By Cort Reynolds

COLUMBUS GROVE - The Ada cross country team competed in the tough Columbus Grove Invitational Saturday.

Host Grove won the boys small school division team title, finishing first among the 21-team field with 53 points. Lincolnview took second with 93 points.

Ada finished last with 497 points. The top Bulldog finish was posted by senior Miguel Jordan, who came in 39th with a time of 18:30.9.

Noah Fisher of Ayersville won the boys small school race in 15:37.03.

Columbus Grove also won the girls team title, edging second-place Woodmore 85-92. Lincolnview took third in the 16-team girls field. Ada, along with five other teams represented at the meet, does not have enough girls runners to field a team.

Alyssa Ellerbrock of Grove won the girls small school race in a school-record time of 18:52.21.

New Haven (In.) won the boys large school division title, and Minster captured the girls large school crown.

Small School Division

BOYS TEAM STANDINGS

1, Columbus Grove 53 points

2, Lincolnview 99

3, Minster 109

4, Ashland Mapleton 120

5, Edgerton 180

6, Hopewell-Loudon 205

7, Botkins 208

8, New Riegel 213

9, Fayette 241

10, Woodmore 278

11, Crestview 312

12, Ayersville 346

13, Kalida 361

14, Antwerp 396

15, McComb 406

16, North Central 425

17, Ottoville 442

18, Carey 460

19, Patrick Henry 467

20, Hicksville 489

21, Ada 497.

Ada is slated to run at the Spencerville Invitational next Saturday