Senior Philip Canfield led the way for Republic’s boys cross country team, winning his race helping the Tigers earn third place at East Newton Saturday. Destinee Tyk and Madi Appleberry earned seventh and eighth place overall in the girls race.
Canfield ran his first mile in 4:59, then followed it up with two back-to-back miles of 5:25 to take the top spot among the boys at the competition.
Zach Branstetter turned in a personal best, and so did Tyler Mackey, who moved into a varsity slot for the day. Jake Parker came close to a personal record, and so did Canfield.
In the JV boys race, Ryan Mackey and Philip Andrew also blew away their personal best times. Andrew beat his old mark by 1:42.