Cross country athletes perform well
Southwest’s Christian Long (above) ranked 4th at the Fellows Lake 5,000 in Strafford.
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Carl Junction’s Jack Lawson leads Cassville’s Caleb Leach and Purdy’s Bryce Ozbun to the finish at the Aurora Hot Dawg Cross Country Invitational. Submitted photo.
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Lady Wildcat Jolie Evans took second at Aurora’s Hot Dawg Cross Country Invitational. Submitted photo.
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September 8, 2021
Lee Stubblefield
Caleb Leach placed 2nd overall and his Cassville Wildcats won the varsity boys team competition at the Hot Dawg Cross Country Invitational at Aurora on Thursday. The Cassville boys scored 43 points, best in a field of six complete teams.
1. Cassville High School, 43.
2. McDonald County High School, 64
3. McAuley Catholic High School, 75
4. Aurora Christian Academy, 86
5. Aurora High School, 92, 1
6. Carl Junction High School, 108
Cassville boys finishers:
2. Caleb Leach, 18:17.17
6. Ethan Boehmke, 19:34.69
7. Jacob Martinez, 19:47.06
14. Charles Elliott, 20:40.76
24. Evan Butler, 21:20.55
44. Simon Gates, 24:09.54
Purdy’s Bryce Ozbun ran a strong race at Aurora, finishing 3rd overall in 18:27.72, just sixteen seconds off the winner, Jack Lawson, of Carl Junction.
Lady Wildcats second at Aurora
The Lady Wildcats raced to a second place team finish at Aurora. Jolie Evans matched Leach’s feat, taking second overall to pace the Ladycats.
1. Carl Junction High School, 23
2. Cassville High School, 40
3. McDonald County High School, 65
Cassville girls finishers:
2. Jolie Evans, 21:53.77
5. Annie Moore, 22:50.18
14. Dakota Anderson, 25:37.81
15. Marianne McCrackin, 25:52.69
23. Tori Mitchell, 27:32.11
27. Elizabeth Butler, 30:53.17
28. Sheridan Beach, 31:08.83
Long leads SW at Strafford
At the Fellows Lake 5000 in Strafford, Christian Long and Caden Uthe led Southwest, placing 4th and 5th with identical 18:35.1 times. Otis Rainer placed 20th in 20:13.4. With only three runners, the Trojans did not place in the team scoring.
Cally Bowyer, the lone entry for the Lady Trojans, finished 8th in 24:26.3.
The Wheaton Bulldogs finished 11th in the 12-team field.
Wheaton boys finishers:
32. Blake Morgan, 21:02.10
53. Lance Greenwell, 22:01.10
55. Fernando Gonzalez, 22:17.80
65. Camren Brattin, 23:01.10
76. Hunter Wyatt, 24:37.40
Wheaton had three entries in the varsity girls race.
Wheaton girls finishers:
19. Lakeisha Wise, 26:04.40
40. Lori McNeill, 28:57.50
62. Pa Vang, 32:34.10
Lee Stubblefield
Caleb Leach placed 2nd overall and his Cassville Wildcats won the varsity boys team competition at the Hot Dawg Cross Country Invitational at Aurora on Thursday. The Cassville boys scored 43 points, best in a field of six complete teams.
1. Cassville High School, 43.
2. McDonald County High School, 64
3. McAuley Catholic High School, 75
4. Aurora Christian Academy, 86
5. Aurora High School, 92, 1
6. Carl Junction High School, 108
Cassville boys finishers:
2. Caleb Leach, 18:17.17
6. Ethan Boehmke, 19:34.69
7. Jacob Martinez, 19:47.06
14. Charles Elliott, 20:40.76
24. Evan Butler, 21:20.55
44. Simon Gates, 24:09.54
Purdy’s Bryce Ozbun ran a strong race at Aurora, finishing 3rd overall in 18:27.72, just sixteen seconds off the winner, Jack Lawson, of Carl Junction.
Lady Wildcats second at Aurora
The Lady Wildcats raced to a second place team finish at Aurora. Jolie Evans matched Leach’s feat, taking second overall to pace the Ladycats.
1. Carl Junction High School, 23
2. Cassville High School, 40
3. McDonald County High School, 65
Cassville girls finishers:
2. Jolie Evans, 21:53.77
5. Annie Moore, 22:50.18
14. Dakota Anderson, 25:37.81
15. Marianne McCrackin, 25:52.69
23. Tori Mitchell, 27:32.11
27. Elizabeth Butler, 30:53.17
28. Sheridan Beach, 31:08.83
Long leads SW at Strafford
At the Fellows Lake 5000 in Strafford, Christian Long and Caden Uthe led Southwest, placing 4th and 5th with identical 18:35.1 times. Otis Rainer placed 20th in 20:13.4. With only three runners, the Trojans did not place in the team scoring.
Cally Bowyer, the lone entry for the Lady Trojans, finished 8th in 24:26.3.
The Wheaton Bulldogs finished 11th in the 12-team field.
Wheaton boys finishers:
32. Blake Morgan, 21:02.10
53. Lance Greenwell, 22:01.10
55. Fernando Gonzalez, 22:17.80
65. Camren Brattin, 23:01.10
76. Hunter Wyatt, 24:37.40
Wheaton had three entries in the varsity girls race.
Wheaton girls finishers:
19. Lakeisha Wise, 26:04.40
40. Lori McNeill, 28:57.50
62. Pa Vang, 32:34.10