Jade Kirby and Brylee Manes both turned in top-20 finishes at the Camdenton Cross Country Invitational over the weekend at Ha Ha Tonka State Park. Kirby led the way for Republic with a 14th-place finish and a time of 20:44.36. Manes ran the course in 21:18.08, good for 20th place.
Lawson Tunnell (21:54.33), Madi Appleberry (22:12.86), Kiersten Manes (24:25.55), and Tabitha Caruthers (24:29.95) also ran in the girls varsity race for Republic.
Jake Parker was the fastest finisher for Republic on the boys side, with a time of 18:01.14. That was good for 29th place. Chad Parker finished in 18:12.33 (34th).
Ashton Canfield (19:37.33), Aaron Scobee (19:55.36), Michael Casey (21:21.42), and Steven Brymer (21:29.74) were the other varsity finishers for Republic.
Ryan Mackey (21:36.33) and Kyler Wilken (26:09.70) ran in the boys JV race. Caroline Dandrea (27:16.39), McKae Geromini (27:49.17), and Elaina Chapman (28:04.14) competed in the JV girls race.
