RICHMOND — Iola, Humboldt, Crest and Marmaton Valley participated in the Central Heights cross country invitational Thursday.
The high school harriers ran a 5K while the middle school runners competed in a two-mile race.
Iola
The Iola cross country team had six runners race in the varsity boys competition. Jesse Taylor took home sixth place with a 17:57 time. Kaster Trabuc followed with a time of 18:32 to place in 12th overall.
Cole Moyer rounded out the top three Mustangs runners in 16th place with a time of 19:12.
Travis Wanker came in 24th, 19:56; Brennan Coffield 40th, 21:02; and Alejandro Escalante 50th, 22:40.
Mustang Mason Silvey crossed the finish line first for the JV runners, placing 12th place with a mark of 23:52. Ricky Rowe was 14th with a time of 24:36.
Iola seventh grader Mosiah Fawson was the lone seventh grader to run. He finished 21st with a 15:36 time.
Humboldt
For Humboldt, Tori Melendez was the only racer to compete at the varsity level, coming in 25th place with a time of 24:50. Melendez lowered her personal-record time by 27 seconds.
“We had a nice day running on a good course. We did not have our full squad as some chose to sit this meet out,” said Humboldt head coach Eric Carlson. “With three PRs and three medals our day was successful.”
In the JV boys race, Maxtyn Mueller came in 19th place with a time of 27:20. Mueller lowered his time by over a minute in his impressive finish.
Humboldt’s Sophia Barlow came in seventh overall in the junior varsity girls race with a time of 28:56 to take home a medal. Lulu Melendez finished with a medal after a time of 29:26, good for eighth place overall.
Leah Mueller also brought home a medal after placing in ninth with a time of 29:29. Piper Jones rounded out the JV girls runners in 14th place with a time of 33:19.
“We still have work to do and need to get faster and run tougher before our league meet in two weeks,” Carlson said.
