Bulldog CC competes at district meet
Four Ada cross country runners completed their season by competing in the Div. III district 2 meet at Columbus Grove Saturday, October 23.
Bulldog senior Riley Ferguson paced the Ada boys by coming home 43rd in a time of 20:59.5. It was his final race for the purple and gold.
Freshman Kaleb Couch crossed the finish line 53rd in 22:08.8.
Junior Tristen Dalton ended up in 62nd place with a time of 27:30.3.
"The kids ran well," said veteran Bulldog head coach Josh Klein. "The Bulldogs ran hard. All of the boys I believe ran season-best times."
Allen East senior Hunter Sidle finished second in the 65-runner boys race in 16:40.6 to qualify for regionals. Perry senior Brady Yingst won the boys race easily in 15:45.4.
Lincolnview captured the boys team title with 44 points, followed by New Bremen (64).
District 2 Boys Team Scores:
1) Lincolnview 44 points
2) New Bremen 64
3) Minster 72
4) Coldwater 131
5) Allen East 136
6) Crestview 146
7) Ft. Recovery 174
8) Spencerville 192
9) Waynesfield 227
Ada sophomore Jillian Hazelton finished 45th in a time of 27:19.3. She was the lone female Bulldog to run.
"Jilli had a strong run after coming off of crutches and a boot the previous week," said Klein. "It was definitely a great way to finish the season."
Ada sophomore Elsie Allen was unable to run due to illness.
Waynesfield junior Taylor Spencer won the 52-runner girls race in a time of 20:00.4.
Fort Recovery won the girls team title with 45 points. New Bremen was a close second with 54.
District 2 Girls Team Scores:
1) Ft. Recovery 45 points
2) New Bremen 54
3) Parkway 58
4) Coldwater 118
5) Waynesfield 126
6) Crestview 140
7) Hardin Northern 189
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