The Roughneck and Ladyneck Cross Country teams returned to action at the sixth annual Pine Tree Puddle Jump and Pig Trot last weekend. The girls varsity team finished second led by Brianne Mathews thirteenth place finish in 13:15. Jonathan Spedowski led the boys varsity also in the thirteenth place with a time of 17:30.

The girls race saw four runners finish in the top 25 and collect some hardware to bring home. Morgan Hill finished 20th in 13:31, followed by Nour Hussein in 22nd 13:35. Pagie Maly finished closely behind Hussein in 25th, 13:37. Elizabeth Horne completed the team scoring in 34th with a time of 13:54. The girls team ran very well for a tough hilly course. The boys team placed 8th as a team. Spedowski was followed by Austin Jordan, 28th, 18:13 and Clay Hunter, 37th, 18:35. Greyson Jones, 19:53, and Mason Malone, 20:00, finished 60th and 66th to round out the team scoring. The boys competed well on a tough course that also saw several hills.

The junior varsity team was led by Carter Tackett’s 21st place finish in 20:07. Blake Warren, 21:29, finished 36th followed by Chase Robinson in 44th with a time of 21:29. Drew Frazier, 21:32, and Bryson White, 23:56, finished scoring for the team’s 6th place finish. All the junior varsity runners improved their 5k time from the previous meet and on a much tougher course.

The Junior High Cross Country teams competed in their first meet of the season at the Puddle Jump and Pig Trot. The boys finished second overall and the girls finished eighth. Clay McNeese and Monika Owens led both groups with 5th and 10th place finishes in their divisions. In the boys race, McNeese was followed by Michael Maly in 6th, Logan Rowe in 24th, Garrett Stephenson, 30th, and Connor Weeks in 33rd to complete the team scoring. Jeremy Patak finished in 61st, Cade Palmer, 65th and right behind him Landry Sheridan in 66th. Braden Fears and Kyler Dennison finished in 85th and 86th place to complete the runners for the boys team. In the girls division Owens was followed by Savanna Ogden in 47th, Bella Sacco in 53rd, Macy Lewis in 64th, and Maddie Williams in 66th to score for the team. Jaci Wallace edged out teammate Chloe Marsh, 69th, for 68th. Shyanne Troxell placed 74th, Kathleen Crane 83rd, and Emily Bargsley finished 85th. The junior high runners competed well for the first meet of the season and for a particular tough course.
The teams will travel to Hawkins for their annual race held at the High School. The first race will start at 8:35 with the Varsity girls. We hope you will come watch us compete.