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WCHS cross country finishes first in meet
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Warren County High School cross country team members line up awaiting the starters gun as they prepare to compete in the John Freeman Invitational at Webb School on Sept. 15. The teams combined score gave Warren County the win with 45 points -- a full 10 points better than second place Community High School with 55.
Competing in the recent John Freeman Invitational at Webb School, the Warren County boys cross country team took top honors over seven other regional high schools with the lowest combined score of 45 points. Community High School and Cascade High School took second and third place with 55 and 65 points, respectively.Staying in front and placing in the top 15 to earn points were Christian Locke, 8th place, 19:17.0, Jake Toney, 9th place, 19:17.6, Paxton Smith, 11th, 19:28.0 and Dillon Earls, 14th, 19:49.4.Cross country is both an individual sport and a team sport. Runners compete against themselves trying to get better times and they also compete as one entity for a combined score using the top 15 finishers.