Congratulations to the Eupora cross-country team in its performance in the Saltillo Invitational this past Saturday!
The junior high girls’ team earned first place in small schools (1A-3A) and brought home a team trophy! In Junior High Girls, five runners placed in the Top 30: Anna Katherine Doggett (third), Ansley Mason (ninth), Avery McCluskey (11th), Loralee Jernigan (19th) and Lindsey Turnipseed (25th).
The junior high boys finished fourth as a team. Four runners finished in the Top 30: Cole Cummings (seventh), Macon Ballard (19th), Kyler Kent (20th) and Tucker Stroup (27th).
In the high school races, the high school girls finished ninth as a team and the high school boys finished sixth as a team. Two runners from the high school boys team finished in the Top 30: John Thomas Frank (fifth) and Joseph Rollins (29th).
The high school teams improved in team rankings this week because of their performance over the weekend. Currently, high school boys are ranked fourth of 14 teams and high school girls are ranked sixth of 11 teams in 2A standings.
As a team, Eagle Runners had nine Top Finishers (who earned shirts) on Saturday in junior high and high school. Thirty of our runners earned their best times for this season and 17 of those times are personal records!
"These runners are relentless in their goal to improve. We practice hard during the week so that our race times prove our effort! Seeing these times get faster only encourages them to train harder," commented Coach Randee Jernigan.
The Eagle Runners are driven by their motto this year: "Run hard. Train harder."
This weekend is the annual Eagle Claw Invitational hosted by Eupora XC. Parking fees are $5 and spectators can park at the Eupora High School softball/baseball parking lot. Gary Park has handicapped parking. There will be 5s BBQ, Fully Loaded (funnel cakes) and full concessions by Diane Tomlinson for food and snack options.
Race Times:
HS Girls – 9 a.m.
HS Boys - 9:45 a.m.
JH Girls - 10:30 a.m.
JH Boys - 11 a.m.
Awards - 11:30 a.m.
Please come out to support our Eagle Runners! If you would like to volunteer to help, contact Jernigan.
