Monroe Central

The Jr High Cross Country teams had an impressive start to their season at Saturday's Meister Invitational. The Boys team came in first out of 10 teams. The Girls team was second out of six complete teams. Jed Ferguson was the overall Boys champion, finishing 1st out of 110 boys with an impressive time of 12:12. Alexander Coe was the next Bear across the finish line in 6th place. Adrin Milhollin and Avan Johnson made their running career debuts coming in 13th and 17th place. Ashton Dance wasn't far behind in 20th place. Will Hinshaw had a great start to his running career, coming in 37th. Devin Baker completed the top 7, coming in 58th. Braxton Wright, Caleb Bailey, and Alex Sides all had great races as well. Abree Ervin had a strong finish, passing an opponent on the track who had a sizable lead to come in 3rd overall out of 69 runners. Abby Thomas and Brylie Tinsman finished well in 5th and 6th places. Lillie Moery was next, coming in 15th place. Bryn Patterson came in at a strong 17th place. Brynlee Dumpert and Mila Morris completed the top 7, at 27th and 28th places. The remaining Lady Bears all earned season best times: Oaklie Davis, Megan DeVoss, Scarlett Davis, Charlee Morris, Avery Kehoe, Makayla Daniels, Cheyanne Fortreide, Amaryah Lloyd, Hannah Fortreide, and Haidyn Dumpert.