Jayla Irvine is pictured with her coach, Kameron Schieffer. Jayla placed 23rd out of 166 runners with a time of 21:54.60. The top 25 medal at state. (MaryAnn Hull photo)
The 48th Missouri State High School Athletic Association Cross Country Championship was held Saturday, November 5, at Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Missouri. It was a cold and windy day, and the course was wet and muddy due to the rain the night before.
East Atchison’s Jayla Irvine earned a state medal with her 23rd place finish and the Lady Wolves finished in 10th place as a team in a field of 15 teams. The EA Wolves team finished in 12th place out of 16 teams.
Individual results for the EA girls were: 23rd, Jayla Irvine, 21:54.6; 81st, Brooklyn Wennihan, 24:14.1; 106th, Kierra McDonald, 25:12.7; 135th, Kendal Straub, 26:41.6; 151st, Alexis Bywater, 27:56.8; and 165th, Emmy Laur, 32:32.6.
Individual results of the boys’ 5K race were:
Rock Port – 46th, Caleb Lucas, 18:52.9; and 61st, Gus Heintz, 19:06.5
East Atchison – 60th, Ian Stepp, 19:06.5; 62nd, Daniel Lesher, 19:08.9; 116th, Cole Anderson, 20:04.5; 124th, Cowen O’Riley, 20:11.7; 130th, Clayton Vernon, 20:19.6; 136th, Quin Staten, 20:37.8; and 163rd, Jarrad Jamison, 22:16.7.
EA’s Jayla Irvine placed 23rd with a time of 21:54.60. (MaryAnn Hull photos)
EA’s Brooklyn Wennihan finished with a time of 24:14.10.
EA’s Kierra McDonald ran a time of 25:12.70.
EA’s Kendal Straub ran a time of 26:41.60.
EA’s Alexis Bywater finished with a time of 27:56.80.
EA’s Emmy Laur ran a time of 32:32.60.
Rock Port’s Caleb Lucas finished 46th with a time of 18:52.90.
EA’s Ian Stepp finished in 60th place with a time of 19:06.50.
Rock Port’s Gus Heintz had a time of 19:06.50 and finished in 61st place.
EA’s Daniel Lesher finished 62nd with a time of 19:08.90.
EA’s Cole Anderson finished with a time of 20:04.50.
EA’s Cowen O’Riley completed the course in a time of 20:11.70.
EA’s Clayton Vernon finished with a time of 20:19.6.
EA’s Quin Staten, in his first state cross county meet, ran the course in 20:37.80.
EA’s Jarrad Jamison finished the boys’ 5k in 22:16.70.
