Junior Zoey Johns ran 21:03.30 to finish 42nd in a field of 386 Saturday morning, leading Republic’s girls at the 2026 SWCCCA Richard Clark Invitational at Bolivar Municipal Golf Course.
Sophomore Peyton Bodoin and junior Jovi Kirby came through less than a second apart in 133rd and 134th, Bodoin in 22:58.79 and Kirby in 22:59.47. Freshman Elin Waterman finished in 23:57.22, and sophomore Ellie Woolfenden ran her race in 28:03.23.
Republic scored 618 points to place 23rd among 39 girls teams. The Lady Tigers averaged 23:48. Webb City won the girls race with 64 points, followed by Nixa with 130 and Joplin with 168. Webb City senior Araceli Perez won the individual race in 18:44.21.
Junior Lucas Riffe led the Republic boys, running 18:22.63 for 117th in a field of 546. Sophomore Luke Delahay was 27 seconds back in 152nd, running 18:49.76. Sophomore Eli Sherrow finished in 19:53.55, senior Caleb Brest in 20:21.97, and sophomore Derek Argaez in 21:21.61. Sophomore Hiro Nambara finished in 22:01.23.
The Republic boys placed 33rd among 56 teams, averaging 19:45. Kickapoo won the boys race with 65 points, followed by West Plains with 108 and Bolivar with 141. Wyatt Klaiber of El Dorado Springs won the individual race in 15:27.85.
The meet was also scored by class. Johns was 19th in the Class 5 girls field and Riffe 55th among the Class 5 boys.
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