Lauren Kelley wins individual honors while boys cross country team finishes second in five-team field

From a press release from Franklin County High School athletics

Three of the five Franklin County boy runners ran in a pack at the five-team Winchester meet and brought the Wildcats to a second-place finish with 64 points in the season-opening race.

Wapahani won the meet with an almost perfect 16 points.

FC was led by senior Drew Grant who placed ninth. He was followed by a trio of teammates: Harmon Marshall, Ben Maze and Hunter Marshall. They took 12, 13 and 14 places, respectively. Adam Grant came in 19 to round out the Wildcat scoring.

Other teams in the meet and their points, included: Muncie Burris 71; Union County 108; and Winchester Community 111.

In the girls’ race, Lady Wildcat Lauren Kelley won the race, coming in 15 seconds before the runner up competitor.

According to coach Stacey Nobbe, sophomore Kenzie Rogers made a strong showing and improved her time from a year ago.

Again, Wapahani won the race with 30 points. Union County was second with 45 points and the Wildcats were just four points behind the Lady Patriots at 49.