Cross Country Finishes Second, Third in State
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The East Jackson boys cross country team finished second in the Class AA state championships on Saturday, narrowly falling short of defending their state championship, while the girls posted a school-record third-place finish.
The boys finished with 94 points to secure second place, with Michael Kelleher placing 13th with a time of 18:37.14, and Cade Brown finishing 14th at 18:39.70. Colin Ramsey (18:45.82) and Landon Brown (18:48.67) finished 20th and 21st, respectively, while Rader Hanna (18:57.18) finished 26th.
On the girls side, the Lady Eagles finished with 110 points to finish in third place, marking a second straight year they have reached the podium. Addisyn Odom finished 13th overall with a time of 23:27.20, while Brooklyn Lee finished 20th at 24:05.48. Abby Worley (24:44.88), Piper Pennington (25:26.32), Norah Nichols (25:26.80) and Courtney Cameron (25:42.28) finished 29th, 33rd, 34th and 36th, respectively.