Running Eagles bring home first place finishes
Photo by David Kapitan
Taylor Marshall put together an exceptional run at the Pine Tree Invitational, placing fifth overall out of 140 competitors. Marshall was joined by teammates Karen James (third) and Juliana Bratcher (10th) in the top-10.
The Canton Running Eagles competed at the Pine Tree Invitational in Kilgore at Katy's Ranch Sept. 24.
The varsity girls captured the victory finishing first in a field of 18 teams. Leading the pack for the Eaglettes was Karen James who finished third on the 2.2 mile course with a time of 14:37, followed by Taylor Marshall in fifth in 14:53, and Juliana Bratcher in 10th in 15:28. Other runners included Darby Pruitt in 22nd, Claire Boyd in 28th, Kristin Neystel in 33rd and Morgan Palmer in 38th. There were 140 runners in the race.
Cordale Harrison picked up his first individual championship finished first overall out of 154 runners with a time of 19:51 on the 3.3 mile course. Rounding out the varsity boys were Jaeden Miller who was 16th, Garrett Stapleton 48th, and Bryce Terry 55th.
Olivia Boyd led the way for the JV girls finishing seventh overall in a time of 17:44 out of 117 runners.
In the JV boys division, Colby Chastain led the way with a finishing time of 24:15.
The Running Eagles will travel to Fayetteville, Arkansas this weekend to compete in the Chili Pepper Cross Country Festival and will finish up the regular season on Oct. 6 at the Lindale Invitational.
