The Harlan cross country team traveled to Frankfort for the Capitol View Classic on Friday and Saturday. The varsity Lady Dragons placed third overall, while the middle school girls finished fifth.
“We are very proud of all our runners today. We set a goal this season as teams to experience new courses and compete against strong competitors,” Harlan coach Anne Lindsey said. “The Capitol View Classic offered a chance for us to work towards those goals. The course was challenging and the competition strong, and our teams rose to the challenge. We had several runners medal in the girls varsity and middle school girls races.”
Chloe Schwenke placed 17th with a time of 25:29.47 to lead the varsity Lady Dragons. Abbigaile Jones (21st) and Ella Farley (24th) finished with times of 26:06.60 and 26:28.13, respectively. Gwendolyn Toll (32:07.53) and Ella Lisenbee (32:34.58) were 51st and 54th, respectively.
In the varsity boys race, Connor Collins was 54th with a time of 23:57.11. He was immediately followed by Gabriel Xavier Farley, who finished with a time of 24:01.92. Brayden Howard (24:56.22) placed 60th.
Lillie Carver paced the girls middle school team, finishing 13th with a time of 13:43.30. She was immediately followed by Harper Carmical (13:50.91). Zoe Lawson placed 26th with a time of 15:21.02. Mckenzie Petrey (19:21.35) and Josephine Toll (19:24.77) were 61st and 63rd, respectively.
In the boys middle school race, Thomas Miller placed 50th with a time of 15:52.79. Carter White (16:24.59) finished 57th, while Michael Lindsey 68th with a time of 18:07.29.
Harlan will return to action Saturday in Berea for the Berea Community Invitational.
