“Our kids ran well on Saturday and continue to improve,” Eisenhower head coach Darlene Beach said. “We didn’t compete here last year, and with a lot of new faces on the varsity team, this was the first time for them running the 5K course at Buhl Park.”

Strong performances from the Eisenhower varsity girls were turned in by Laney Belcher (22:13) and Izzy Grosch (22:23), which earned them 39th and 46th place as well as a medal, respectively. Lainey Font (24:40), Bryn Lindell (26:29), Addy Britt (29:53) and Haley Ferrie (29:54) also ran well for the Knights. The girls finished 14th overall out of 17 teams.

On the boys varsity side, Parker McBride (18:45) was the top runner for the Knights finishing 62nd overall. Joseph Fanelli (19:10), Alex Lund (19:19) and Mason Britt (19:21) finished only seconds between each other. Rounding out the Knights were Brice Ludwick (20:40) and Jonathan Bogniak (26:55), who helped the boys squad to a 15th place finish out of 24 teams competing.

In junior high action, Josie Elms (10:12) had another strong performance finishing ninth overall, with Kaylee Ferino (11:19) earning a medal as well. Hanna Lund (11:41) and Naveen Mead (13:08) continue to improve on the season.

Submitted photo Benny Matson is pictured competing at the Blue Devil Invitational at Buhl Park in Hermitage.

The junior high boys saw two medal winners in Cameron Lindell (9:31) and Benny Matson (10:01) finishing 10th and 44th, respectively. Dylan Shaffer (11:20) and Zachary Ayers (11:38) also represented the Knights.

Eisenhower’s next meet is at home today when they host the Seneca Bobcats for a region contest.