By Cort Reynolds

LIMA BATH TWP. - The Ada cross country team competed at the 12-team Bath Invitational Wednesday evening.

"We did not run our best times of the season despite a flat course and the weather being cooler," said Bulldog head coach Josh Klein.

Senior Miguel Jordan paced Ada with a time of 18:54 over the 3.1-mile course.

Junior Michael Crouse was second for the Bulldogs in 20:24, followed closely by classmate Hunter Wells in 20:28. Sophomore Jacob Morgan finished in 21:06, with freshman Riley Ferguson coming in at 24:17.

Keegan Giddens ran a 24:49 and senior Brice Ferguson finished in 28:56.

Shawnee won the boys team title with 33 points, easily out-distancing second-place Elida (106). Kenton finished third (133), followed by Hardin Northern (142) and Bath (158).

Perry freshman Braden Yingst won the boys race in a time of 17:43.14.

Freshman Lauren Mullins was the lone Ada girl runner, and she finished  with a time of 27:07.

Shawnee also won the eight-team girls team crown, edging Delphos St. John's and Kenton by a score of 49-61.

Kenton’s Kierra Krohmer pulled away to capture the individual girls victory in 21:26.58.

Ada runs in the Kalida Invitational Saturday morning, Sept. 29.