Cross country posts 6 personal bests

MT. AYR, Iowa — The Maryville cross country team enjoyed a “great meet overall” on Thursday, Oct. 15, with a number of personal best times and a historic race from sophomore Lydia Mitchell.

Mitchell finished in second place as the only Spoofhound girls’ varsity representative with a time of 20:37, good for a medal and a personal best. Mitchell’s time also ranks as the second fastest in school history, according to head coach Rodney Bade.

The boys’ team finished second overall out of 14 teams, paced by a fourth-place finish from sophomore Caleb Feuerbacher whose time of 17:25 was also a personal best. Junior Josh Alvarez followed him in ninth place in 17:40.

Junior Colin Arnold and sophomore Jon Holtman both set personal bests with times of 18:28 and 19:13 to finish 16th and 18th, respectively. Sophomore Chad Sullivan finished 40th with a time of 20:31.

Shortly after Sullivan, freshman Drew Walker and Kalvin Rawson crossed the line in 20:41 and 20:56, good for 45th and 51st and another pair of personal bests.

In all, the Spoofhounds set six personal bests out of eight varsity runners. Maryville will race again at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, in Chillicothe for the Midland Empire Conference meet.