A trio of Jackson County Central cross county girls earned Small School all-conference honors at the Big South Conference championship meet in Jackson on Tuesday.
Naiya Ayers finished eighth place among Small School individuals in all-conference fashion with a time of 22:09.08 to lead the JCC girls in the 5,000-meter varsity girls race at Jackson Golf Club. Ester Botello-Ramos earned an honorable mention after posting 22:53.85 to finish 12th place.
Abigail Mohr ran 23:47.48 for 22nd place, Carly Clark was close behind with 23:58.05 in 23rd place, and Stevie Untiedt ran 24:28.60 for 29th place.
The JCC girls collected 91 points in third place as a team. Luverne topped the Small Schools and Marshall topped the Large Schools.
Also running for the Huskies were Danica Wood with 24:50.7 in 30th place, Samantha Van Wyhe with 24:50.7 in 44th place, and Riley Peterson with 28:45.6 in 49th place.
Kayden Mitchell posted a time of 19:33 to lead the JCC boys and take 16th among Small School individuals for an All-Conference Honorable Mention.
Brycen Mitchell ran 19:42 in 18th place, Grant Ambrose ran 20:00 in 24th place, Nolan Brinks ran 22:19.5 in 36th place, and Eric Bouten ran 22:32.6 in 39th place overall.
The JCC boys scored 134 points to take sixth place as a team. Redwood Valley captured the Small School title and Marshall swept the Large Schools.
Full results are available online.
The Huskies are off until the Section 3A Championships on Thursday, October 29 in Luverne.