The East Atchison junior high and high school cross country teams traveled to Mt. Ayr, Iowa, to compete in an invite Thursday, October 17, 2024.

It was a fantastic day for the EA competitors. The junior high Lady Wolves won the event. The high school Wolves and Lady Wolves placed 5th overall and each high school EA female had a season best or personal best time.

Individual EA results follow:

JR. HIGH

Girls’ 3200 Meters (47 runners) – 2nd, Mikayla Windham, 13:04.90; 9th, Lyla Walker, 14:01.70; 10th, Sophie Hegstrom, 14:14.20; 12th, Kennedi Griffin, 14:37.50; 13th, Gracie Walker, 14:42.50; 17th, Graceyn Reeves, 15:12.90; 24th, Vivianne Hale, 15:45.20; 32nd, Vera Hale, 17:19.10; and 36th, Ava Brown, 18:19.00

Boys’ 3200 Meters (48 runners) – 11th, Avery Miller, 13:06.90; and 33rd, Owen Vette, 15:23.10

HIGH SCHOOL

Girls’ 5K (66 runners) – 8th, Jayla Irvine, 21:55.70; 33rd, Abbie Harms, 24:22.70; 34th, Bella Bywater, 24:23.40; 40th, Danika Agnew, 25:29.60; and 57th, Bresayda Jimenez, 28:24.30

Boys’ 5K (119 runners) – 7th, Cole Anderson, 18:33.90; 11th, Clayton Vernon, 18:45.10; 12th, Quin Staten, 18:59.80; 64th, Mason Kingery, 21:49.60; 72nd, Isaac Vette, 22:32.60; 74th, Bryon Ohlensehlen, 22:36.70; 95th, Luke Swinehart, 24:45.30