The Chillicothe Cross Country runners showed continued improvement in Tuesday’s Smithville meet that featured larger schools. Coach Jennifer Dickson said “I think it will make us better when we hit districts after spending multiple meets racing against larger schools and faster competition.”
Every Hornets male runner hit a career Personal Record with an average improved time of 54.2 seconds.
The Hornets finished 7th out of 11 runners with a score of 149. Cain Evans finished 21st, Clayton Savage was 26th, Austin Lyford 33rd, Carter Shipers 34th, Stephen Parkes 35th, Alton Keller 47th and Logan Gregory 53rd.
In the Junior Varsity race, Ashton Baker was 23rd, Cutter Parkes 34th and Landyn Peterson 35th.
On the girls side, the Lady Hornets finished 5th with Kadence Shipers leading the team with a 15th place finish. Aliyah Briner was 23rd, Yoo Jung Lee 27th, Juliann Gabrielson 28th, Alice Hurtgen 32nd and Karissa Fostek 41st.