Royals Cross Country
Congratulations to several of our Royal runners! Many of them ran personal best times yesterday at the LEAD Academy Meet in the Wallace Community. This is our fourth meet of the season, and so far they are clipping their times down.
The Jay boys team was led by senior Jody Godwin who placed 3rd overall in the race with a personal best of 18:36. Other finishers were 5th place Ramsey Reaves with a personal best of 19:01. 6th place Athan Peterson with a personal best time of 19:08. Followed by 8th place Kenneth Garcia 20:32, Mason Tutt rounded out top 5 scorers for the team with a time of 21:15 placing 14th overall. Next for the Royals were 18th place Avery Wayland – 22:22; 21st place Eric Zhuo 22:38; 28th place Cooper Harrison 25:14; 29th Ryan Kelley – 26:00; 30th Nathan Smarr – 26:43; 31st Braydon Nowling 27:06.
The boys team placed second to Central, who had their own share of personal best times yesterday. Captain Chance Thornton was out sick for yesterday’s meet. We are hoping he will be able to return for Saturday’s Washington Wildcat meet at PSC Milton Campus.
For the Lady Royals Leah Smith led our girls’ team to the finish line with a time of 25:40 and finished 5th place overall. Next scorers for the team were 9th place Linda Slade who ran a 28:35; 10th place Lexie Smith 28:36; 11th Katelyn Harrison 28:45; 12th Madelyn Saye 29:13. Followed by 14th place Hannah Zhuo 30:13; 18th Trinity Slade 34:30; and 21st place Ariana Garcia with a time of 35:48.
