Cross Country Teams Run at State Finals

The Stockbridge cross country teams wrapped up their seasons by running at the D3 state finals at MIS Saturday, November 5.

The boys finished 23rd and the girls 25th at the finals.

Collin Cook led the boys with a 49th-place finish in 17:21.7, while Micah Bolton was 73rd in 17:36.3.

Ethan Wright finished 135th in 18:09.2 and Finn Coffman 244th in 20:41.9. Brady Cole was 255th in 23:33.9 and Paul Marshall 257th in 24:44.2.

JayLee Chapman led the girls with a 140th-place finish in 21:55.9 and Ava Vaccaro not far behind in 152nd in 22:02.3.

Anna Ransom was 183rd in 22:53.2, Eliana Johnson 229th in 24:19.4, Gabrielle Heath 244th in 26:26.2, Alora Mullins 250th in 30:01.4, and Maria Rita Oliveira 252nd in 32:51.5.

Both teams claimed Regional titles at Brighton to qualify for the Finals.

The boys won with 60 points to beat out Algonac with 71.

The Panthers place three in the top 10 to help take the top spot.

Cook was 3rd in 17:20.7, Bolton 5th in 17:43.7, and Wright 10th in 18:20.5. Coffman finished 17th in 19:36.6, Cole 25th in 20:28.8, and Marshall 49th in 23:57.4.

The girls and University Liggett both finished with 47 points.

Chapman was 3rd in 21:18, Vaccaro 5th in 21:47.9, and Ransom 9th in 22:46.4 to give Stockbridge three in the top 10. Johnson was 18th in 23:54.1, Heath 21st in 25:37.9, Mullins 32nd in 27:53.9, and Oliveira 37th in 32:31.