On a hot night, the Mexico boys had the stamina to win.

The Bulldogs won the Mexico Fall Invitational they hosted on Friday at Green Estate Park and beat six other schools to win the team prize with 52 points. Kirksville was second with 55 points and Centralia was third with 85 points. The Lady Panthers were also third in the girls standings with 58 points, finishing behind Monroe City’s 39 points and Kirksville’s 57 points.

The top 20 medaled in the 5K races, so there were several local runners who earned hardware. For the boys, Centralia’s Nolan Spickert won with a time of 17:10.15, Mexico’s Seth Stevenson was second with a time of 18:20.88, Mexico’s Gabriel Carey finished sixth, Mexico’s Reid Bickell was seventh, Mexico’s Jared Freeman was eighth, Centralia’s Traecen Starks was 11th, North Callaway’s Hunter Jansen finished 17th, and Missouri Military Academy’s David Woodcock was 20th.

For the girls, Centralia’s Katelynn Asbury won with a time of 20:34.01, Mexico’s Maryam Warheed was ninth, North Callaway’s Elaina Arcala finished 10th, Mexico’s Maria Peuster was 12th, Centralia’s Ealynne Bostick finished 13th, Centralia’s Ryan Reynolds was 17th, and Centralia’s Cecilia Brauker finished 18th.

Community R-6’s Nicholas Henke was the boys top finisher in 50th. Gabby Knipfel and Grace McCoskey earned medals for the girls in the 3200 race after finishing in the top 15 in 10th and 14th, respectively.