David Botello-Ramos and Naiya Ayers led the Jackson County Central cross country effort at the JCC Tri for Health Invitational on Thursday.
Botello-Ramos earned third place with a time of 18:21.8 to lead the JCC boys at Jackson Golf Club.
Kayden Mitchell ran 19:39.2 in 13th place, Brycen Mitchell ran 20:00.9 in 15th place, Gavin Tusa ran 21:28.6 in 31st place, and Grant Ambrose posted 22:19.6 to take 39th place in his final regular-season meet.
The JCC boys finished fourth by tiebreaker with St. Peter as both teams collected 98 points. Nolan Brinks ran 23:14.4 in 47th place and the sixth Saints runner finished 38th place to break the tie. Windom Area won the boys event with 36 team points.
Eric Bouten ran 24:40.5 in 60th place, and Brandon Trainer ran 24:47.6 in 61st place for the Huskies as well among 79 varsity boys runners.
Ayers led the JCC girls by posting 22:18.9 to earn eighth place.
Carly Clark ran 25:14.4 in 28th place, Danica Wood ran 26:07.1 in 36th place, Abigail Mohr was right behind her with 26:17.0 in 37th place, and Samantha Van Wyhe ran 28:35.9 in 50th place.
The JCC girls collected 125 team points and finished fifth place. Luverne won the girls team event with 45 points.
Riley Peterson ran 29:59.6 in 58th place and Arya Olson ran 33:18.7 in 67th place for the Huskies as well among 71 girls varsity runners.
The next scheduled action for JCC is the I-90 Invite on Thursday, October 8, at Cedar Creek Park in Fairmont.
Evelynn Christenson’s top-ten finish led the Martin County West/Butterfield-Odin cross country effort at the JCC Tri for Health Invitational on Thursday.
Christenson led for the first half of the race and finished with a time of 22:35.9 to take ninth place.
Reese Peters posted 30:30 in 60th place as the other MCW/BO girl among 71 varsity girls runners.
Marek Mulder crossed the line in 17th place with a time of 20:10.5 to lead the MCW/BO boys.
Brody Cook was right behind him with 20:30.2 in 18th place, Elliot Reynolds ran 21:24.7 in 27th place, Conrad Gwin ran 22:15 in 37th place, and Beckett White ran 24:57.4 in 63rd place.
The Mavericks collected a team score of 152 points to finish fifth place.
Oakley North ran 27:40.4 in 73rd place and Carter Cole ran 28:50.5 in 77th place out of 79 varsity boys runners.
The next scheduled event for the Mavericks is the Grizzly Pie Invitational on Thursday, October 1, at Prairie Ridge Golf Course in Janesville.
Boys Varsity Team Scores
- Windom Area 36
- Fairmont 86
- St. Peter 98
- Jackson County Central 98
- Luverne 148
- MCW/BO 152
- Adrian/Ellsworth 169
- Madelia 173
- Worthington 176
- Blue Earth Area 251
Girls Varsity Team Scores
- Luverne 45
- Fairmont 47
- St. Peter 71
- Adrian/Ellsworth 107
- Jackson County Central 125
- Windom Area 158
- Worthington 170
- Blue Earth Area 216
Full results are available online.