Hopkinsville’s Meghan Easton again led the Hopkinsville cross country runners across the finish line Saturday at the Marshall County Invitational in Draffenville.
Easton finished in 28th place in a time of 22:53 over the 3.1-mile course. Eighth grader Allison Wood was 31st, and Anna Lee was 156th.
Easton finished third last week at the Mustang Stampede at Muhlenberg County.
Owensboro’s Breanna Alderton was the only runner to break 20 minutes, finishing the 3.1-mile course in 19:19. Alaina Baumgart of Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau) finished second in 20:14.
The girls’ varsity race featured 195 runners and 17 teams.
Jackson High, TN won the event, edging Daviess County by eight points. McCracken County was fourth.
In the boys’ varsity race, Chase Atkins led the Hopkinsville runners with a 27th place finish in a time of 18:22. Next across for the Tigers were Max DuBois (193rd), Tyler Turner (276th), and Jamarius McKnight (284th).
There were 312 runners and 25 teams in the boys’ varsity race. Henry County, TN brothers Titus Winders (16:10) and Silas Winders (16:20) finished 1-2 in the race. That helped Henry County win the competition with 95 points, ahead of second place Apollo (126) and third place Marshall County (137).
In the elementary school girls’ race, Rebecca Wood finished in 30th place.
