GJHS team captures third championship

The Guthrie Junior High Cross Country team captured their third championship of the season on Saturday at the Hennessey meet.

The 7^th and 8^th grade boys won by 45 points with an average time of 6:24 in the mile race featuring 120 runners. Leading the way was Reid Watson with a time of 6:10 in 5^th place, followed by Isaac Talley in 10^th place with a time of 6:19. Other Top 30 medalist for the boys included Grayson Schlabach in 14^th with a time of 6:26, Kallon Cyphers in 16^th (6:31), Jaxson Mayer in 22^nd (6:34) and JJ Countess in 24^th (6:37).

The boys beat Woodward, Chisholm, Cherokee and Hennessey, rounding out the Top 5 teams in the field of 12.

The 7^th and 8^th grade girls took 5^th place behind Kingfisher, Alva, Hennessey and Chisholm. There were 8 teams and 83 runners in the girl’s one-mile race.

Taylor Schroder led the point-scorers for the Lady Jays. Schroder finished in 11^th place, followed by Addison Poupard (30^th), Tatum Brown (44^th), Lindy Huddleston (45^th) and Sheyanne Cossey (63^rd).

The 5^th and 6^th grade teams ran separate races from the Junior High teams. The girls took second-place falling just 21 points off the leader, Timberlake Elementary. Medalists for the girls were Avelyn Salee in 7^th place (7:15), Jaydin Alexander in 10^th (7:20), Scout Evans in 14^th (7:29), Kylee Canary in 27^th (7:51) and Jaedyn Dolan in 30^th (7:54).

The 5^th and 6^th grade boys finished third in a competitive race that featured just seven points separating the top three teams. Scorers for the Bluejays were Aiden Foster in fourth place with at time of 6:59, Nathan Clutter in 11^th (7:19), Aiden Hardin in 17^th (7:28), Jaxton Brown in 18^th (7:29) and Tad Talley in 54^th (8:58). The boy’s race featured 70 runners while the girls had 94.

The teams will race next on Oct. 8 at Lexington.