St. Joseph-Ogden’s top-ranked Class 1A boys’ cross-country team (according to milesplit.com) ran to team honors on Saturday (Oct. 16) in the 39-school Peoria Heights Invitational at Detweiller Park.

All six SJ-O runners finished among the top 40 in a race with 297 competitors.

The top five scoring runners entered the finish chute within 52.8 seconds of one another.

Seniors Charlie Mabry and Luke Stegall set the pace for the team. Mabry ended in ninth place with a 3-mile time of 15 minutes, 55.4 seconds.

Stegall was a step behind, in 10^th place in 15:56.0.

The remaining Spartans were: junior Payton Wendell (16^th in 16:14.1), senior Elijah Mock (22^nd in 16:36.2), junior Ethan Blackburn (28^th in 16:48.2) and sophomore Aden Armstrong (39^th in 17:05.2).

SJ-O’s winning team score was 80 points. Runner-up Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond had 101 points. They were followed by Port Byron Riverdale (132 points) and Monticello (162 points).

In an 80-runner open race, SJ-O sophomore Holden Jones was the individual winner, with a 3-mile time of 17:30.7.

His margin of victory was 24.3 seconds.

The other Spartans who participated in the open race were all freshmen: Mason Guido (fourth in 18:11.8), Joe Griebat (14^th in 18:59.0), Jack Fisher (29^th in 19:56.7) and E.J. Beckett (67^th in 23:39.1).

In the team chase, Sterling Newman won the open race with a point total of 63. Williamsville was second (64 points) and was followed by SJ-O (84 points).

SJ-O returns to action on Saturday (Oct. 23) in the 15-school Chrisman Class 1A regional.

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St. Joseph-Ogden’s top-ranked Class 1A boys’ cross-country team sprinted to victory on Tuesday (Oct. 5) in the 11-school Illini Prairie Conference meet at Stanford Olympia.

In a field of 75 runners, six Spartans placed among the top 16, leading SJ-O to the conference championship.

SJ-O’s composite point total was 36. Fifth-ranked (Class 1A) Stanford Olympia was the runner-up with 68 points and 12^th-ranked Monticello was third (79 points). The rankings are compiled by milesplit.com.

The Spartans’ first six finishers were within 40.7 seconds of one another.

Leading the way was sophomore Carson Maroon, who was fourth individually. His 3-mile time was 16 minutes, 35.8 seconds.

Trailing him were senior Luke Stegall (fifth in 16:36.4), senior Charlie Mabry (sixth in 16:37.4), junior Peyton Wendell (ninth in 16:41.4), senior Elijah Mock (12^th in 16:56.1) and junior Ethan Blackburn (16^th in 17:16.5).

The other SJ-O participant was sophomore Holden Jones (50^th in 19:14.5).

In a 25-runner open race, the individual champion was SJ-O sophomore Aden Armstrong. He cruised to victory by more than 1 minute and 17 seconds.

His winning mark was 17:44.7, a time that would have placed him among the top-25 in the varsity race.

The open race runner-up was SJ-O freshman Mason Guido (19:02.8).

Also running the open race for the Spartans were freshman Jack Fisher (fifth in 19:54.6) and freshman E.J. Beckett (22^nd in 27:31.0).

SJ-O returns to action on Saturday (Oct. 16) in the Peoria Heights Patroit Invitational.

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Led by the first- and second-place finishers, Holden Jones and Mason Guido, St. Joseph-Ogden’s boys’ cross-country team ran past Monticello, 24-33, on Tuesday (Sept. 14) in a dual meet at Lodge Park.

In a 2-mile race, Jones was timed in 12 minutes and 4 seconds. Guido’s final time was 12:15.

Four other Spartans secured spots among the top-10: Joe Griebat (sixth in 13:12), Carson Maroon (seventh in 16:12), Aden Armstrong (eighth in 13:13) and Jack Fisher (10^th in 13:45).

SJ-O’s other participants were: Elijah Mock (11^th in 13:46), Ethan Blackburn (13^th in 14:06), Luke Stegall (14^th in 14:06), Charlie Mabry (15^th in 14:09), Peyton Wendell (16^th in 14:10) and E.J. Beckett (20^th in 18:45).

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Three seniors led the way as St. Joseph-Ogden outstepped the field on Saturday (Aug. 28) to capture team honors in the 10-school Doc Acklin Memorial boys’ cross-country invitational in Paris.

The senior leaders entered the finish chute within 6.3 seconds of one another.

Luke Stegall was fourth overall, finishing the 3-mile course in 17 minutes, 18.5 seconds.  He was trailed by Charlie Mabry (fifth in 17:24.4) and Elijah Mock (sixth in 17:24.8) in a field of 71 runners.

They were followed by Carson Maroon (ninth in 17:42.7), Payton Wendell (11^th in 18:25.0), Ethan Blackburn (18^th in 19:03.9), Isaiah Mock (22^nd in 19:41.2) and Aden Armstrong (27^th in 20:15.7).

Other SJ-O participants were Holden Jones (35^th in 20:47.6), Mason Guido (37^th in 20:59.0), Jack Fisher (41^st in 21:35.6), Joe Griebat (52^nd in 23:27.9) and E.J. Beckett (71^st in 33:42.2).

Guido, Fisher, Griebat and Beckett are all freshmen who were competing in their first high school event.

The Spartans finished with a winning score of 30 points, far outdistancing Newton and Tuscola, which tied for second with 62 points.

SJ-O returns to action on Saturday (Sept. 4) at the Chrisman Cowchip Classic.

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