Seth Stevenson ended a dry spell for Mexico cross country on Friday.
Stevenson became the first state medalist for the program since 2017 when he finished 20th in the Class 3 boys state championship race at Gans Creek in Columbia. The sophomore posted a personal-best time of 16:29.2 to improve 22 places from last year's state meet. Alex Dukes was the most recent Mexico state medalist with a third-place finish in the Class 3 boys race nine years ago.
Making their state debuts were sophomore Maria Peuster and senior Maryam Waheed in the Class 3 girls race. Peuster finished 69th with a personal-best time of 21.19.9, and Waheed was 66th with a personal-best time of 21.15.4. Peuster ran cross country last year, and Waheed joined the team this year doing track in the past for Mexico.
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