Text by: The News Herald/Doug Roorbach–
In the middle school boys’ race, Oak Hill dominated, winning handily with just 29 points behind Tahj Johnson, who finished second in 11:10.5. Eastbrook eighth grader Ben Neideck was the overall race winner, covering the 3K course in 10:54.6. His performance led the Panthers to a second-place finish as a team (54 points).
RJ Baskett took third place, led by Tyler Jakob’s third-place finish in 11:23.7. Madison-Grant finished in fourth with 93 points.
The middle school girls race was the most competitive from a team vantage. Although Oak Hill swept the top three places–Kinzie Robey (11:47.6), Mollie Gamble (12:07.9) and Kate Hornocker (13:18.6)–RJ Baskett took the next two spots (Arli Fones and Aurora Fisher) and Eastbrook runners finished 6-7-8-9-10. That parity put Eastbrook into second place overall with 40 points to Oak Hill’s 30. RJ Baskett finished third with 60. Madison-Grant was fourth with 106.
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