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A 30 team Cross County Meet hosted by Simpson Academy was held Monday, October 3, at the Cross Country Trails at the home of Dr. Wyck Neely.
The teams were from both public and private schools.
Anyone who passed on highway 28 Monday was in for a shock by the number of buses, cars, and people lining the highway and “down the lane.”
475 runners participated in the event.
The top 25 in each race were awarded a ribbon and a t-shirt. Leah Johnson of Hattiesburg Forerunners won the girls’ race. Simpson had 2 girls in the top 25. Carson Carter finished in 16th place, and Mary Margaret Rankin was 17th. Presbyterian Christian School from Hattiesburg was the winning girls’ team, with Madison Ridgeland Academy 2nd, Hattiesburg Forerunners 3rd, Simpson 4th and Jackson Prep rounding out the top 5 teams.
On the boy’s side, A.J. Stone of Madison Ridgeland Academy was the winner. The top 5 teams for the boys were Presbyterian Christian School, Jackson Academy, Cathedral, Oak Grove and Jackson Prep.
The Simpson girls finished in the following places out of 206 girls:
Carson Carter 16
Mary Margaret Rankin 17
Sabra Hubbard 27
Emma Overstreet 28
Cameron Bishop 39
AK Ashley 41
Mary Madelyn Grubbs 42
Morgan Griffith 59
Emma Wallace 82
Bailey Blakeney 131
Bella Broadhead 151
Elliot Rankin 195.
The boys of Simpson Academy finished in the following places out of 269 runners:
Tate Clayburn 41
Jacob Johns 88
Bennett Hubbard 108
Noah Overstreet 142
CT Ilgenfritz 201
Cooper Carrico 202.
The team will compete in Columbia on Tuesday, October 11 and at Madison Middle School on Saturday, October 15 before finishing the season with the state championship meet on October 31 at Choctaw Trails in Clinton.
