September 21, 2021
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Ben Driver took first place in the Andrew Jackson Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, September 18th.
The 7th grader, who attends DeKalb West, tackled the hilly 2 mile course in 12:05, setting a new personal record and dominating the field.
Teammate, Andrew Cathey, gave a top 10 performance as he earned 8th place with a time of 12:49. Following Cathey were fellow teammates; Dylan Cathey 13:34, Christian Hernandez 14:02, Ethan Spears 14:09, and Carson Davis 14:54.
The boys team finished 4th overall out of 12 teams.
The Lady Saints had 2 top 10 performances and finished 3rd overall out of 11 teams.
Chloe Van Vranken led the Lady Saints with a 2nd place finish overall and a time of 13:01. Chaylea Lunsford, also from DeKalb West, finished with a 4th place finish and a new PR of 13:54. Rounding out the girls team was DeKalb West’s Emily Fry 14:56, Kaylee Kent 15:34, Sydney Polk 15:41, and Candice Rico 17:18.
In the JV race, Gracie Brewington finished with a time of 18:09, Anaka Oakley 19:21, and Isobella Franz 21:48.