By Stacey Nobbe, FCHS cross country coach
On Saturday, August 29, the Wildcat Girls Cross Country Team traveled to the Moore’s Hill
Invitational, which replaced the cancelled Rushville Invitational.
The girls came in fifth place, but each runner had her fastest time of the season. Senior Lauren Kelley was the first Franklin County runner to cross the finish line in eighth place with a time of 21:52. Sophomore Kenzie Rogers has been steadily decreasing her time to 29:33. Freshman Moorea Nobbe improved her time by more than two minutes from the Connersville meet, the week prior.
The Wildcat girls hope they can continue to trend faster as the season progresses.
Team scores: 1. Batesville, 28; 2. Columbus East, 69; 3. East Central, 73; 4. Greenfield Central, 81; 5. Franklin County, 132.
Boys meet
The boys came in sixth place, but had all-around faster times.
Senior Drew Grant was the first Franklin County runner to cross the finish line in 25th place with a time of 18:53.7. Junior Ben Maze was right on his heels, crossing the finish line just one tenth of a second behind. The highlight for the team was the juniors Harmon Marshall and Hunter Marshall. Harmon’s time of 19:09 and Hunter’s time of 19:16 were both career personal bests, which is uncommon so early in the season.
Team scores: 1. Batesville, 43; 2. Austin, 47; 3. Greenfield Central, 51; 4. Connersville, 104; 5. East Central, 108; 6. Franklin County, 155; 7. Columbus East, 223; 8. South Dearborn, 226.