Traverse City Record-Eagle

Cross Country

September 10, 2008

Records in Rams' cross country win

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Harbor Springs seniors Tec Adams and Olivia Murphy broke their own course record in leading the Rams to victory in the Boyne Valley Co-Ed Relay.

A boy and a girl were paired to form a team -- each running a total of three miles. The top three teams from each school counted in the final score

Adams and Murphy took first in 35:01, besting their course record time of 35:41 set last year.

The Rams' Allen McCarty and Maddie Buntin placed second in 36:14 and Jacob Brushaber and Kendal McCarthy sixth in 37:10 to give Harbor Springs nine points.

St. Francis finished second with 22 points. For the Gladiators, Morgan McCardel and Alex Primeau took third (36:26), Katie Olsen and James Alpers ninth (37:52) and Kallie Klumpp and Alex Grieve 10th (38:43).

Harbor Springs, whose girls are ranked No. 1 in Division 4 while the boys are No. 2, put two other tandems in the top eight -- Ben Kloss and Caitlin Reeves were seventh (37:12) and Mike Sydow and Katie Huffman eighth (37:27).

St. Francis had two other pairs medal -- Leah Coggon and Rickey Woods were 15th (39:07) and Addey Meachum and Kevin Kane were 17th (40:15).

In the 1.5-mile middle school race, St. Elizabeth Seton's Maddie Danz won the girls race in 9:40. Rhi Cullip of Harbor Springs was second (10:11).

Harbor's Joe Brushaber won the boys race (9:35).

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