COVINGTON HOSTED A GREAT INVITATIONAL

Elyza Long won the Buccaneer Invitational with a time of 19:29.4. ©Ben Robinson/Color Green Photo

COVINGTON – The Covington cross country program hosted the annual Buccaneer Invitational at the Covington Fraternal Order of Eagles Picnic Grounds on Saturday.

The girls finished third as a team with 110 points as senior Eliza Long won the race with a time of 19:29.4. Kassidy Turner finished 15th (23:13.9), Lucy Welborn finished 17th (23:23.9), Bella Welch finished 39th (25:43.0) and Willow Pullman finished 47th (26:32.1.

The boys finished fourth with 111 points. Beck Wilson led the Buccs by finishing 6th with a time of 17:36.8, while Chris Deaton finished 10th (18:06.1), Calub Hembree finished 31st (19:28.3), Preston King finished 35th (19:37.6) and Henry Skaggs finished 37th (19:51.8).

Beck Wilson finished sixth with a time of 17:36.8. ©Ben Robinson/Color Green Photo

GIRLS TEAM STANDINGS:

  1. Greenon – 67
  2. Miami East – 101
  3. Covington – 110
  4. Milton-Union – 112
  5. Russia – 120
  6. Bethel – 136
  7. Troy Christian – 156
  8. Arcanum – 169
  9. Greeneview – 190
  10. Graham – 193
    INC – Bradford – 0
    INC – Riverside – 0
    INC – Tri-Village – 0

BOYS TEAM STANDINGS:

  1. Russia – 34
  2. Milton-Union – 58
  3. Miami East – 97
  4. Covington – 111
  5. Arcanum – 126
  6. Bethel – 142
  7. Graham – 190
  8. Troy Christian – 199
  9. Greenon – 262
  10. Greeneview – 274
  11. Bradford – 304
    INC – Tri-Village – 0
    INC – Riverside – 0
Chris Deaton finished 10th with a time of 18:06.1. ©Ben Robinson/Color Green Photo
Lucy Welborn finished 17th with a time of 23:23.9. ©Ben Robinson/Color Green Photo