By Cort Reynolds

SPENCERVILLE - The Ada boys cross country team finished fifth in the six-team Northwest Conference championship meet at Spencerville Saturday morning

Columbus Grove unseated defending league champion Lincolnview, winning the closely-contested boys team title by a score of 30 points to 33. Ada was fifth with 135 points, while Allen East was last with 157.

Ada senior Miguel Jordan finished 12th in the 87-runner field with a time of 17:58.2 to post the top purple and gold showing.

Bulldog sophomore Jacob Morgan ended up 38th with a time of 19:59.6.

Freshman Riley Ferguson came in 54th in a time of 20:50.2, one place ahead of junior teammate Michael Crouse. Crouse ended up 55th in 21:03.8.

Junior Hunter Wells finished 66th in 22:02.3.

Freshman Keegan Giddens was 79th in a time of 23:36.2. Senior Brice Ferguson came in 87th in 28:39.5.

Senior Alek Bowersock of Lincolnview won the boys race with a time of 16:53.8. Freshman Hunter Sidle led Allen East by finishing 25th in a time of 19:23.9.

Boys NWC team standings

1 Columbus Grove 30 points

2 Lincolnview 33    

3 Crestview 82       

4 Bluffton  121

5 Ada 135   

Total Time: 1:41:54.10                                                    

Ada Average: 20:22.82                                                    

6 Allen East 157   

Total Time: 1:45:18.80                                                    

AE Average: 21:03.76  

Ada freshman Lauren Mullins finished 27th out of 49 girls runners with a time of 25:27.7. Bulldog senior Alexis Ennis came in 36th a time of 27:15.3.

Columbus Grove also nosed out Lincolnview to win the four-team NWC girls team crown, 36-44.