Over 200 prep runners competed in Saturday's 13th Annual Elizabeth S. Broughton Memorial Cross Country Invitational at the Broughton Nature Area, and when it was all said and done Caldwell's Jenna Furr and Fort Frye's Jordan Anderson claimed the top spots.
Furr completed the 5K run with a time of 21:03.65 to defeat runner up Emily Cass (21:31.14) of Athens by almost a half a minute.
"I was able to pace myself in the beginning," said Furr of her winning run. "The first mile always goes easy for me so I tried to take it easier today and it helped."
Caldwell Cross Country coach Dugan Hill was not only pleased with Furr's run, but his whole team as well, as Caldwell placed second to Athens in the girls team standings.
"It was nice for us to get second overall,' said Hill, whose Caldwell girls placed five runners in the top thirty. "Jenna's one of the key pieces that helped us get there. The better she runs, the better we finish."
Rounding out the top five in the girls competition were Warren's Hannah Dugan (22:10.80), New Lexington's Anna Gilles (22:32.42), and Athens' Ashley Horsley (22:37.14).
Fact Box
From Saturday
13th Annual Elizabeth S. Broughton Memorial Cross Country Invitational
Broughton Nature Area- Marietta
Boys 5k Run Team Results
1. Athens 72 (1:35:34.05)
2. Fort Frye 90 (1:36:27.70)
3. Caldwell 95 (1:36:49.42)
4. Warren 96 (1:37:24.16)
5. Meadowbrook 122 (1:40:12.09)
6. Elkins 125 (1:40:08.25)
7. Logan 133 (1:39:55.89)
8. Belpre 170 (1:44:34.84)
9. Marietta 186 (1:44:55.05)
10. Union Local 247 (1:53:13.66)
Boys 5k Run Individual Results
1. Jordan Anderson Fort Frye 17:30.39
2. Tanner Harding Caldwell 17:36.46
3. Austin Hamrick Elkins 17:49.73
4. Eli Strahler Waterford 17:57.84
5. Dallas Guy Meadowbrook 18:14.09
6. Jonathan Niswonger Caldwell 18:29.18
7. Sam Stevens-Jones Athens 18:29.21
8. Parker Blain Warren 18:34.88
9. Ben Scott Athens 18:43.88
10. Brent Ash Warren 18:44.12
11. Ford McElroy Fort Frye 18:44.28
12. Matthew Cheeseman Fort Frye 18:49.32
14. Kyle Windland Belpre 19:03.69
19. Kyle Conley Warren 19:18.44
20. Matt Zwick Caldwell 19:18.76
24. Lee Wittekind Waterford 19:32.18
26. Avery Phillips Marietta 19:45.37
27. Billy Howell Warren 19:46.72
28. Calvin Parmiter Caldwell 19:52.49
30. Matt Davis Belpre 20:06.62
31. Jon Anderson Fort Frye 20:08.75
33. Kennley Wolfe Belpre 20:20.51
38. Connor Brack Marietta 20:49.37
40. Chris Truax 21:00.00
42. Quintin Webb Fort Frye 21:14.96
43. Kody Phillips Marietta 21:15.42
44. Jacob McCutcheon Waterford 21:25.51
45. Matt Lopreste Belpre 21:26.06
46. Jeffrey Davis Marietta 21:27.33
47. Daniel Leasure Caldwell 21:32.53
48. Joel Estes Warren 21:34.00
49. Jake Haught Marietta 21:37.56
50. Cole Welch Warren 21:38.37
52. Matthew Neehouse Warren 21:44.41
54. Matthew Roush Fort Frye 21:56.90
60. Brandon Savage Caldwell 22:42.72
67. David Vann Marietta 23:09.34
69. Tyler McKinney Marietta 23:37.94
70. Joel Starner Belpre 23:37.96
71. Mason Hall Marietta 23:56.43
72. Luke Drayer Warren 24:09.45
74. Nick Starner Warren 24:14.55
75. Zach Barnes Warren 24:14.73
79. Jack Halliday Marietta 24:35.81
81. Joel Bricker Marietta 24:53.32
85. Corey Hines Marietta 25:55.06
86. Luke Thomas Caldwell 26:42.73
88. Jose Rojas Marietta 27:08.31
89. Andrew Gaughan Warren 27:33.69
91. Mason Pilkey Warren 28:05.29
95. Josh Nutler Marietta 32:05.21
GIRLS 5K Run Team Results
1. Athens 39 (1:54:07.21)
2. Caldwell 63 (1:56:08.13)
3. Marietta 99 (2:01:07.80)
4. Union Local 126 (2:03:37.58)
