Fatima freshman leads Comets

Team takes third at state cross country

Fatima coach Marcus Bridges knew what he had in freshman Hunter Hennier.

Hennier lived up to those expectations as he helped lead the Comets to a third-place finish in Class 2 at the Missouri State High School Activities Association Cross Country Championships on Saturday at the Oak Hills Golf Center in Jefferson City.

"We knew he was top 5 coming into this," Bridges said about Hennier, who finished in fifth place. "He's just a really talented runner who ....