Oakwood/Salt Fork had three of the top seven runners on Tuesday (Oct. 12) in the Vermilion Valley Conference girls’ cross-country meet at Kickapoo State Park.

There was no team champion as none of the schools had enough runners to be scored as a team.

The Comets’ effort was led by Macie Russell (second in 20 minutes, 12.88 seconds), Allie Morris (third in 21:18.78), Alyssa Wells (seventh in 26:04.35) and Addie Wright (12^th in 31:01.57).

There were 15 runners in the girls’ meet.

In the 23-runner boys’ competition, Oakwood/Salt Fork’s Ethan Brewer finished 19^th in 23:46.26. Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin won the boys’ team title.

Oakwood/Salt Fork will return to action on Tuesday (Oct. 19) at Tuscola.

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Both of the Oakwood/Salt Fork girls who participated in the 80-runner Cumberland Invitational fashioned top-10 finishes.

Sophomore Macie Russell placed third with a 3-mile time of 20 minutes, 26.24 seconds.

Junior Allie Morris was seventh in 21:07.07.

The Comets didn’t have enough runners to be scored as a team.

In the boys’ race, the lone Oakwood/Salt Fork competitor was senior Ethan Brewer, who was 122^nd in 24:16.97.

Oakwood/Salt Fork returns to action on Tuesday (Oct. 12) in the Vermilion Valley Conference meet.

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Three of the first four finishers in the Saturday (Oct. 2) Oakwood girls’ cross-country invitational at Kickapoo State Park were members of the Oakwood/Salt Fork team.

Macie Russell was the winner of the 26-runner race, finishing the 3-mile course in 20 minutes, 12.57 seconds.

Teammate Allie Morris was the runner-up, in 20:56.55. Placing fourth was OSF’s Aubri Elliott, in 22:00.47.

The Comets’ other participants were: Alyssa Wells (12^th in 25:49.58), Rylee Wright (19^th in 28:59.79) and Addie Wright (23^rd in 30:06.17).

All of the Oakwood/Salt Fork runners are underclassmen.

St. Thomas More won the team crown and Oakwood/Salt Fork was second. Scoring was done by tabulating the times for the top five runners from each school.

STM’s team composite was 113 minutes and 26 seconds. Oakwood/Salt Fork’s cumulative time was 117.56.

Oakwood/Salt Fork returns to action on Tuesday (Oct. 5) at a four-school meet at Paris.

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Oakwood/Salt Fork had the top three runners in the Tuesday (Sept. 14) Vermilion County girls’ cross-country meet at Kickapoo State Park.

The individual champion was Macie Russell, who covered the 3-mile loop in 20 minutes and 45 seconds. She then helped the Catlin volleyball team to a two-set sweep at night.

The County runner-up was O/SF’s Allie Morris (21:30) with teammate Aubri Elliott running third (23:08).

Oakwood/Salt Fork won the team crown as no other schools had enough runners to be scored as a team.

The Comets’ other finishers were: Alyssa Wells (eighth in 27:56), Addie Wright (ninth in 30:11), Brylie Smith (10^th in 31:31) and Rylee Wright (11^th in 31:52).

Oakwood/Salt Fork will return to action on Tuesday (Sept. 21) at Urbana Uni High.

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The Oakwood Comets’ girls’ cross-country team ended third in the Saturday (Sept. 11) Paxton-Buckley-Loda Invitational.

Twelve schools entered full teams.

PBL was the team champion with 61 points. Runner-up Herscher had 65 points and was followed by Oakwood with 91 points.

The Comets had three top-10 performers in a meet with 66 runners.

Sophomore Macie Russell finished third in 20 minutes and 14 seconds for the 3-mile course. Junior Allie Morris was fourth in 20:24 and freshman Aubri Elliott was ninth in 21:57.

The team’s other competitors were Alyssa Wells (45^th in 26:55), Brylie Smith (55^th in 28:24), Addie Wright (60^th in 29:56) and Rylee Wright (64^th in 31:03).

All of the squad members posted their best times of the season and Morris registered a lifetime best.

All seven of the team’s runners are underclassmen.

The Comets return to action on Tuesday (Sept. 14) in the Vermilion County meet at Oakwood.

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Paced by two top-10 runners, the Oakwood/Salt Fork girls’ cross-country team placed seventh in the Saturday (Aug. 28) Saber Corn Classic, at St. Thomas More, in Champaign.

Junior Allie Morris was ninth individually, finishing the 3-mile course in 21 minutes, 48.2 seconds.

Just behind her was sophomore Macie Russell, 10^th in 21:51.8.

The team’s other participants were: Aubri Elliott (21^st in 23:15.0), Alyssa Wells (65^th in 30:18.9), Brylie Smith (68^th in 33:05.1), Addie Wright (69^th in 33:51.4) and Rylee Wright (70^th in 34:27.3).

The meet champion was Monticello with 32 points. Runner-up Urbana Uni High had 59 points. Oakwood/Salt Fork’s seventh-place tally was 149 points, but the team was six points away from a top-five finish.

Oakwood/Salt Fork will return to action on Saturday (Sept. 4) at the Chrisman Cowchip Classic.

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