COVINGTON – Covington hosted the Three Rivers Conference Cross Country Championship on Saturday, and the Lady Buccs finished as runners-up in the team standings, while the Buccaneers finished in fifth place.
For the high school girls, the Lady Buccs were led by Alice Larson, who finished second individually with an impressive time of 19:43.5. Three more runners finished in the top 15, as Tessa Lyons placed fourth with a time of 20:26.0, Natalie Parke finished 11th in 22:12.5, and Lucy Welborn finished 14th with a time of 22:28.7.
Kent Welborn led Covington’s high school boys team by finishing in 11th place with a time of 17:40.0.
The junior high girls delivered an impressive performance, finishing second as a team with just five runners. Ivy Long won the meet with an outstanding time of 12:34.0, while three other runners finished in the top 15. Elora Deaton placed seventh (14:26.9), Ruth Welborn finished 10th (14:44.1), and Allison Herron finished 11th (14:48.0).
The junior high boys team finished fourth overall, and Levi Hartwig led the way by placing 15th with a time of 12:47.2.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TEAMS:
1st – Lehman – 47
2nd – Covington – 63
3rd – Miami East – 76
4th – Milton-Union – 80
5th – Bethel – 85
6th – Troy Christian – 140
INC – Northridge – 0
INC – Riverside – 0
LADY BUCCS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:
2nd – Alice Larson – 19:43.6
4th – Tessa Lyons – 20:26.0
11th – Natalie Parke – 22:12.5
14th – Lucy Welborn – 22:28.7
33rd – Mosley Welborn – 25:09.7
43rd – Serenity Weaver – 27:56.4
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TEAMS:
1st – Milton-Union – 52
2nd – Lehman – 56
3rd – Bethel – 86
4th – Troy Christian – 87
5th – Covington – 101
6th – Miami East – 108
INC – Riverside – 0
BUCCS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:
11th – Kent Welborn – 17:40.0
16th – Liam Deaton – 17:50.4
20th – Wyatt Pierce – 18:11.7
23rd – Zaiden Maroney – 18:27.3
35th – Landon Reynolds – 19:29.4
40th – Devin Abke – 19:48.8
52nd – Conner Gibson – 20:48.8
56th – Jackson White – 22:03.1
58th – Henry Cantrell – 22:44.3
60th – Drake Angle – 22:53.0
JH GIRLS TEAMS:
1st – Miami East – 36
2nd – Covington – 40
3rd – Bethel – 63
4th – Milton-Union – 75
INC – Lehman – 0
INC – Troy Christian – 0
JH LADY BUCCS RESULTS:
1st – Ivy Long – 12:34.0
7th – Elora Deaton – 14:26.9
10th – Ruth Welborn – 14:44.1
11th – Allison Herron – 14:48.0
14th – Whitley Smith – 15:50.9
JH BOYS TEAMS:
1st – Bethel- 32
2nd – Miami East- 36
3rd – Lehman – 70
4th – Covington – 86
INC – Milton-Union – 0
INC – Troy Christian – 0
JH BUCCS RESULTS:
15th – Levi Hartwig – 12:47.2
17th – Carson Bryant – 12:57.1
21st – Hudson Reck – 13:22.5
23rd – Eli McCord – 13:47.3
28th – Harvey Snyder – 14:54.8
30th – Jacob Hopkins – 15:02.1
34th – Brantley Covault – 16:33.3
