Metcalf Invite

Huskies third in girls standings at Mountain Lake

Jackson County Central finished third in the girls team standings and had an incomplete team in the boys meet at the Paul Metcalf Invitational cross country meet Friday at Mountain Lake Golf Course.

Murray County Central/Fulda won the girls team title with 48 points, host Mountain Lake Area/Red Rock Central/Comfrey had 70 and the Huskies 87.

JCC had two runners finish in the top 20 as Cora Pauling was 13th out of 59 runners with a 5K time of 22:46.81 and Naiya Ayers was 17^th in 23:28.77.

Fairmont's Macy Hanson was the individual winner in 18:59.97.

JCC's boys were incomplete at Mountain Lake. Grant Ambrose was 64th of 85 runners with a 5K time of 23:04.43.

Josiah DeMaris of M/T/GHEC/ML was first in 16:21.49. MCC/Fulda was the team champ.

Jackson County Central competes in the Gerry Smith Invitational Thursday in Montgomery.

PAUL METALF INVITATIONAL
Girls
Team standings
1. Murray County Central/Fulda 48, 2. Mountain Lake Area/Red Rock Central/Comfrey 70, 3. Jackson County Central 87, 4. Fairmont 104, 5. St. James Area 105, 6. United South Central/Alden-Conger 123, 7. Blue Earth Area 127. Incomplete: Adrian/Ellsworth, Glencoe-Silver Lake, Heron Lake-Okabena, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial/Nicollet, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, Windom.
JCC place winners
59 finishers
Cora Pauling, 13^th, 22:46.81; Naiya Ayers, 17^th, 23:28.77; Zadi Farmer, 23^rd, 23:53.72; Izzy Moonen, 37^th, 26:49.61; Lily Johnson, 40^th, 27:20.14; Taylor Schultz, 41^st, 27:20.74.

Boys
Team standings
1. Murray County Central/Fulda 62, 2. Mountain Lake Area/Red Rock Central/Comfrey 70, 3. Madelia/Truman/Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther 84, 4. Windom 106, 5. St. James Area 116, 6. Fairmont 132, 7. Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial/Nicollet 163, 8. United South Central/Alden-Conger 207 9. Adrian/Ellsworth 238, 10. Blue Earth Area 246. Incomplete: Jackson County Central, Glencoe-Silver Lake, Heron Lake-Okabena, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton.
JCC place winners
85 finishers
Grant Ambrose, 64^th, 23:04.43; Gavin Tusa, 80^th, 25:05.14.