Thursday at their home meet with Fairfield the MCHS Cross Country team honored their two seniors, Eric Leffler and Caleb Woollard. Eric Leffler, a four year varsity runner and Caleb Woollard, a three year varsity runner, were recognized in a brief ceremony prior to the meet.
Fairfield won the competitive boys meet 26 - 31. Jason Miller’s 2nd place finish (18:40),3 seconds behind the first place Fairfield runner, paced the Aces. He was followed by Anthony Bleyer 4th (19:34), Caleb Carwile 5th (19:41), Eric Leffler 8th (20:51), Caleb Woollard 15th (24:30) and Jacob Wall 17th (30:30).
The Lady Aces did not field enough runners to register a score in the girls race. Lily Keepes led the Lady Aces with a third place finish in a time of (24:43). She was followed by Hallie Courter 4th (24:48), Kali Walker 5th (25:11) and Molly Haggerty 7th (27:17).
The Aces travel to Lawrenceville Tuesday for their first ever appearance in the Little Illini Conference meet.
