FORT SCOTT — Crest High’s Ursula Billings kept up her golden running Thursday at the Fort Scott Invitational.
In a meet that featured runners from Fort Scott, Pittsburg, Chanute, Humboldt, Marmaton Valley and Jayhawk-Linn, Billings bested all comers in the varsity girls race.
Billings ran the course in 22 minutes, 30 seconds, a full half-minute faster than her nearest competitor, Kenzi Hardesty of Fort Scott.
“Ursula ran a strong race,” Crest head coach Kaitlyn Dispensa said. “She went out knowing there might be some competition, but ended up with another first place finish.”
Humboldt High’s Drew Wilhite took home second in the varsity boys race, edging Eismael Hernandez of Pittsburg for the honor. Wilhite ran the 5K race in 18:09; Hernandez was a second behind at 18:10. They trailed Pittsburg’s Cameron Jefferson, who finished in 17:47.
Crest’s Breakin Jones won the eighth-grade boys race, a 2-mile jaunt in 13:40. Crest’s Josie Walter took second in the seventh-grade girls race at 14:35.
“It was a nice cool day for the kids to run,” Dispensa said, adding that all of Crest’s middle school runners set personal bests at the meet..
Varsity boys
2. Drew Wilhite, H, 18:09
18. Levi McGowan, H, 21:12
21. Sam Neeley, H, 22:20
22. Javyn Hess, H, 23:24
26. Peyton Wallace, H, 26:44
27. Cooper Woods, H, 27:00
Varsity girls
