Boone County Runners Compete In West Holt XC Invite

Boone County was well represented at the West Holt Cross County Invite on Thursday with runners from Riverside, St. Edward and Boone Central on the course.

The Boone Central girls won the team championship. The Cardinal team was led by outstanding performances from its top three runners who each brought home a medal from the tough contest. Christina Stopak finished in 2nd with a time of 20:15, followed by Katie Goodwater in 6th and Emma Arndts in 12th. 

Amber Berger of Riverside also earned a medal with her 16th place finish in 22:57.

In the boys race, Thomas Hosford of BC placed 13th in 18:43 and Pablo Fernandez of Riverside was 17th in 19:01.

Boone Central's junior high runners brought home five medals as well. For the girls, Jordan Stopak was 3rd and Autumn Simons was 8th. In the boys division, Jonny Lindgren was 1st, followed by Bradley Schindel in 2nd and Gavin Ienn in 10th.