Despite a massive road trip to Enid for regional action, the Kingston Lady Redskins had little difficulty in qualifying for the Class 3A State Cross Country Meet with a team runner-up effort only behind Cascia Hall.
TheKingstonboysfinished eighth in the rugged field but also had an individual medalist with sophomore Evrett Eason claiming 10th place in 17 minutes, 31.5 seconds.
In the girls’ race, the Lady Redskins finished just nine points behind in second as five runners all placed in the Top 20 individually led by senior Daisy Avery, who checked in third with a mark of 12 minutes, 33 seconds on the 3,200-meter course.
Fellow senior Addie Cole topped the next group of Kingston runners in 14th at 13:22.4, Brinlee Roberts was 16th in 13:36.1, Layla Thompson right behind in 17th with a mark of 13:45.1 while Avery Ludrick crossed the stripe 19th clocking in at 13:47.5.
Another pair of Lady Redskins competed in the event as Caris Dollins checked in 60th with a time of 17:11.1 and Cassie McAlister took 61st at 17:21.5.
Adding to the Redskin boys’ totals on the 5,000-meter course was Dakota Tiger placing 25th in 18:49.2, Ben Maness contributed a 56th mark of 21:14.0 while Chet Nix took 63rd at 21:54.7 and James Burris hit the finish line 24:54.5 to place 72nd.
The Class 3A State Meet is slated for this Saturday at Carl Albert High School.