5. Fort Frye 133 (2:04:21.63)
6. Warren 140 (2:05:07.99)
7. New Lexington 146 (2:06:34.37)
8. Logan 207 (2:14:04.14)
9. Belpre 217 (2:36:48.57)
10. Meadowbrook 239 (2:26:56.39)
GIRLS 5K Individual Results
1. Jenna Furr Caldwell 21:03.65
2. Emily Cass Athens 21;31.14
3. Hanah Dugan Warren 22:10.80
4. Anna Gilles New Lexington 22:32.42
5. Ashton Horsley Athens 22:37.14
6. Julie Forbes Marietta 22:38.80
7. Katie Saling Caldwell 22:48.39
8. Natalie Hart Fort Frye 22:51.05
9.Lucy Williams Athens 23:02.57
10. Hannah Nagy Union Local 23:08.85
13. Olivia Wesel Marietta 23:41.70
14. Hanna Muellner Caldwell 23:42.93
18. Emma Williams Belpre 23:57.62
19 Haylee Sailing Caldwell 23:59.97
22. Brittany Deskins Marietta 24:16.02
25. Hannah Willey Fort Frye 24:25.46
26. Maggie Kroll Waterford 24:28.25
28. Lexis Waller Caldwell 24:33.18
30. Sydney Brague Warren 24:40.26
32. Phoebe Thompson Fort Frye 24:52.09
34. Christin Howell Warren 25:04.24
35. Jenell Betts Marietta 25:08.40
37. Amelia Cain Marietta 25:22.88
39. Tina Ward Fort Frye 25:28.88
46. Mackenzie Rice Belpre 25:58.19
49. Maggie McCutcheon Warren 26:09.13
50. Ashley Carter Belpre 26:11.38
51. Emma Martin Marietta 26:12.83
52. Lizzie Frazier Marietta 26:16.28
53. Hailey Carman Marietta 26:26.74
54. Alex Medina Fort Frye 26:44.15
55. Emma Tornes Waterford 27:00.36
56. Alyssa Kern Warren 27:03.56
62. Amber Ullman Warren 27:59.34
63. Antonia Kubenick Marietta 28:01.15
64. Josie Miracle Marietta 28:03.33
65. Lan Sydenstricker Warren 28:10.84
71. Katie Rauch Marietta 29:22.03
87. Kristen Gray Warren 31;36.69
92. Olivia Linscott Marietta 33:11.40
95. Shanaine Huck Waterford 33:30.84
98. Kelsey Adkins Marietta 36:01.34
100. Marissa Melem Waterford 38:38.84
101. Kelsey Blair Belpre 39:56.60
102. Kira Miller Belpre 40:44.87
104. Meryle Hadlock Warren 43:00.66
105. Briana Ortiz Warren 44:25.43
106. Lauren Cunningham, 51:52.07
Marietta's Julie Forbes (22:38.80) placed just outside the top five in sixth and Caldwell's Katie Sailing (22:48.39) and Fort Frye's Natalie Hart (22:51.05) put together strong runs as well, placing seventh and eighth respectively.
Athens paced the girls competition with 39 points to edge Caldwell (63) while Marietta (99), Union Local (126), and Fort Frye (133) rounded out the top five.
In the boys' team competition it would once again be Athens (72) claiming the top spot, with Fort Frye (90), Caldwell (95), Warren (96) and Meadowbrook (122) claiming top five finishes.
Anderson ran a very strong 17:30.39 to edge Caldwell's Tanner Harding (17:36.46) in the boys' individual competition.
"Tanner (Harding) gave me good competition today," said Anderson, whose teammates Ford McElroy and Matthew Cheeseman placed eleventh and twelfth respectively. "Running together with him really helped me out a lot."
Fort Frye acting head coach Bobbi Webb was pleased to see the hard work that Anderson puts in at practice pay dividends on the course.
"Jordan's come along really well," Webb said. "He practices very hard and ran a great race today."
Marietta head coach Dale Leeper was once again quite pleased with not only the outstanding turnout, as more than a dozen teams participated in the event, but the support of everyone responsible for making the annual event such a success.
"We think of this as a premiere event both competitively and facility wise," said Leeper. "The Broughton foundation is a great outfit.
"Very few cross country programs at the high school level have this kind of facility."
