The Coffee County CHS cross country team traveled to Dickson on Saturday for the Mid State Cross Country Association Championship. Running against a field representing 47 different high schools, the Raider and Lady Raider runners ran in their largest event of the year. The Red Raiders came out with a 19th place finish in AAA while the Lady Raiders had only 3 runners compete as they were not eligible for the team standings.
Jacob Rutledge was the top finisher for Coffee County as he ran the 5K course in 18:07 as he finished in 56th place. Jacob Melton finished the race in 19:36, Ayala Renato clocked a 19:46 and Bodey Todd came home at 20:07. Also racing for the Raiders were Christian Alvarez who finished with a time 23:23, Ethan Welch with a time 20:25 and Landon Kenney who had a time of 20:45.
For the JV Red Raiders, Garrett Masters posted a time of 20:24, Ethan Beaty had a time of 22:19 and Wesley Swiger broke the tape at 25:49.
For the Lady Raiders, Zoe Mills was the top finisher for Coffee County as she completed the course in 26:31. Ariana Hanson finished the race with a time of 27:13 and Haley Sherrill posted a time of 29:36.
The Raider thinclads return to the trail next Saturday when they compete in the Region 4 championship race. That race is scheduled for Thursday, October 25th beginning at 9:30 AM. The race will be held at Cedars of Lebanon Sate Park in Lebanon.
