FORT SCOTT — Running under tough conditions in intense heat and humidity, Marmaton Valley High and Crest High cross country runners had a good meet Thursday at Fort Scott.
Ashtynn Louk, Marmaton Valley’s lone girl, finished 12th in the varsity girls’ 4K race. Her time of 19 minutes, 56 seconds earned her a medal.
Just out of the medals in the boys’ varsity race was Marmaton Valley’s Chance Stevenson. He finished 17th in a field of 44 and 15 medals were awarded.
Stevenson ran the 5K race in 20:50. His teammate Marcus Miller was 28th in 22:03.
Crest High’s runners all competed in the junior varsity races at the Fort Scott High Invitational.
Crest’s David Womelsdorf ran the 4K race in a personal-best time of 17:34.3 for ninth place. His teammate Rene Rodriguez received the 14th-place medal in personal-record time of 18:03.3. Crest’s Dal Lacey was 24th in 19:12, which was a personal best, and Mike Armstrong was 36th in 19:28.9
Marmaton Valley’s Michael Swift earned the 12th-place medal in the junior varsity race in 18:01. Garrett Booth was 18th in 18:20 followed by Marc Waggoner in 75th at 23:30 and Jake Wise in 84th at 29:26.
Crest’s Brooke Gray-LaCross placed 25th in the girls’ 4K junior varsity race. She ran the distance in 25:31.4. Her teammate Madison Kellar was 30th in a personal-record time of 28:06.5.
Marmaton Valley and Crest go to the Parsons High Invitational next Thursday at Big Hill Reservoir.
