Ryan Way finished about 25 seconds ahead of his closest competitor at the Carthage Invitational Cross Country meet Thursday. Way finished the course in 16:44.37. Three Nixa runners were right behind him in the 2-3-4 spots, but the closest finished in 17:09.
Phillip Canfield was the next-fastest Republic runner, taking 15th with a time of 18:22.40. Cameron O’Dell finished 40th and Brandon Kyger was 43rd overall.
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In the girls race, Megan Hergesheimer finished second with a time of 20:59.04. The winner was Deidre Sheets of Heritage.
Other Republic participants were Emily Griffith, Madison Appleberry, Sara Wilken, Abbey Loveland, and Emily Hemsworth.
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