Jones ties Lady Cub cross country record

Humboldt's McKenna Jones tied a school record with her ninth-place cross country finish in Girard Thursday. She was one of several Cub runners to set personal records on the day.

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September 9, 2022 - 2:23 PM

Humboldt High runner McKenna Jones leads Iola's Elanie Sturgeon down the stretch of the Humboldt-Iola Invitational girls varsity race in 2021. Jones took fourth, Sturgeon fifth. Register file photo

GIRARD — Humboldt High’s McKenna Jones tied a school record Thursday, by taking ninth at the Girard Invitational Cross Country Meet.

Jones ran the 5K route in 22 minutes, 14 seconds, a personal record.

She was joined on the medal stand by Lady Cub teammate Tori Melendez, who took 24th in 25:17, also a personal record.

On the boys side, Peyton Wallace earned a 14th place medal by finishing in 19:33.

Middle-schoolers Thatcher Mueller and Jack Works took third and fifth place, respectively, in the eighth-grade boys 2-mile race. Jo Ellison took fourth in the eighth-grade girls race, as did Carter Collins in the seventh-grade boys race. Each of the middle-schoolers ran 2 miles.

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