ECHS Boys Cross Country Ties For First in Opening Meet of Season

ECHS Boys' Cross Country team.

Edmonson Voice Sports:
The Edmonson County cross country teams competed in their first meet of the season on Saturday night at the Warren East Raider Twilight Run.  The first two races of the meet were the elementary school events. 

“I absolutely love seeing our elementary kids involved in our great sport, said Head Coach Brad Meredith. "I am so thankful for the parents and the coaches for getting this club going again. I know they are proud of these young kids just like our varsity coaching staff is proud of them. I can’t wait to see this translate to our varsity teams in a few years."

Edmonson County Elementary Cross Country team members.

Edmonson County had one boy in the middle school race, Dayton Chidester, who finished 56th, along with one girl in the varsity race, Mollie Johnson, who finished 45th. 

“I am proud of our two that ran their races as individuals. It is hard being on the starting line by yourself until the gun goes off.  I thought both Mollie and Dayton ran well, they competed and that is what we want at this point of the season,” Meredith said.

The last race of the day was the boys varsity race where Edmonson County tied for first place, however, the tie breaker goes to the 6th runner, where Greenwood’s 6th runner beat Edmonson County’s 6th runner, resulting in Greenwood notching the official win.

“I am happy for our guys, they deserve this. They have been working hard all summer. I knew we had a great team this year but we could be even better than I thought.  For them to come in and beat teams like Marshall County, Owensboro, North Hardin, Grayson County, South Warren, and Tennessee schools-- all these schools that are triple in size-- is a pretty amazing accomplishment for the first meet of the season," Meredith said. "We will use this tie as a learning experience. Even though it technically depends on who’s 6th runner finished first, that's not necessarily how we lost.  If any of our top five could have beat one more person then we wouldn’t have tied. That's what I told our boys, that everyone on the team is important, first through seventh runners, and every position matters." 


The Varsity teams travel to Elizabethtown this Saturday to compete against some of the top teams in the state and all teams will be back in action on September 5th at Chalybeate Sports Complex.

Girls Elementary Finishes:
Place        Name 
38.         Avery Justice 
75.        Annslee McRyenolds 
76.        Saylor Cassady 
79.         Ella Ruth Lowe 
80.         Emory Deweese 
99.         Ellington McReynolds 
101.         Rebekah Murley 
101.         Sydney Hood 
124.         Livvy McDougle 
126.         Livi Culbreth
128.         Cora Decker
130.         Ivy Skaggs
133,         Lyla Jane Massey
134.         Chloe Markle
135.         Mia Browning
146.         Maci Lindsey


Boys Elementary (152 runners)
Place        Name    
35.         Noah Cary 
50.        Reed Murley
65.         Kane Johnson
70.         Griffen Smith
72.         Asher Mello
85.         Alex Talley
86.         Rafe Sanders
97.         Waylon Lindsey
98.         Case Coy 
106.         Jacob Hall
109.         Gavin Markle 
111.         Jaz Salman
112.         Dallas Williams 
122.         Thorin Poe
129.         Walker Donnelly
133.         Crosby Carroll
140.         Brayden Williams

Boys Middle School (101 runners)
56th Dayton Chidester 

Girls Varsity (128 runners)
45th     Mollie Johnson      24:33


Boys Varsity  (176 runners)
4th     Ashton Johnson    17:15
6th    Tyler Brooks        17:39
13th    Aidan Meredith    18:05
42nd    Landon Franich    19:30
50th    Jack Browning     19:36
66th    Zander Garrett    20:21