Lady Broncos win district XC title

The Lady Bronco cross-country team competed in the Regional Cross-Country Meet on Monday, October 24, and finished fifth as a team.

The fifth-place finish was one spot out of the top four teams that earned the right to advance to the State Meet in November. There were 164 runners in the event.

Madi Benson finished in the 18th spot out of 164 runners with a time of 13:27.6.

Benson, who was only just under a minute off the first-place time, is a freshman and has been running solid all season long.

Berkley Moore ran the course in a time of 13:54.3 for 34th place, and Presley Smith was 38th with a time of 13:55.6.

The rest of the team were fairly close together at the finish line. Avery Sawyer was 40th at 13:59.9 with Kenidee Hayes right behind her in 41st with a time of 14:00.4. Gracie Ellis crossed the finish line in a time of 14:20 for 51st place and Aliyah Weatherton was 133rd at 16:09.8.

Bryce Williams was the lone qualifier for the Broncos and finished 51st out of 162 runners with a time of 19:42.5.

Williams and the Lady Broncos qualified for the Regional Meet by placing high up in the district meet on October 12. Williams ran fourth in the district meet with a time of 19:15, and Kaleb Mays ran 15th at 22:09.

Hayes was third in the finishers at 12:40, and Benson was right behind her at 12:45. Moore ran the course in a time of 12:50, and Smith was 13:00. Ellis turned in a time of 13:05 for seventh, Sawyer was 14th at 13:45 and Weatherton was 16th with a time of 14:00.

Taking the top spots in the junior varsity division were Tandie Cummins with a time of 12:40 and Makenna Shadle in second at 14:28. Kennadie Cummins was third at 14:38, Gracie Wilkins was fourth at 14:51, and Trystan Brown was fifth at 14:53. Gracie Clark ran sixth with a time of 15:01, Kimbrasia Ballard was eighth at 15:25, and Laney Rummel was 10th with a time of 15:58.

Hayden Elam was 11th at 15:58, Finley Cunningham was 14th at 17:14, and Courtlyn Conkin was 15th with a time of 17:18. Kashlyn Conkin was 16th at 17:22, and Millie McAnear came in at 22:02.