Gracie Troester picked up her third cross-country win in a row at Branson, winning the Cedar Ridge Invitational with a time of 19:09.61. Troester finished 39 seconds ahead of Mackinzie Harris of Nixa, who finished second.
Five Republic runners finished in the top 20, as the Lady Tigers took second place overall. Kristin Probst finished fourth, Catherine Wilson was 12th, Mille Waterman finished 16th, and Misora Nambara finished 20th. Mei Pruitt finished 38th, as well.
Brady Purcell was the top finisher for the Republic boys, who took ninth place as a team. William Payne finished 28th. Kaisei Wilcutt and Gabe Benjamin finished 10 seconds apart, at 56th and 61st. Dak Henning was 77th and Hayden Mitchell was 79th.
Republic Times
Gracie Troester – 1st – 19:09.61
Kristin Probst – 4th – 20:18.59
Catherine Wilson – 12th – 21:50.61
Millie Waterman – 16th – 22:11.98
Misora Nambara – 20th – 22:28.01
Mei Pruett – 38th – 23:57.52
Brady Purcell – 14th – 16:54.07
William Payne – 28th – 17:54.88
Kaisei Wilcutt – 56th – 19:05.84
Gabriel Benjamin – 61st – 19:15.26
Dak Henning – 77th – 19:59.88
Hayden Mitchell – 79th – 20:00.87