Mexico medals at home meet to wrap up varsity regular season

Just three days after hosting conference at Green Estate Park, Mexico earned more hardware on its home course.

Andrew Peuster won the boys 5K in the Mexico Autumn Classic on Oct. 22 with a time of 18:00.66 while Maggie Ramsey was the runner-up in the girls race with a time of 21:35. The Mexico boys won the team title against six other schools with 29 points.

“We were racing on short rest, warm temperatures and windy conditions,” head coach Lucas Breneman said “None of that makes for ideal cross country racing, but again, the Bulldogs battled through and saw many medalers, meet champions and a boys team title.”

Other boys to finish in the top 20 for medals included Brady McCoy in third with a time of 18:45, Tyler Grimes in fifth with a 18:56, Landon Higgins in eighth with a 19:06, and Carter Nading in 13th with a 19:20. The only other girl to medal for Mexico was Emma Seibert in 17th with a 24:01. 

For junior varsity, Riley Gordon won his third straight race with a time of 20:56, and Aaron Ortiz also medaled by finishing in the top 15 with an 11th-place 22:14.

Districts start at 11:30 a.m. Saturday morning at McNair Park in St. Charles, hosted by Ft. Zumwalt South.

Missouri Military Academy closes regular season at Mexico Autumn Classic

Missouri Military Academy ran in its final action this regular season this past week.

MMA competed on Nov. 22 at the Mexico Autumn Classic, with Jesus Robinson as the top runner in 22nd place with a 19:43. Robinson missed a medal by two places and was followed by Jacob Stallone in 39th with a 21:34.

Districts begin at 9 a.m. Saturday morning in Fulton.

Centralia boys win Bowling Green Invite

The Centralia boys closed the regular season on Friday with a championship.

The Panthers won the team title at the Bowling Green Invite with 56 points, with five earning medals. Carter Moss was the top finisher in eighth with a time of 16:42.47, and Kenedee Moss was the top Centralia girl runner with a fourth-place time of 20:18.

Following Carter Moss in the top 25 to earn medals were Nolan Spickert in ninth with a 16:42.48. Wesley Robertson in 12th with a 17:03, Dryst Bostick in 15th with a 17:14 and Zane Deckerd in 24th with a 17:49. Katelynn Asbury was the other Lady Panther to medal in 24th with a 22:10.

Districts begin at 9 a.m. Saturday morning in Fulton.

Paris led by Chapman, Kinnaman in Bowling Green

The top runners in Paris were in good form Friday at the Bowling Green Invite.

At the final regular season meet, Landen Chapman had the best finish with a fifth-place time of 16:32 for the boys to earn the best Paris finish and a medal after placing in the top 25. Mairyn Kinnaman earned a medal on the girls side with a 13th-place 21:31.

Districts begin at 11:40 a.m. Saturday morning in Fulton.

North Callaway’s Rasmussen runs final regular season race this season

Grace Rasmussen finished her regular season on Friday.

The North Callaway junior finished 44th with a time of 23:17 in the Bowling Green Invite before districts begin at 9 a.m. Saturday in Fulton.

Van-Far girls earn two medals in Bowling Green JV races

A pair of Van-Far girls earned some hardware before districts at 10:20 a.m. Saturday in Fulton.

Khloe Wallace finished fifth on Friday at the Bowling Green Invite with a time of 24:05 in the mixed junior varsity race while Erin Childs was ninth with a 24:49. The top 10 places in the JV race was required to earn a medal.

Community R-6 beats personal-best times at Bowling Green

Some Community R-6 runners took Friday’s final regular season meet to run their best times.

In the mixed junior varsity races at the Bowling Green Invite, Nicholas Henke beat his personal-best time by 40 seconds with a 41st-place 22:20.02 and KaTavyn Wheeler beat his PR by around three minutes with a 60th-place 23:44.85. Gabby Knipfel almost tied her PR with a 30th-place 28:15.38. 

Districts take place at 11:40 a.m. Saturday in Fulton.