Perry 77th in 17:01.19 and Olivia Perry 103rd in 19:05.74.
Emily Acabal led Huntertown in the girls’ 2,000 meters, finishing 11th in 9:34.09. Jazmin Hernandez placed 20th in 9:56.03 and Avynlea Meadow Gampper 71st in 11:29.66.
Gabriel Meadows led Huntertown’s boys in the 3,000 meters, finishing 19th in 12:40.31. Micah Drake placed 79th in 14:49.21 and Blaize Gampper 83rd in 14:54.62.