Area cross country runners competed in North English on Tuesday hosted by English Valleys and a lot of middle school athletes found success.
In the junior high boys’ race Lone Tree’s William Rockafellow headlined the action placing sixth in a 3K time of 12:59. Wyatt Dennis of WACO was not far behind in ninth (13:28) and Ryan Lawson placed 10th (13:50). Other top finishes included Sigourney’s Nolan McLaughlin in 16th (15:24), Sigourney’s Kinnick Palmer in 17th (15:25), Highland’s Nicolas Oriano 18th (15:30), WACO’s John McLaughlin in 19th (16:33), and Owen Morris of Keota in 20th (16:33).
In the girls’ race Lone Tree’s Vivian Zaruba cracked the top five in fifth with a time of 15:19. Sigourney top runners included Taliyah Webster 12th (17:00), Lana Thomas 14th (17:45), and Lillyan Hardwick in 15th (18:09). Highland’s Olivia Orszula placed 20th for the Huskies (21:20).