Local cross country teams and individual runners did quite well at Saturday’s East Central Invite in St. Leon.
North Decatur won both the boys and girls Division 2 races.
On the girls side, Oldenburg Academy junior Josie Wenning crossed the finish line first (21:44). Teammate Alaina Jensen (23:51) posted a fourth place individual finish while Anessa Uhlarik had a top 20 finish (29:26).
The Charger girls were led by Rileigh Hash’s third place finish (23:51).
North Decatur had a perfect team score of 15 while Jac-Cen-Del came in second with 45.
The Charger boys won that race with 46 points; South Ripley was third with 54, and JCD checked in with 145.
Individually, ND senior Harper Gunn won the boys race with a time of 17:45. OA’s Carson Hartwell (17:56) and Sam Dennis (18:13) came in third and fourth, respectively.
Batesville claimed both the boys and girls Division 1 races.
It was the Bulldog girls just getting past runner-up Harrison (Ohio) 38-39, with the host Trojans coming in third as a team with 76.
BHS junior Jayla Bedel won the individual championship with a time of 20:23. Teammate Francesca Meyers was second (21:01), and EC senior Lily Gambrel finished fifth (21:16).
Batesville won the boys race with 47, followed by runner-up East Central with 61.
The top area individual finish came from Trojan senior Abram Hiltz, who was second with a time of 17:49.
Bulldog freshman Cael Luhman came in fifth (18:19).