By Drema Johnson
On Tuesday September 14, the Lady Hornet Cross Country team started the first home meet of the season off by defeating the Breckenridge Girls team. The goal for the girls, was to get the lowest score possible, (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), and if Breck’s top runner, Susan Bailey, hadn’t slipped into fifth, they would have had it. Sydney Young led the race with a time of 22:15. Drema Johnson came in second with 22:41, Kensey Estes third with 23:10, Kirsten Johnson fourth with 23:40, Kelsey Rodgers sixth with 25:16, and Selena Wethington thirteenth with 30:18.
On Tuesday September 14, the Lady Hornet Cross Country team started the first home meet of the season off by defeating the Breckenridge Girls team. The goal for the girls, was to get the lowest score possible, (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), and if Breck’s top runner, Susan Bailey, hadn’t slipped into fifth, they would have had it. Sydney Young led the race with a time of 22:15. Drema Johnson came in second with 22:41, Kensey Estes third with 23:10, Kirsten Johnson fourth with 23:40, Kelsey Rodgers sixth with 25:16, and Selena Wethington thirteenth with 30:18.
“The girls packed together really well,” co-captain Johnson stated, “and we ran a smart race. Not to mention our younger girls stepped up to the challenge and pulled through for us as well.” The final score was Hancock with 16 points and Breck with 39 points.
Head Coach, Wes Meserve, was pleased with his girls’ performances. “I really expected Breck to beat my girls. I knew my top two runners would be in front of Breck’s top girl, but I really didn’t know what to expect from Kensey, Kirsten, and Kelsey. My 3, 4, and 5 girls really surprised me by finishing where they did.”
The boy’s team, on the other hand, had a closer call. Cody Roach led the race with an 18:35, beating Breck’s top guy by about a minute and forty seconds, Cody Schroader was third with 20:42, Josh Daugherty sixth with 21:53, Cody Inman eighth with 22:27, Dylan Johnson ninth with 23:19, Bailey Terry eleventh with 23:29, Bo Powers fourteenth with 27:55, Wesley Nevitt fifteenth with 29:34, and Jacob Young sixteenth with 30:23. The final score was Hancock 27 points and Breck 28 points.
“We beat a larger team from a larger school with 30% of my team out with injuries. The scores were so close because my varsity guys really stepped up,” Coach Wes Meserve stated, “we could have very easily lost if they hadn’t. I was really shocked by the win, not because my guys don’t have potential, but because three of the runners that are normally in my top 7 were injured.”
The Hornets will be at home again on Thursday, September 30 against Ohio County.
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