The Guthrie High School cross country teams turned in strong performances Saturday at the Class 5A regional meet in Moore, highlighted by a regional championship for the Lady Jays and a third-place finish for the Bluejays.
Guthrie’s girls placed all five scoring runners among the top 17 finishers, including four consecutive finishes from eighth through 11th place, to claim the regional title with 55 points.
The Lady Jays finished 40 points ahead of second-place Durant, which scored 95 points. Carl Albert followed closely in third with 96 points, while Southeast finished fourth with 99 and Duncan rounded out the top five with 151.
Senior Taylor Schroder led Guthrie with an eighth-place finish, completing the 5,000-meter course in 20 minutes, 19.17 seconds.
Freshman Kamryn Vick followed in ninth place with a time of 20:29.88, while fellow freshman Ruby Richardson crossed the finish line in 10th at 20:31.70.
Another freshman, Reece Piersol, finished 11th in 20:44.52, giving Guthrie four runners among the top 11 overall.
Junior Avelyn Sallee completed the Lady Jays’ scoring five with a 17th-place finish in 21:26.58.
Guthrie also received contributions from Laina Richardson, who finished 27th in 21:51.31, and Addison Poupard, who placed 58th in 23:36.19.
The Lady Jays’ top five runners recorded an average time of 20:42, the fastest team average in the regional field.
The championship performance was especially impressive considering three of Guthrie’s top four finishers were freshmen.
Durant senior Avery Sager captured the individual regional championship with a time of 19:18.78, followed by Carl Albert senior Piper Mitchell in 19:20.45.
Bluejays place third behind Southeast and Bishop McGuinness
On the boys’ side, Guthrie placed three runners among the top 13 overall and finished third in the team standings with 86 points.
Southeast won the regional championship with 58 points, followed by Bishop McGuinness with 63. Guthrie finished comfortably ahead of fourth-place Classen School of Advanced Studies, which scored 133 points, and fifth-place Blanchard with 157.
Sophomore Aiden Foster led the Bluejays with a seventh-place finish, completing the 5,000-meter race in 16:37.11.
Senior Josiah Dement followed in 11th place with a time of 16:45.75, while senior Wyatt Watson finished 13th in 16:48.39.
The three Guthrie runners finished within just over 11 seconds of one another, providing a strong foundation for the Bluejays’ team score.
Izaiah Galloway finished 21st in 17:10.30, while Brooks Terry rounded out Guthrie’s scoring runners with a 35th-place finish in 17:48.45.
Maddox McFarlane placed 64th with a time of 18:42.21, and Preston Williams finished 74th in 18:57.81.
Guthrie’s top five runners averaged 17:02 on the course.
Classen senior Henry Bair won the individual boys’ regional championship with a time of 15:58.52, edging Southeast junior Omar Delmoral, who finished second in 16:00.34.
State championships set for Saturday in Edmond
Both Guthrie teams will now turn their attention to the Class 5A State Cross Country Championships, scheduled for Saturday, October 31, at Edmond Santa Fe High School.
The Lady Jays will enter the state meet following their regional championship, while the Bluejays will look to build on their third-place regional performance.
The girls’ 3,200-meter championship race is scheduled for 10:20 a.m., followed by the boys’ 5,000-meter race at 11 a.m.
The Class 5A awards ceremony is scheduled for 11:45 a.m.
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