The Mason County girls' cross country team competed in the Lexington Catholic Invitational Saturday. Here is a press release from coach Mark Kachler:
In a season of firsts for the Mason County Lady Royals cross country team, Saturday’s results from the prestigious Lexington Catholic Invitational may just have been the most impressive. Competing in a field of 180 runners that consisted of the best in the A and AA divisions the Lady Royals finished 8th out of 24 teams and in the process defeated Regional rival #5 Highlands for the first time in school history. The Lady Royals also bested #3 ranked Spencer County, #4 ranked Warren East as well as 7 other top ranked teams in the two divisions of KHSAA cross country. The Lady Royals were lead by 8th grader Valerie Rice (21:09). "The girls ran another tight pack. That is becoming our trademark this season. We are using a great team approach to achieve the success we have had this year. This meet is considered one of the top 3 regular season meets each year. 16 of the top 20 ranked teams in A and AA were here today. " stated coach Kachler. Julia Woods ( 21:17 ), Samantha Grayson (21:42 ), Raylee Kirkland (21:54 ), Blaine Menke (22:12), Alexi Loving (22:48 ), and Rachel White (22:55) rounded out the top 7 for Mason County. Sara Bellingham (23:34), Iretta Carpenter (24:14), and Jessica Shotwell (25:10) also ran for the Lady Royals on Saturday.
The Runnin Royals see action at the Area 7 championships next Saturday at Fairview High School.
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