By Malcolm Butler
A number of local cross country runners competed at The Border Dash Saturday as Cedar Creek and Choudrant both had competitors on the boys and girls varsity races.
Myles Carpenter Head was the lone Top 10 finisher on the boys side as the Creek runner finished in 10th place out of 156 participants with a time of 16:42.30 in the three-mile race.
Ethan McCarthy finished 32nd with a time of 18:45.40 while his brother Joshua finished 47th with a mark of 19:29.40. Connor Johnson also posted a Top 50 finish (48th) with a mark of 19:32.70. The Creek boys finished 6th in the team competition.
“Myles ran comfortably and poised racing to a new PR, so I am extremely excited for him,” said Creek head coach Craig Moss. “The McCarthy brothers had a good morning and Connor Johnson looked fantastic.”
Hagen Davis led the Aggies boys with a 29th place finish and a time of 18:33.40 and led Choudrant to a 10th place finish in the team competition.
On the girls side, Madison Morris paced the Lady Cougars with a 13th place finish and a time of 21:32.20 while Kendal (14th – 21:56.20) and Taylor Ramsey (16th – 22:12.20) also recorded Top 20 finishes out of 117 total competitors.
The Lady Cougars finished fourth in the team competition.
“Madison Morris had an incredible week of workouts and it she had a wonderful Saturday,” said Moss. “Kendal and Taylor have been battling a virus but managed to persevere with a solid morning.”
Kamryn Rhodes led the Choudrant girls team with a 47th place finish and a time of 25:27.70.
“It was great competition on a warm Saturday morning,” said Moss. “It’s a mental course. It’s flat and open so the runners must focus on their race, mechanics, form and breathing. I was pleased with all of runners and the direction they are going. We got better and proud of the effort all of our runners gave this weekend.”
Individual Boys
Myles Carpenter Head (Cedar Creek – 10th) 16:42.30
Hagen Davis (Choudrant – 29th) 18:33.40
Ethan McCarthy (Cedar Creek – 32nd) 18:45.40
Joshua McCarthy (Cedar Creek – 47th) 19:29.40
Connor Johnson (Cedar Creek – 48th) 19:32.70
Tanner Andrews (Cedar Creek – 56th) 19:58.10
Collin Rozel (Choudrant – 60th) 20:12.20
Garrett Spearman (Choudrant – 76th) 21:19.70
Ren Stephens (Choudrant – 78th) 21:27.40
Dylan Drake (Cedar Creek – 87th) 22:12.30
Declan Smith (Choudrant – 102nd) 23:14.60
Hayes Bridges (Cedar Creek – 105th) 23:36.40
Gabe Garcia (Cedar Creek – 122nd) 25:26.80
Everitt Thorn (Choudrant – 136th) 27:49.60
Team Boys
6. Cedar Creek 158
10. Choudrant 273
Individual Girls
Madison Morris (Cedar Creek – 13th) 21:32.20
Kendal Ramsey (Cedar Creek – 14th) 21:56.20
Taylor Ramsey (Cedar Creek – 16th) 22:12.20
Marley Jinks (Cedar Creek – 27th) 23:11.50
Madeline Kneeland (Cedar Creek – 34th) 24:32.90
Aubrey Barron (Cedar Creek – 40th) 24:57.40
Kamryn Rhodes (Choudrant – 47th) 25:27.70
Addie Brister (Cedar Creek – 52nd) 25:46.60
Catherine McAdams (Cedar Creek – 61st) 27:37.20
Anna Malsam (Cedar Creek – 76th) 28:56.90
Lindsey Osafo (Cedar Creek – 79th) 29:03.40
Emily Snyder (Choudrant – 92nd) 30:11.10
Kadence Nugent (Choudrant – 95th) 30:27.30
Annalise Paul (Cedar Creek – 102nd) 31:44.40
Team Girls
4. Cedar Creek – 98
