The cross country teams kicked off their season in strong form at the 2024 Ellsworth Invitational, marking a successful opening weekend. Competing in their first varsity meet of the year, both the boys’ and girls’ teams delivered impressive performances.
In the Girls’ JV race, freshman Kylah Tuttle made a stellar high school debut, finishing 11th overall in 26:08.83, while sophomore Dalylah Mincey (29:37.86), ended in 27th place.
The Varsity Boys team finished 4th overall in the team standings, led by junior James Brady (16:44.46) who claimed 3rd place individually. Sophomore Malachi Witmer (17:02.95) followed closely in 7th, with fellow sophomore Brayden Drake (17:36.64) just outside the top ten in 14th place. A trio of freshmen finished out the Shire runners with Nathan Brady (18:08.44) coming in 25th, Jackson Adams (28:18.76) in 82nd, and Neal McQuarrie (30:50.76) completing the race in 83rd.
On the Varsity Girls side, Teanne Ewings (17:50.32) and Natalie Johnson (18:44.13) excelled with a 1-2 finish, propelling the team to a 3rd place overall. Junior Andrea Ross (23:31.56) contributed a solid 27th place, followed by senior Katie McQuarrie (24:35.79) in 41st and sophomore Dalayna Mincey (24:38.32) in 43rd. Senior Amelia Drake (27:47.80) finished in 61st place to cap off the scoring.
The varsity cross country teams will next compete in Presque Isle on Friday, September 13 while our middle school program precedes us at the same venue on Wednesday, September 11th.
