High school cross country: Ladybirds' Moore finishes second at Fulton Invitational

Lady Hornets' Gaines takes eighth

North Callaway junior Kaleigh Moore took second in 21 minutes, 12.13 seconds in the varsity girls' division to steer the Ladybirds cross country team to a sixth-place team finish at the Fulton Invitational on Saturday.

Fulton junior Kayanna Gaines followed in eighth in 21:56.24 as the host Lady Hornets were 11th as a team.

In the varsity boys' division, Fulton sophomore Shaun Wolfe came in 20th in 18:51.19 to direct the Hornets to an eighth-place team finish. North Callaway junior Grant Eichman was 50th in 20:17.81 as the Thunderbirds placed 13th overall.

Senior River Nolting took 43rd in 24:44.16 as the North Callaway girls tallied 165 points. Sophomore Rachael Jeffries finished 47th in 24:59.05, junior Makenna Allen placed 50th in 25:06.25, and senior Daelyn Schmauch was 52nd in 25:14.32.

Freshman Taylor Hickerson came in 32nd in 23:53.63 as the Fulton girls logged 244 points. Senior Caitlin Sievert took 61st in 26:04.83, junior Anna Lowry finished 91st in 28:49.08, and freshman Jonna Vanzetti placed 92nd in 28:52.22.

Sophomore Alexander Noel was 49th in 20:12.35 as the Fulton boys recorded 225 points. Junior Isaac Avery came in 55th in 20:24.49, freshman Dennis McGregory took 67th in 20:57.35, and sophomore Jacob Barnes finished 74th in 21:12.40.

Junior Joseph Crawford placed 85th in 21:38.69 as the North Callaway boys accumulated 359 points. Sophomore David Baires was 88th in 21:43.48, freshman Brendan Reinhard came in 98th in 22:15.97, and junior Noah Scrogum took 99th in 22:18.43.

Helias and Fatima secured the boys' and girls' team championships with 36 and 74 points, respectively. Helias senior Jack Crull won the boys' individual title in 16:30.44 and Centralia freshman Jozelynn Bostick captured the girls' individual championship in 20:55.11.

Fulton and North Callaway both run in the Gans Creek Classic in Columbia at 9 a.m. next Saturday.