By Fred Kroner
The Comets didn’t have enough runners to be scored as a team at the Saturday (Sept. 4) Cowchip Classic, in Chrisman, but each of the team’s four competitors achieved season-best times in the meet with flighted races.
Allie Morris’ 3-mile time was 21 minutes and 14 seconds. In the flight for No. 1 runners, she placed eighth.
Aubri Eliot was timed in 22:33. She took sixth (out of 17 runners) in the flight for No. 3 runners.
Brylie Smith’s time was 30:22. She finished eighth in the flight for No. 5 runners.
Addie Wright finished the course in 30:06. She was 18th among runners in the No. 6 flight.
In all, 26 high schools sent entries.
All four Oakwood runners faced some adversity.
“It rained pretty hard during Addie and Brylie’s races.” Oakwood/Salt Fork coach Emily Mills said. “By the time Aubri and Allie ran their races, the course was pretty tore up.
“Given the conditions we are extremely happy with how each of the girls did.”
Oakwood/Salt Fork will return to action on Tuesday (Sept. 7) in a meet at Kickapoo State Park.
