By CHARLIE HUST
Webster County Trevor Cole has been very accustomed to seeing a maroon jersey crossing the finish line first over the past three seasons. So the talented junior decided it was his time to head to the winner’s circle during the annual Madisonville-North Hopkins Cross Country Invitational held Saturday on the school’s campus, featuring 19 schools and 138 runners.
Cole turned in a 17:06 time to easily win the meet and lead the Trojans to a second place team finish. The junior, who has run in the shadows of Jon Ashby and Iszack Whitsell the past four years, took the lead at the two mile mark and then breezed to the win by more than 10 seconds.
“I felt great, I felt strong so I just ran with it,” Cole stated after the victory.
Madisonville just edged the Trojans by five points (43-48), placing three runners in the top six.
Webster junior Mitcheal Shelton was next in at 17:59 for a ninth-place finish, followed by Ronin Periard in 11th-place (18:09), Preston Glazebrook 12th, (18:10 )and Cole Hazelwood 15th (18:20).
Webster senior Robert Daugherty was 22nd (19:09.90), Reece Clayton 44th (20:34.40), Spencer McCormick finished 78th (22:14.40), Joe chancellor 118th (25:59.70), Joaquin Gilberto 123rd (26:31.30 and Austin Morris 124th (26:51.40). Aaron Willhite placed 128th (28:52.10).
Madisonville
Invitational Cross Country Team Results
1. Madisonville 43
2. Webster County 48
3. Calloway County 106
4. Muhlenberg County 127
5. Graves County 133
6. Fort Campbell 142
7. Hancock County 144
8. Owensboro 209
9. McCracken County 212
10. Trigg County 260
11. Dawson Springs 326
12. Carlisle County 380
In girls’ action at the invitational, the Lady Trojans finished sixth in the meet that easily won by Graves County.
Webster’s Hadley Mitchell, just an eighth grader, led the way with a 22:46 clocking and a 16th-place finish. Alex Girten of Owensboro won the meet in 20:34.90.
Webster County sophomore Chanler Cole was 23rd overall (23:14) followed by Colleen Glazebrook, another eighth grader, in 25th (23:17) and seniors Pagie Tapp (24:05) in 38th place and Ali Cherry (24:06) 39th. Fellow senior Hannah Pritchett was 55th overall (25:15.50), Carrie Grace McCormick was 70th (26:27.50) and Holly Osborn finished 72nd (26:52.60).
First-year runner Kari Wood was 80th (27:48.40), Kalie Branson was 82nd (28:09.60) and Leah Harley 118th (37:02.20).
Madisonville
Invitational Cross Country Team Results
1. Graves County 73
2. Hancock County 76
3. McCracken County 100
4. Owensboro 105
5. Muhlenberg County 135
6. Webster County 139
7. North Hardin 174
8 Calloway County 188
9. Madisonville 203
10. Ft. Campbell 207
11. Trigg County 266
12. Dawson Springs 307
In the girls’ middle school race, Webster’s Carsey Daniel was 42nd overall in 12:08, followed by Hannah Tapp in 77th. On the boys’ side, WC fourth grader Aidan Whitsell was 69th in 10:42.20. Dane Marques, another fourth grader was 49th (10:42.60), followed by fifth grader Luke Glazebrook in 92nd-position (11:29.60). Fourth grader Garrett West was 65th (12:15.90) and sixth grader Jace Jones was 116th (12:38.50).
Webster County will participate in the prestigious Owensboro Invitational scheduled for Saturday at Yellow Creek Park.