The Roo Cross Country team competed in the Burleson Elk 5K Run on Friday the 29th and had several top finishers in the race.
The Varsity girl’s top runner, Alyssa Wisdom came in with a time of 22:30 (34th overall), followed by Kimsey Willow at 24:53 out of 164 runners. Freshman Jacob Boudreau finished with the Varsity boy’s best time of 19:04 (21st overall), followed by Hunter Hinton at 19:46, (33rd overall), and Cole Fournier in a field of 68.
The JV girls were competitive in the race, with top finishers Stephanie Gibbs and Grace Wood.
The JV boys team finished 2nd overall in the competition against a total of 21 teams. Top finisher John Opella came in with a time of 20:32 (6th overall), followed by Quinn Wright at 20:37 (7th overall), Austin Christmas, Jacob Huffman, and Jack Bowman.
Notably, Jack Bowman completed the race barefooted, as his shoes became stuck in the mud early on.
Go Roos!