The Cross Country teams competed at the Miami Valley League Championships on Saturday. The MVL Championships made a return appearance this year on the flat and mostly grass course that went around the Piqua High School campus and ended in the stadium . This marks the 4th time racing on the course in the past year for the Jackets. All 10 teams in the MVL competed. The top 20 runners earned all league honors.
Sidney High School boys finished 9th overall as a team with 244 points. Just ahead of Xenia (253) and behind Stebbins (238) and Fairborn (235).
Sidney High School girls finished 7th with 190 points, ahead of Fairborn (234) but behind Stebbins (178) who won the Valley Division. With soccer player Briana Lewis making her career debut, the girls were able to score as a team for the first time in 2 years.
The middle school girls finished 6th overall with 174 points, just behind Fairborn (153 points).
PR - Personal record (faster time ever)
SB - Season best (fastest this current season)
High School Boys 5k highlights (167 total runners competed)
Sam Fink - soph - 55th - 19:02
Marlon Tucker - soph - 73rd - 19:33 (PR)
Dakota Porter - soph - 86th - 20:08 (PR)
Anderson Blackford - junior - 88th - 20:10 (PR)
Camden Ritchie - senior - 96th - 20:35 (PR)
Carter Shurts - frosh - 101st - 20:50
Keaton Shaffer - senior - 117th - 21:50
Ashton Krabill - soph - 121st - 21:59
Andrew Moores - frosh - 136th - 22:58 (PR)
Yaya Sow - soph - 152nd - 24:42 (first ever race)
High School Girls 5k Highlights (99 runners)
Dalia Thompson - soph - 25th - 22:36
Briana Lewis - senior - 41st - 23:52 (first every high school race)
Emma Schmiesing - soph - 56th - 24:40 (PR)
Hailey Dietz - senior - 58th- 24:49 (SB)
Lyrik Sims - frosh - 29:47 - 93rd - (PR)
Middle school boys 2 mile Highlight (101runners)
Garrett Gold - 7th grade - 51st overall - 13:30
Middle school girls 2 mile Highlights (82 runners)
Jaylynn Tucker - 7th grade - 51st - 15:27 (PR)
Eva Blackford - 7th grade - 52nd - 15:28 (PR)
Layla Browner - 7th grade - 72nd - 18:41 (PR)
Alaina Ward - 7th grade - 75th - 19:46
Annabelle Johnson - 7th grade - 78th - 21:28 (PR)
Full results can be found at
The cross country teams will compete Saturday October 18th at the Division 2 District Championships in Cedarville.
