Jays, Lady Jays runners take 12th

ST. LOUIS - Jefferson City competed in the Forest Park Cross Country Festival on Saturday and finished 12th in both the boys and girls races.

The boys finished 12th with 410 points. Festus was first overall with 93.

Jackson Schwartz led the Jays with a time of 16:30, good for 33rd. Saxon Teubner (66th), Brendan Bena (104th), Cole Biesemeyer (106th) Courtney Fitch (121st), Ethan Hart (147th), Josh Sabala (158th) and Eli Raithel (207th) rounded out the race for Jefferson City.

The girls finished 12th with 351 points. St. Thomas Aquinas was first with 155.

Kenzie Gourley led the Lady Jays with a time of 19:38, good for 37th. Kaley Ruff was just behind her in 38th. Tori Bonnot (60th), Brenna Duncan (117th), Katie Ruth (120th), Kayelee Payton (127th) and Lindsey Biesemeyer (135th) were the other runners for Jefferson City.

The junior varsity boys - led by Will Theroff (22nd) - finished seventh with 220 points, and the junior varsity girls - led by Michaelea Krause (8th) - finished second with 69.

Team Results

Boys

  1. Festus 93; 2. O'Fallon (Ill.) 110; 3. St. Louis University 119; 4. Rogers 128; 5. Lafayette 138; 6. Rock Bridge 234; 7. Liberty 338; 8. Rockhurst 358; 9. Marquette 377; 10. Staley 378; 11. Park Hill South 409; 12. Jefferson City 410; 13. Blue Springs 417; 14. Webb City 427; 15. Kickapoo 441; 16. Jackson 465; 17. Liberty North 512; 18. Marquette 529; 19. Branson 537; 20. Kearney 565; 21. Parkway Central 577; 22. Eureka 585; 23. Parkway South 592. 24. Ste. Genevieve 596; 25. Farmington High School 620; 26. Notre Dame 624; 27. Christian Brothers College 658; 28. Timberland 711; 29. McDonald County 734; 30. Herculaneum 769; 31. Ft. Zumwalt East 805; 32. Central 852; 33. Ladue Horton Watkins 866; 34. Glendale 927; 35. Rockwood Summit 997; 36. Holt 1068.

Girls

  1. St. Thomas Aquinas 155; 2. Lafayette 171; 3. Rock Bridge 178; 4. Nerinx Hall 234; 5. Jackson 304; 6. Kearney 304; 7. Rogers 319; 8. O'Fallon 319; 9. Eureka 327; 10. Ste. Genevieve 327; 11. Festus 346; 12. Jefferson City 351; 13. Parkway West 385; 14. Blue Springs 390; 15. St. Teresa's 393; 16. Kickapoo 393; 17. Staley 414; 18. Lee's Summit 428; 19. Liberty North 461; 20. Cor Jesu 472; 21. Liberty 483; 22. Holt 491; 23. Winnetonka 504; 24. Notre Dame 549; 25. Francis Howell 553; 26. Marquette 586; 27. St. Joseph's 651; 28. Kirkwood 676; 29. Branson 696; 30. Parkway South 820; 31. Kirksville 863; 32. Ft. Zumwalt 909; 33. Ladue Horton Watkins 978.

Individual Results

Jefferson City Boys

  1. Jackson Schwartz 16:30; 66. Saxon Teubner 17:01; 104. Brendan Bena 17:30; 106. Cole Biesemeyer 17:31; 121. Courtney Fitch 17:38; 147. Ethan Hart 17:55; 158. Josh Sabala 18:01; 207. Eli Raithel 18:44.

Jefferson City Girls

  1. Kenzie Gourley 19:38; 38. Kaley Ruff 19:38; 60. Tori Bonnot 20:03; 117. Brenna Duncan 20:59; 120. Katie Ruth 21:00; 127. Kayelee Payton 21:03; 135. Lindsey Biesemeyer 21:10.