No one is faster than the DeKalb Middle School Saints girls’ cross-country team , at least in their last four meets where they have brought home the gold.

The Lady Saints claimed their fourth consecutive cross-country win with a victory at the Ryan Burnett Invitational recently  in Cookeville. The boys’ team was able to bring home a third place finish.

The first place finish came after the middle school squad had five runners in the top ten of the meet that saw 73 compete. The boys had four top 20 runners.

The times included:

Girls: Ella Van Vranken: 1st place 13:13, Zoe Keys: 3rd  14:18,Katherine Knowles:  4th 14:29, Mylie Phillips 5th: 14:35, Madeline Martin 7th 14:45, Maleah Ruch 22nd  16:36, Sydney Polk  24th   16:48, Sylvia Evans  30th   17:55, Candice Rico  41st   19:12, Sadie Moore   42nd  19:13, Summer Morse 46th  19:35, Mara Oakley     56th   20:51, Cadence Reynolds 61st 21:54.

Boys: Kaleb Spears:  1st place 12:49, Caleb Gray: 7th  13:23, Ian Colwell: 8th   13:24, Cale Brown: 18th  14:19, Dylan Cathey: 21st  14:51, Carson Tramel:  38th  15:54, Evan Carmichael 47th  16:32, Sam Harris  50th  16:44, Ethan Spears: 54th  17:58, Jackson Hodges  59th: 18:20, Freddy Oberdier: 62nd  19:03, Mason Taylor:  71st 21:58.

The teams now look to the regionals at Knoxville this Saturday.