Text by: The News Herald/Doug Roorbach—
Mississinewa freshman Brennan Butche ran a 16:28.8 to win the boys’ 5K race by more than 20 seconds at the Grant Four meet, held at Taylor University Tuesday afternoon. Butche’s stellar run didn’t do much for the Indians as a team, though; they finished last of the four county schools.
Team honors went to Eastbrook, which placed seven runners in the top 12, easily outscoring runner-up Oak Hill, 31-40. The Golden Eagles had three runners in the top six, including senior Chandler Julius the overall race runner-up at 16:51.6.
Both Eastbrook and Oak Hill finished well ahead of Madison-Grant (87 points) and Mississinewa (93).
In the girls high school race, Oak Hill dominated, sweeping the first five positions and nine of the top 12. Sophomore Margo Hornocker topped the field in 20:31.1, edging Jenessa (20:42.6) and Brooke (20:50.1) Hasty.
Oak Hill’s 15 points easily topped Eastbrook (53) and Mississinewa (72); Madison-Grant did not have a girls team.
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