The Republic cross country teams got off to a strong start at the first meet of the season in Bolivar Saturday. The Republic girls finished fourth as a team, out of 25 schools. The Republic boys finished 14th out of 32 entries.
The Lady Tigers earned three medals, led by senior Miha Nambara. Nambara finished fifth, with a time of 19:26.13. That’s 33 seconds faster than she ran the same course last year, when she finished ninth. Kristin Probst ran a personal best 21:25.64, finishing 23rd. (Full girls results)
Ethan Haynes led the way for the boys team, finishing in 16:59.55, a personal best. That was good for 22nd place, and a full minute faster than his time in the same event last year. Other top-100 finishers for Republic were Brady Purcell (69th, 18:27.74), and Cooper Davis (73rd, 18:35.08). (Full boys results)
Republic Finishes
Girls
5th Mihane Nambara 19:26.13
23rd Kristin Probst 21:25.64
25th Misora Nambara 21:29.63
33rd Gracie Troester 21:53.33
73rd Brooklyn Douglas 22.49.72
Trinity Lawler 23:41.13
Molly Mason 24:50.04
Kennidy Verheyen 25:11.68
Boys
22 Haynes, Ethan 16:59.55
68 Purcell, Brady 18:27.74
73 Davis, Cooper 18:35.08
Mullins, Joseph 19:32.95
Mitchell, Hayden 19:54.72
Haralson, Jackson 20:01.70
Buchanan, Derrick 20:03.47
Henning, Dak 20:51.70
Howard, Kaden 20:56.08
Underwood, Cannon 21:26.71
Vermont, Parker 28:39.46
