CHS XC Teams Finish 2nd at League Championships
Chillicothe junior Gabby Maranzana was named FAC Girls Runner of the Year for a third straight year. On Saturday, the CHS Cross Country team hosted and competed in the Frontier Athletic Conference Meet at the course on the campus of First Baptist Church.
Leading the way in scoring for the Lady Cavaliers was Manzana, who got 1st place overall, with a time of 19:52. Chillicothe freshman Lura Crawford was named All-FAC with her 5th place finish. Rounding out scoring for CHS were senior Ava Hickman-Beck (9th place), senior Reina Cunningham (12th place), and sophomore Michell George (14th place). The Chillicothe girls team finished 2nd, four points behind the team from Miami Trace.
On the boys’ side, sophomore Sam Hurff finished 2nd overall (16:50), junior Levi Wood finished 3rd, and senior Payne Huggins came in 6th to earn All-FAC recognition. Junior Sutton Behmer finished 10th and senior David Rourke finished 14th. The boys team also finished 2nd, 9 points behind league champion Jackson.
At the middle school level, Chillicothe Boys won the FAC with 39 points, one point ahead of Jackson. CMS 7th grader Joshua Strong placed first in the 3200m run with a time of 11:24, while teammate Ty Bolyard placed 5th. Finishing scoring for the CMS Cavaliers were Brody Yates (10th), Julian Ginter (14th), and Nolan Pritchard (15th).
CMS Boys XC Team (Photo from the Chillicothe Middle School Facebook page)
The CMS Girls Cross Country team finished 4th overall, with 7th grader Lola Daughters placing third overall. Also scoring for CMS were Sydney Johnson (10th), Cheyenne Thomas (14th), Sadie Butler (31st), and Lily Montgomery (34th).
CMS Girls XC Team (Photo from the Chillicothe Middle School Facebook page)
Baum’s Page had a complete list of meet results: https://www.baumspage.com/cc/fac/2026/
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