INDEPENDENCE — Marv Smith cringed as he watched the events unfold Tuesday afternoon — needlessly, as it turned out.
Smith, Iola High’s cross country coach, saw the Mustangs’ top runner, Kohl Endicott make his move halfway through Tuesday’s Independence Invitational, racing to the front of a trio of Pittsburg High runners.
“I confessed to thinking, ‘What are you doing, Kohl? It’s only halfway through the race,’” Smith said.
Smith’s fears that the speedy Endicott would fade down…
