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 two-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 two 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.