On October 28, 2016, the Rock Port Cross Country Teams traveled to Maryville for the 2016 Class 1 District 8 Cross Country Meet. The meet was held in Donaldson Westside Park. The top 15 runners qualify for State XC in Jefferson City, Mo., on November 5. The Rock Port Blue Jays will be represented at the State XC Championships by Senior, Tyler Jones (12th) and Freshman Gabriel Minter (13th).
The following are the individual results for Atchison County and the race winner.
Varsity Boys 5K
1 Benjamin Craven, 11, St. Joseph Christian, 17:35.93
12 Tyler Jones, 12, Rock Port, 19:47.87
13 Gabriel Minter, 9, Rock Port, 20:03.83
21 Zachery Garrison, 10, Tarkio, 21:33.22
25 Ethan Miller, 12, Rock Port, 21:53.22
26 Joshua Meinecke, 9, Rock Port, 22:01.01
28 Dawson Joesting, 12, Tarkio, 22:05.26
29 Preston Klappenbach, 10, Rock Port, 22:06.26
38 Alex Driskell, 10, Tarkio, 23:31.57
39 Colin Joesting, 11, Tarkio, 23:35.92
44 Ethan Brumbaugh, 9, Rock Port, 24:30.52
48 Evan Elam, 11, Rock Port, 25:32.98
53 Hunter Tunnell, 10, Tarkio, 28:47.20
54 Zack Sapp, 10, Tarkio, 29:28.56
56 Braylen Lambert, 9, Tarkio, 36:22.85
Varsity Girls 5K
1 Ashley Riley, 10, South Nodaway, 20:58.71
22 Josie Watkins, 10 Rock Port, 26.16.30
23 Marina Sawyer, 9, Tarkio, 26:47.45
25 Hannah Brown, 10, Rock Port, 27:05.04
27 Rebekah Lucas, 9, Rock Port, 27:39.36
29 Hannah Mace, 12, Rock Port, 28:08.78
30 Emma Pankau, 10, Rock Port, 28:16.94
32 Shelbey Morris, 10, Tarkio, 28:41.73
39 Naoma Davis, 11, Rock Port, 31:10.04
43 Kaycee Davis, 11, Rock Port, 32:39.30
46 Novalee Yeary, 9, Tarkio, 34:51.25