The Durant High School cross country teams wrapped up the regular season in grand style with both the girls and boys squads claiming team championships in the Elgin Invitational.
Senior Avery Sager broke her own school record with a time of 18 minutes, 49.40 seconds to win the individual crown as well as the Lady Lions notched a perfect score in the team race with all of the top five medalists.
For the boys, Zach Ervin took home the individual title with a personal record mark of 16 minutes, 43.30 seconds to lead five Lions that were all Top 10 finishers. In addition to Sager’s record-breaking effort, Grace Morrison chipped in a runner-up time of 21:09.84 for a personal best, Elizabeth Hitchcock added a third place mark of 21:36.61, Laynee Emert added a fourth place time of 22:05.12 with Kyah French notching a personal best 22:18.19 for fifth. Other Top 10 placers included Katelyn Hitchcock checking in seventh in a personal best 22:33.54, Judi Free was at 23:14.11 for eighth and Aubri Hixon tallied a 10th at 23:41.43 with another personal best.
Also checking in 12th was Caitlyn Ortega with a 24:09.34, Rozlyn Brumley finished 13th in 24:32.51, Selena Osorio crossed in 24:46.16 for 16th while Ellery George ended 18th in a time of 25:33.83.
Adding to the DHS boys’ tally was Hudson Phillips with a 17:02.98 for third place with Jared Osorio taking sixth at 17:59.49, Blake Rhynes was seventh in 18:07.36 and Isaiah Hall ended eighth with a mark of 18:09.79. All were personal best times. Kason Ford chipped in another personal best 18:33.35 in posting a 12th place time.
Other Durant boys finishers included Cameron Mauck, 35th (20:00.53); Noah Brumley, 44th (20:34.30); Ivan Becerra, 48th (20:52.57); Logan Wyrick, 49th (21:04.33); Ian Spencer, 52nd (21:19.63); Kolson Gordon (21:25.71); D.J. Donaldson, 57th (21:51.58); Cole Parker, 70th (23:33.7); Kinsler Ammons, 79th (24:56.81); and Remi Varner, 92nd (27:37.46).
In the junior varsity girls division, Skyler St. John posted a 14th on the 3,200-meter course in 15:44.88. Elizabeth Thomas ended 16th in 15:59.15 and Abigail Hixon was 29th at 18:49.81.