Liya Butt Garners 3rd place and Stephen Kerley 2nd Place: Girls Finish 4th, Boys Finish 5th
9/3/22
Bell Buckle, TN -- The RCHS Cross Country teams finsihed 4th and 5th at the Webb School, located in Bell Buckle on Saturday, September 3, 2022. Liya Butt lead the girls with a 3rd place finish in a time of 22:10 and Emily Cathey finished 5th with 23:09 time, to give the Lady Eagles two top five finishers. Girls earned 4th place as a team. Boys' team was led by Stephen Kerley with 2nd place finish in 18:06 minutes. Second best finish for the boys was Corydon Butler with 14th place finish in 20:00 minutes for the 5k.
In middle school competition the Rhea Middle Shool team finished 8th place with Baylynn Butler's 17th place finish in 16:05 leading the team. Abby Rogers was second best for the Lady Eagles with 17:27 for 30th place finish.
Cross Country Coach Amy Baird said, "I think the middle school field was very tough for this meet. I was very pleased with the girls' times and the fact that we finally fielded enough girls for a team score."
"I am very pleased with the high school boys' times(most were season best). It was great to see Stephen run in the low 18's, which is where I would expect him to be at the point in the season."
"I was very pleased with the boys' times (most were season bests). It was great to see Stephen run in the low 18's, which is where I would expect him to be at this point in the season. Hopefully the 17's are right around the corner."
Team Results:
High School Boys Results: Team placed 5th
Stephen Kerley -2nd- 18:06
Corydon Butler -14th- 20:00
Leviticus Davis -29th- 21:19
Adam Giusto -46th- 22:49
Alvin Bishop -49th- 23:10
Artem Serozhyn -61st- 24:30
Jackson Myers -64th- 25:03
High School Girls Results: Team placed 4th
Liya Butt - 3rd- 22:10
Emily Cathey - 5th- 23:09
Alyssa Morris - 29th- 27:17
Hayle Zawisza - 32nd- 28:32
Maelyn Cook - 40th- 33:02
Tori Smith - 43rd- 35:47
Middle School Girls Results: Team placed 8th
Baylynn Butler -17th- 16:05
Abby Rogers -30th- 17:27
Myca Butler -49th- 19:05
Adelyn Kelley -75th- 23:02
Marley Kaczmarek -81st- 24:01